Diabetes Specialist Lead Nurse | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Halifax, Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a lead for their nursing diabetes team. The role involves enhancing patient care through clinical leadership and service development. The ideal candidate will possess advanced diabetes knowledge and experience managing a healthcare team. They will work as part of the established specialist Diabetes Nursing Team at the Trust, focusing on improving quality in diabetes care.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and developing a healthcare team.
• Experience looking after people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
• Ability to engage with service development and improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the nursing diabetes team in improving patient care.
• Demonstrate clinical leadership and manage a team.
• Deliver autonomous diabetes care at level 4 and 5.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Advanced diabetes knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Computer literacy

Tools

SystmOne

EPR

Job description

Overview

The post holder will lead the nursing diabetes team, with enthusiasm and willingness to develop knowledge and skills, and a shared vision to be involved in service development projects and improve patient care. The post holder will have experience of clinical leadership, a determination to improve quality of patient‑centred care, service delivery and service team projects.

The post holder will work as an integral part of the established specialist Diabetes Nursing Team as the diabetes lead for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust.

Responsibilities

• Lead the nursing diabetes team with enthusiasm to develop knowledge and skills and contribute to service development projects and improved patient care.
• Demonstrate clinical leadership to improve the quality of patient‑centred care, service delivery and service team projects.
• Manage and develop a team, including completing staff appraisals, sickness monitoring and roster management.
• Possess advanced diabetes knowledge and experience in caring for people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, in either an acute or primary care setting.
• Deliver autonomous diabetes care at level 4 and level 5, including both inpatient and outpatient care.
• Be self‑motivated, organised and adaptable to changing service needs; demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills; be computer literate; preferably familiar with SystmOne and EPR.
• Work as part of the established specialist Diabetes Nursing Team as the diabetes lead for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust.
• Engage with service development, improvement initiatives and learning opportunities to enhance patient care.

Qualifications/Experience

• Advanced diabetes knowledge and experience looking after people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, either in an acute or primary care setting.

About CHFT

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, as well as at community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also have almost 150 volunteers at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services. We also provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres, including Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

These services are part of a Foundation Trust, dedicated to modernising and investing in health services to improve quality in line with patient needs and local community priorities.

This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Sep 2025