Clinical Specialist Nurse | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

University Hospitals of Leicester; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a specialist to support young adults with diabetes, providing expert care in insulin pump therapy and enabling self-management. Responsibilities include leading care initiatives, collaborating with healthcare providers, and ensuring high-quality standards of diabetes services. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong clinical leadership and be an independent non-medical prescriber. This role is pivotal in improving outcomes for young adults with diabetes.

Qualifications

• Be an expert resource to support and educate people with diabetes, their families, and healthcare professionals.
• Ability to work as an independent non-medical prescriber within Trust policy.
• Demonstrate clinical leadership and direction to enhance standards and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Support young adults with type 1 diabetes and insulin pump therapy.
• Provide clinical leadership and direct care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Improve diabetes care standards through evidence-based practice.

Skills

Problem-solving mindset

Ability to interpret continuous glucose monitoring data

Advocacy for young people

Expertise in diabetes care

Job description

Overview

This post is to support young adults with diabetes to self-manage their long term condition. Transitioning from pediatric services into adult services. To support young people with insulin pump therapy and feel able to advocate on their behalf. Communicate with people in a form and manner that is consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating. Have an existing knowledge of diabetes and insulin pump therapy. To achieve the best health and well-being outcomes for each young adult with diabetes referred or seen by the young adult diabetes service. To facilitate care and ensure safe management of this group of patients in our care which includes managing those on insulin pump therapy. To work with parents and or carers to meet the needs of the young adults to enable and empower them to self-manage and transition into adult services. Support and advocate for young people with diabetes. To provide specialist nursing support, advice and interventions within the multiagency ethos of young adults and family health services. To provide case management of an identified caseload of young adults with highly complex diabetes by utilising and promoting evidence based care. To support symptom management where necessary.

Strategic context

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

Organisation context

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

Role purpose and scope

To provide advanced knowledge and skills in diabetes for young adults with diabetes and their carers across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. To be an expert resource to support and educate people with diabetes, their families and other health care professionals across organisational boundaries. Manage the introduction of diabetes treatment guidelines, protocols and complete audit and research projects.

Responsibilities

• Support young adults with type 1 diabetes and insulin pump therapy.
• Be able to interpret continuous glucose monitoring data.
• Have a problem-solving mindset and the ability to implement innovative approaches to patient care.
• Act as the clinical expert and professional resource for patients and their carers and the multi-professional team.
• Improve the overall standard and quality of diabetes care through targeted provision of evidence-based practice and advice and support to healthcare providers to improve outcomes for young adults living with diabetes and contribute towards ending health inequalities.
• Responsible for leading and working with colleagues in the direction of the specialist nursing services to both support and complement the organisation\'s business plans.
• Directly or indirectly influence all aspects of care and management of patients within the service/speciality.
• Provide direction and clinical leadership, working in partnership with the specialist team and multi-professional team to enhance standards and best practice of care across the service.
• Work collaboratively with primary care, acute trusts and other commissioned services to ensure seamless provision of care and support young adults with diabetes and their carers.
• To work as an independent non-medical prescriber (adhering to Trust policy) with the ability to initiate and adjust medication within your field of expertise. Be able to initiate and support people on insulin pump therapy.

Qualifications and requirements

• Be able to interpret continuous glucose monitoring data (CGM).
• Demonstrate a problem-solving mindset and ability to implement innovative approaches to patient care.
• Act as a clinical expert and resource for patients, carers, and the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide clinical leadership and direction to enhance standards and best practice.
• Collaborate with primary and secondary care services to ensure seamless care for young adults with diabetes and their carers.
• Ability to work as an independent non-medical prescriber within Trust policy and initiate/adjust insulin pump therapy as appropriate.

This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Oct 2025