Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 02/10/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join the team at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, focusing on improving service delivery for in-patient care, antenatal, and diabetes technology. The successful candidate will work autonomously, manage patient caseloads, and contribute to developing evidence-based clinical nursing practice. They will support patients and families, collaborate with colleagues, and be involved in research/audit. The position specifically supports the in-patient service.
Key responsibilities
- Work as an autonomous practitioner and effectively co-ordinate and deliver an expert nursing service within diabetes.
- Manage patients/client caseloads.
- Ensure that patients and their families are fully informed and supported by providing clinical and social support.
- Be involved in the development of evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues and establish clear lines of communication with primary healthcare.
- Be involved in research/audit.
Essential criteria
- Level 1 NMC Adult Registered Nurse
- Relevant post registration qualification
- One of the following as a minimum - Diabetes Diploma/certificate or willingness to undertake, Non-Medical Independent Prescriber/ or willingness to undertake, teaching qualification or equivalent expert experience
- Post registration experience.
- Extensive knowledge of diabetes having previous experience in a DSN role.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team within diabetes.
- Experience of clinical supervision and mentoring junior staff/nursing students.
- Able to demonstrate understanding and empathy
- To contribute to the development of policies and protocols to improve patient care
- Critical application of detailed knowledge in the field of diabetes.
- Diabetes ward / practice experience and a willingness to develop using the Trend Career competency document.
- A working knowledge of the management of Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes
- Knowledge of diabetes specialist clinical treatments and technology
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Computer literacy
- Good clinical assessment skills or willingness to develop these
- Good listening, observational and interpretive skills.
- Demonstrate effective teaching skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Have awareness of own limitations and when to seek advice from senior members of the team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing diabetes in specialist clinics,( renal. pregnancy/gestational , pump, YAC)
- DAFNE qualification
- Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake
- Counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
- Non-Medical Independent Prescriber/ Willingness to undertake.
- Experience with implementing change
- Knowledge of key resources
- Willingness to learn and acquire skills, training to meet needs of service.
- Knowledge of NSF and NICE Guidance for diabetes.
- Experience of teaching and presenting
- Effective presentation skills
- Experience of undertaking research/audits programmes.
- Project management skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 21d
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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist
The closing date is 02 October 2026
Job summary
We are looking to recruit an experienced Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our team at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
Are you a DSN who is enthusiastic, highly motivated and forward thinking, would you be keen to help us drive improvements in service delivery around in-patient care, antenatal, diabetes technology including insulin pump therapy?
Do you have experience of working as a diabetes specialist nurse with proven clinical skills / knowledge, acquired from time working as a DSN in diabetes clinics, in-patient care or community?
Or, do you have strong transferable skills and knowledge from a current band 7 role in areas such as oncology, stroke, liver, renal, spoke nursing, complex care and want to use these capabilities to support patients with diabetes.
The ideal candidate will already be a DSN or have strong transferable skills to step into an independent band 7 role. Be self-motivated, organised, computer literate and able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and committed to service provision whilst maintaining own continual professional development.
This role will specifically support our in-patient service.
Main duties of the job
We aim to offer diabetes specialist nurses the opportunity to work in any area of
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