Clinical Nurse Specialist - Endocrinology (NHS AfC: Band 7) - Diabetes - Mersey and West Lancas[...]

Merseywestlancs; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Merseywestlancs is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Endocrinology for a full-time position based at St Helens Hospital. The role involves patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and education within a dynamic team in a leading healthcare provider. Candidates should have current registration and relevant experience in endocrinology.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave on commencement

NHS discounts

Health and Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Significant experience working in a band 6 role or equivalent.
• Experience working with endocrine patients in a clinical setting.
• Experience of clinical audit and research.

Responsibilities

• Assess and recommend treatment for endocrine conditions.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests.
• Provide education to patients and support staff.

Skills

Excellent communication

Presentation skills

Ability to work autonomously

Organisational skills

Education

Registered Nurse with Current NMC Registration

Evidence of Continued Professional Development at Degree Level

MSC qualification or level of study

Job description

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Clinical Nurse Specialist - Endocrinology

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Diabetes Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 409-7219666

Site St Helens Hospital Town St Helens Salary £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 20/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 26/08/2025

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and enthusiastic Endocrine Specialist Nurse to join our friendly, forward thinking Diabetes and Endocrinology Team.

We are looking for an individual who is motivated, flexible and able to work independently, supporting staff and patients in a wide range of endocrinology conditions alongside a team of endocrinology consultants

To provide nurse specialist advice for patients with endocrine conditions

Shortlisting will commence on the 21st July 2025

Main duties of the job

The post holder will see and review patients in an outpatient clinical setting undertake:

• Clinic assessment and review
• Nurse Prescriber
• Order relevant tests for condition/diagnosis
• Participate in MDT discussions where necessary
• Liaise with Consultant colleagues
• Provide Teaching and Education sessions for both patients and colleagues
• Undertake Audit & research necessary to the role

Working for our organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KEY DUTIES

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Autonomously, assess triage and diagnosis endocrine conditions and review those with longstanding endocrine conditions, including complex patients as outpatients and inpatients, recommending or initiating appropriate treatment within agreed protocols and guidelines.
• Independently order, undertake, interpret and act upon diagnostic tests and results for endocrinology patients.
• Be proficient in venepuncture and cannulation and IV drugs.
• Manage, lead and report on key areas within the endocrine service maintaining regular audit and updates on service development at appropriate Governance Meetings and relevant CCG bodies or appropriate agencies as needed.
• Assess, plan, co-ordinate, implement and evaluate evidence-based endocrinology care in conjunction with relevant health care professionals.
• Liaise and support primary and secondary care clinicians in relation to management of endocrine clinical care and management.
• Develop, undertake and manage clinical sessions, clinical telephone support clinics and patient education sessions relating to endocrine conditions and medication titration.
• Be proficient in assessing and prioritising internal and external referrals for endocrine conditions.
• Ensure compliance with specific regulations in regard to endocrinology drugs and administration and record keeping within area of work.
• Act as a senior support and role model supporting and mentoring junior staff.
• Act as a non-medical prescriber (if has appropriate qualification) within clinical area and competence.
• Be flexible and willing to undertake hours of work needed to further develop the endocrine service
• Manage and hold the Endocrine emergency support line, dealing with calls as appropriate

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure compliance with specific endocrinology protocols, standards and clinical paperwork including patient experience satisfaction and diabetes/endocrinology related surveys.
• Undertake and provide telephone consultation/support as appropriate to patients and health care professionals.
• Support with the completion of the Diabetes/Endocrine Annual Specialist Service Report
• Support with the Diabetes/Endocrine Annual Quality Ward Round (QWR)
• Support and maintain information on the diabetes/endocrine intranet/internet to ensure that information if updated and relevant to support primary care professionals and patients.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES

• Provide specialist knowledge, advice and support to colleagues, health care professionals, patients, carers and relatives around endocrine related conditions.
• Lead and contribute to the multidisciplinary education and training provision/programme for health care professionals involved in caring for patients with endocrinology across organisational boundaries.
• Develop co-ordinate and participate in endocrinology education and training programmes and evaluate their effectiveness, supporting junior members of staff as needed.
• Raise awareness of endocrinology and related conditions through health promotion activities and organised events throughout the trust and wider community.
• Provide support and education to patients, allowing them to develop self-management skills as appropriate to their endocrine condition
• Provide verbal and written advice to patients and carers with endocrine conditions, around care management as required in hospital and in preparation for discharge.
• Facilitate an appropriate learning environment for students and junior staff providing direct supervision, mentorship, training and evaluation to students and new starters within the trust.
• Participate in regular clinical education sessions within the diabetes/endocrine unit.

