Diabetes Specialist Lead Nurse (NHS AfC: Band 7) - Diabetes - Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS F[...]

Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Diabetes Lead Nurse. This role involves managing the diabetes nursing team, improving patient care, and leading service development initiatives. The successful candidate must possess substantial experience in diabetes care and demonstrate strong leadership qualities.

Qualifications

• Recent extensive experience in diabetes nursing service.
• Ability to demonstrate audit and research experience.
• Significant knowledge in diabetes symptom management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the nursing diabetes team and manage patient care.
• Conduct staff appraisals, monitor sickness, manage rosters.
• Deliver advanced diabetes service including inpatient and outpatient care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Autonomy

Education

Registered Nurse with current NMC Registration

Post grad qualification in relevant field

Teaching qualification

Nurse Prescriber or willingness to work towards

Job description

Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS trust Town Huddersfield and Halifax Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 18/07/2025

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?

Our Future Plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visithttps://future.cht.nhs.uk/

Job overview

The post holder will lead the nursing diabetes team, and will possess enthusiasm and willingness to further develop their knowledge and skill set, with a shared vision and desire to be involved in service development projects and improve patient care.

You will have specific experience of clinical leadership, possess enthusiasm and determination to improve the quality of patient centred care, service delivery and service team projects.

You will have experience of managing and developing a team, completing staff appraisals, sickness monitoring and roster management.

The successful candidate must possess advanced diabetes knowledge and experience looking after people with Type 1 and type 2 diabetes, either in an acute or primary care setting.

The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner able to deliver level 4 and level 5 diabetes service, including both inpatient and outpatient care.

You will be self-motivated, organised and capable of adapting to the changing needs of the service. You will demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, be computer literate and preferably familiar using SystmOne and EPR.

Main duties of the job

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.

Please see job description attached for full job description and specifications.

Working for our organisation

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 in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here 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 provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

Please see job description attached for full job description and specifications.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Registered Nurse with current NMC Registration and revalidation evidence
• Teaching qualification
• Post grad qualification in relevant field
• Nurse Prescriber or willingness to work towards
• Evidence in leadership and management
• Demonstrate evidence of training around treatment regimes for patients with diabetes
• Autonomous practitioner able to deliver level 4 and level 5 diabetes services acutely and in the community
• Advanced communication skills

Knowledge, Experience and Expertise

• Recent extensive experience of working in a diabetes nursing service
• Ability to demonstrate experience of audit and research, including implementation of findings and outcome reviews
• Understand the challenges faced by community services
• Significant knowledge and skills in diabetes symptom management
• Relevant acute and community experience in diabetes
• Demonstrable experience of insulin pump skills
• Demonstrable managing gestational diabetes
• Evidence of maintaining high level skills in assessment and management of patients with diabetes
• Demonstrate extensive experience in leadership and staff management, including aspects of managing sickness, absence and attendance, appraisals, action plan reviews and duty rosters
• Budget Management experience and cost improvement initiatives

Communication and Relationships

• Ability to influence outcomes and engage in service change negotiations
• Act as a role model with a significant level of autonomy and accountability
• High level of personal and professional autonomy and accountability
• Ability to manage complex situations effectively and demonstrate ability to influence change
• Ability to work well within the operational and directorate leadership team
• Compassionate leadership able to involve, challenge others as appropriate

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that’s why we encourage applications from all.Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.

Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on theCheck if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We encourage all applicants to review these criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.

If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.

CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

If you have any questions please contact [e-mail] for assistance.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.