Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Calderdale; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Diabetes Nurse Specialist Leader to guide the Diabetes Nursing Team, driving service development and improving patient-centred care across inpatient and outpatient settings.

The role requires autonomous practice, advanced diabetes knowledge, and strong leadership in team development, with responsibilities including staff appraisals, sickness monitoring, and rostering to meet service needs.

Qualifications

• Advanced diabetes knowledge with Type 1 and Type 2 experience in acute or primary care settings.
• Experience in managing and developing a team, including staff appraisals and sickness monitoring.
• Autonomous practitioner capable of delivery at level 4 and level 5 diabetes service, inpatient and outpatient.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Diabetes Nursing Team and contribute to service development projects.
• Support service development aimed at improving patient care.
• Rooster management and rostering for the team; monitor sickness and conduct appraisals.
• Deliver level 4 and level 5 diabetes care across inpatient and outpatient settings.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Diabetes knowledge

Team development

Interpersonal skills

Roster management

Computer literacy

Tools

SystmOne

EPR

Job description

The post holder will support the Lead DSN in leading the Diabetes Nursing team and service, demonstrating enthusiasm and a commitment to further developing their knowledge and skills. They will share the team's vision and be proactive in contributing to service development projects aimed at improving 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.

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.

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.

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.