PROFESSIONAL LEAD AND DEVELOPMENT

• Identify, contribute to, or lead on the development and dissemination of evidence-based guidelines, standards and protocols as required.
• Develop and maintain required specialist clinical skills in the assessment and treatment of patients with endocrine and related conditions.
• Participate and contribute to regular MDT and clinical supervision sessions as and when required
• Attend annual appraisal to discuss and identify training and development needs as part of a Personal Development Plan. .
• Support other specialist nursing colleagues in their continuous professional development including peer and clinical supervision
• Update and maintain own clinical knowledge and competence by attending post education courses, mandatory training, study days, workshops and conferences to keep up to date with best clinical practice.
• Maintain regular links with other Endocrine Specialist Nurses at both local and national level.
• Lead on and contribute to the development of agreed protocols, integrated care pathways, standards and audit tools that monitor practice.
• Be competent with ESR and line management systems as required
• Support the Diabetes Nurse Consultant in areas of line management including appraisal, complaints handling, serious investigation reporting, risk assessment and staff development and peer review as appropriate.
• Lead and participate in Nurse Meetings (departmental and across the trust)

RESEARCH & AUDIT

• Adhere to policies, procedures and protocols relevant to endocrinology demonstrating understanding of evidence-based care, including where to obtain evidence.
• Conduct/participate in national and local audit related to endocrinology evaluating and implementing best practice as appropriate.
• Will lead and participate in research projects alongside senior members of the MDT.
• Will lead and participate in audit projects relevant to clinical area and practice.
• Will support junior members of the team with research and audit as appropriate.
• Attend local, national meetings and conferences to network and share best practice.
• Ensue diabetes specialist nursing practice is evidence based and reflects audit and research outcomes.
• Maintain clear concise, legible and contemporaneous patient records at all times in line with Trust policy and the Standard for Recording Keeping.
• Understand internal and external assessments such as CQC, COSHH, and NHSLA.
• Participate in the implementation of initiatives to improve adult diabetes care and support practice development to ensure a high-quality service.

COMMUNICATION

• Communicate effectively with all members of the diabetes and endocrinology multi-disciplinary team.
• Establish and maintain continuing relationships with patients, cares and relatives which are essential to providing effective long-term care.
• Support patients and their families communicating sensitive condition related information and ensure they receive required information to enable them to participate in their care delivery
• Support patients and their families during diagnosis of endocrine conditions and treatment ensuring understanding of their condition and any related complications
• Engage with patients and carers to gain views on service delivery and development
• Communicate complex and sensitive information to other health care professionals in primary and secondary care.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with Current NMC Registration
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development at Degree Level
• Venepuncture and Cannulation proficiency
• MSC qualification or level of study

Knowledge & Experience

• Significant experience working in a band 6 role or equivalent
• Significant experience of working with endocrine patients in a clinical setting
• Experience of clinical audit and research
• Experience in developing clinical pathways/protocols and education materials
• Experience of collating and presenting evidence for internal and external assessments such as CQC and NHSLA.
• Understanding of wider professional and NHS issues
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Experience and ability to educate professionals and patients to a high level.
• Can demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development.
• Experience of working in the different sectors of the NHS
• Experience of leading a team or involvement in the management of staff

Skills

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Proven track record of initiating and implementing change management
• Ability to cope and meet deadlines within a challenging environment
• Ability to work autonomously and as a multi-disciplinary team
• Proven track record prioritising and managing a changing workload
• Effective organisational skills with demonstrative examples
• IT Skills

Other

• Flexible approach to working pattern
• Able to travel across sites within the local area if required

Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.

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We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

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We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that:

· All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.

· There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.

· Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.

At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to also discuss flexible working options at interview stage.

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Staff recognition is especially important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Employee of the month. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.