Diabetes Specialist Nurse

NHS; Harrow; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust is seeking an experienced Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join their team. This role involves delivering high-quality diabetes care, patient education, and collaboration within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have significant clinical expertise and a commitment to ongoing education, with a salary range of £53,751 to £60,651 per annum. This position is located at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction and development programme

Robust mentorship and clinical supervision opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering high-quality diabetes care.
• Evidence of Post Registration experience.
• Basic knowledge of diabetes technologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the diabetes multi-disciplinary team.
• Participate in patient education initiatives.
• Provide expert clinical care and deliver diabetes inpatient services.

Skills

Clinical Care

Communication Skills

Knowledge of NHS Diabetes

Teamwork

Education

Level 6/7 Diabetes Qualification

NMC Registration

Tools

Insulin Pump Therapy

Virtual Ward - Remote Monitoring

Job description

Overview

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) Diabetes Nursing Service is seeking an experienced and dynamic Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our team. Based at Northwick Park Hospital, this Band 7 Fixed Term, Maternity Leave Cover requires a highly skilled nurse with extensive knowledge and understanding of diabetes care.

You will work flexibly and proactively, both independently and collaboratively, as part of a small, friendly, and supportive specialist nursing team. Your role will focus on delivering exceptional outpatient and inpatient diabetes care and utilising innovative virtual ward pathways designed to reduce hospital admissions and shorten length of stay.

The post holder will require excellent communication and clinical skills, with previous experience delivering high-quality care for people living with diabetes. A strong commitment to ongoing education is essential to ensure the service remains up-to-date with the latest developments in diabetes management. In return, we offer a comprehensive induction and development programme, supported by robust mentorship and clinical supervision opportunities.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Diabetes Specialist to join our multi-disciplinary team providing Tier 4 diabetes services to adults and young people aged 16-19 years. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering expert diabetes care, education, and service development within a dynamic acute hospital setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate as part of the diabetes multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-quality Tier 4 diabetes services.
• Participate in patient education initiatives such as DAFNE to enhance understanding and management of diabetes and its complications.
• Foster effective partnership working between the acute hospital and the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure seamless patient care.
• Provide expert clinical care, particularly in diabetes technologies including insulin pump therapy.
• Deliver diabetes inpatient services and support remote digital platforms such as Diabetes Virtual Wards.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of diabetes services in line with NICE guidelines, GIRFT, and Trust initiatives.
• Work closely with medical and multi-disciplinary colleagues to provide comprehensive, patient-centred care.
• Participate in teaching programmes for patients, carers, and acute care staff.
• Maintain and develop clinical expertise through continuous professional development, audit, and education aligned with national diabetes audit requirements.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country\'s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark\'s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

• NMC Registration
• Evidence of Post Registration experience
• NHS Diabetes knowledge
• Band 6 experience as DSN or above
• Basic knowledge of technologies
• Previous caseload management
• Service Development
• Level 6/7 Diabetes Qualification
• Non Medical Prescriber
• Insulin Pump Course
• Virtual Ward - Remote Monitoring
• Understanding of role and responsibilities - team player
• Inpatient and VW priorities

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.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

£53,751 to £60,651 per annum Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement