Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse

NHS; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated band 6 nurse with a focus on diabetes management. This role offers the opportunity to develop specialist skills in a supportive environment, working within inpatient and community settings. Ideal candidates will have a passion for holistic patient care and a commitment to professional development.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with degree or in degree pathway.
• Post registration clinical qualification in Diabetes or willingness to obtain.
• Evidence of continuing professional education.

Responsibilities

• Undertake complex nursing assessments and develop care programmes.
• Work closely with patients, families, and health professionals.
• Support in delivering nursing education and postgraduate medicine education.

Skills

Communication

Clinical skills relevant to Diabetes care

Time management

Education

1st level registered nurse, educated to degree level

Post registration clinical qualification in Diabetes

Job description

Job summary

Are you a band 5 or current band 6 nurse who has an interest in diabetes and would like to expand your knowledge and skills in diabetes management? If so the diabetes service in the Furness Locality have a role for you in their team.

The diabetes service is cross bay and made up of three small teams of consultants, specialist nurses and dieticians.

This vacancy is a rare opportunity, the successful candidate will be based predominately in the Furness area, working within the inpatient, community clinic setting with some opportunity to cross bay cover.

As a team, we also give equal importance to staff health and wellbeing, Utilising your specialist skills and knowledge, you will demonstrate genuine passion and enthusiasm for holistic patient- centred care delivery whilst facilitating and undertaking personal and professional development, which is supported by our team and Community Care Group

The role would enable the successful candidate to undertake training in specialist areas such as subcutaneous insulin pumps and antenatal diabetes care.

We would encourage you to make contact with Debbie Quinn or Kathleen Green 01229 404445

Main duties of the job

This exciting opportunity is for a dedicated and motivated nurse to develop their skills and knowledge in Diabetes Nursing, working hours are predominately 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday but we may require some flexibility to meet the service need and occasional Bank Holiday working.

The role requires excellent communication skills as you will undertake complex nursing assessments and develop and deliver programmes of care with patients, families, carers and ward staff.

Diabetes Specialist Nurses work closely with patients, families and health professionals from all disciplinaries to prevent hospital admission, facilitate hospital discharge and promote independence through education and self management of diabetes.

The role requires you to support in delivering, nursing education and post graduate medicine education.

About us

We operatefrom three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Details Date posted

21 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Job share

Reference number

331-C16980525

Job locations

Furness General Hospital

Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 4LF

Job description Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Job description Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• 1 st level registered nurse, educated to degree level or undertaking degree pathway.
• Post registration clinical qualification in Diabetes or willingness to undertake and pass
• Evidence of continuing professional education and development
• Mentoring and Assessing qualification

Desirable

• Educated to Masters Level
• Non-medical prescriber (this is a qualification to work towards)

Experience Essential

• Recent management/leadership experience
• Current knowledge, experience and competence in the clinical management of patients with Diabetes
• Evidence of mentoring, assessing, teaching and developing staff.
• Setting and monitoring of standards
• Ability to develop expert practice.
• Experience of and ability to work as a member of the multidisciplinary clinical team.
• Experience of establishing effective communication.
• Demonstrate change management experience

Desirable

• Experience of presenting to a multidisciplinary audience.
• Experience of undertaking audit.
• Experience of undertaking research or carrying out a research project.
• Experience of policy development.
• Exercise a degree of autonomy within specialist area

Skills, ability and knowledge Essential

• Ability to respond rapidly to emergency situations
• Demonstrable clinical skills relevant to Diabetes care such as Blood Glucose monitoring using a finger prick sample / POCT machine and or venepuncture
• Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others demonstrating effective time management and organisational skills and exercise sound V200614 judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.
• Ability to communicate effectively both written & verbal
• Awareness of the audit cycle
• Awareness of research and application to practice and ability to apply research into practice.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and its application.
• Understanding of current best practice and NHS issues and initiatives
• Competent in IT skills (in particular, use of internet ability to manipulate data electronically, power point presentations).
• Ensures that own actions support equality, diversity, rights and maintain quality.

Desirable

• Motivation of staff and team building
• Negotiation
• Decision Making
• Leadership
• Staff development
• Conflict and problem solving

Personal Qualities Essential

• Able to deal with difficult and sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, approachable, caring, kind and compassionate.
• Self-motivated and able to motivate others, enthusiastic, innovative, flexible and adaptable.
• Assertive, diplomatic, calm and objective
• Committed to service development.
• Understands the Trust Values and behaviours
• Ability to travel as required

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• 1 st level registered nurse, educated to degree level or undertaking degree pathway.
• Post registration clinical qualification in Diabetes or willingness to undertake and pass
• Evidence of continuing professional education and development
• Mentoring and Assessing qualification

Desirable

• Educated to Masters Level
• Non-medical prescriber (this is a qualification to work towards)

Experience Essential

• Recent management/leadership experience
• Current knowledge, experience and competence in the clinical management of patients with Diabetes
• Evidence of mentoring, assessing, teaching and developing staff.
• Setting and monitoring of standards
• Ability to develop expert practice.
• Experience of and ability to work as a member of the multidisciplinary clinical team.
• Experience of establishing effective communication.
• Demonstrate change management experience

Desirable

• Experience of presenting to a multidisciplinary audience.
• Experience of undertaking audit.
• Experience of undertaking research or carrying out a research project.
• Experience of policy development.
• Exercise a degree of autonomy within specialist area

Skills, ability and knowledge Essential

• Ability to respond rapidly to emergency situations
• Demonstrable clinical skills relevant to Diabetes care such as Blood Glucose monitoring using a finger prick sample / POCT machine and or venepuncture
• Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others demonstrating effective time management and organisational skills and exercise sound V200614 judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.
• Ability to communicate effectively both written & verbal
• Awareness of the audit cycle
• Awareness of research and application to practice and ability to apply research into practice.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and its application.
• Understanding of current best practice and NHS issues and initiatives
• Competent in IT skills (in particular, use of internet ability to manipulate data electronically, power point presentations).
• Ensures that own actions support equality, diversity, rights and maintain quality.

Desirable

• Motivation of staff and team building
• Negotiation
• Decision Making
• Leadership
• Staff development
• Conflict and problem solving

Personal Qualities Essential

• Able to deal with difficult and sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, approachable, caring, kind and compassionate.
• Self-motivated and able to motivate others, enthusiastic, innovative, flexible and adaptable.
• Assertive, diplomatic, calm and objective
• Committed to service development.
• Understands the Trust Values and behaviours
• Ability to travel as required

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Address

Furness General Hospital

Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 4LF

Employer's website

https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Address

Furness General Hospital

Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 4LF

Employer's website

https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)