Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Liverpool University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN) on a fixed term/secondment basis to drive up standards of diabetes care across Community and Primary Care in Liverpool. The post holder will be a non‑medical prescriber, work autonomously, deliver complex educational packages to healthcare professionals and patients, and audit care to identify improvements.

The role works with diabetes teams across Acute, Community and Primary Care and offers

Qualifications

• Specialist diabetes knowledge and experience with autonomous practice.
• Audit experience and ability to implement service improvements.
• Experience delivering education to healthcare professionals and patients.

Responsibilities

• Perform specialist assessment of people with diabetes and plan, implement and evaluate care.
• Lead education programmes based on TREND diabetes competencies.
• Manage a caseload providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation with MDT support.
• Coordinate patient reviews from the Diabetes Dashboard or other referral systems.
• Support multi-professional care and discharge planning.
• Deliver information to enable self-management and safe discharge.
• Develop/introduce innovative models of case management in diabetes care.
• Maintain CPD portfolio and seek ongoing development.
• Participate in supervision/education of students and new staff.

Skills

Diabetes care expertise

Autonomous working

Teaching / assessment skills

Effective communicator

Leadership & motivation skills

Audit and change management

Computer literate

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse / Midwife

Post-basic specialist qualification relevant to speciality

Tools

TREND diabetes competencies

Electronic health records

Diabetes dashboard systems

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term / secondment Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN) post to be at the forefront of driving up standards and quality in diabetes care in Community and Primary Care Services across the city of Liverpool.

The role will include working in a variety of other clinical areas, local communities and the Primary Care Networks. Working in partnership with the diabetes teams of Liverpool Universities NHS Hospital Trust and services delivered by Mersey Care the role is diverse, varied and offers the opportunity for innovation and change.

The post holder will be a non-medical prescriber and have experience of working autonomously within the field of Diabetes and with the ability to work to evidence-based guidelines; audit the care given to patients to make and suggest improvements in services. The post holder will also be required to deliver complex educational packages to health care professionals and patients around effective diabetes management.

Main duties of the job

Supported by the Team Leader the post holder will provide clinical expertise and professional resource to Multi-Professional teams, patients and carers within the Speciality service.

The post holder will support the development of specialist area of practice in partnership with other members of the speciality teams across Acute, Community and Primary Care Service.

The post holder will be a major contributer to Diast Team working on a defined case load offering highly specialist advice, setting standards of care, the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.

The post holder will contribute to achieving the objectives of the clinical service group/speciality corporate objectives and work within the clinical governance framework. As part of the Community Diabetes Team the post holder will support the development and delivery of a programme of practice and professional development for delivery of care within the specialist area across the Liverpool Health Economy.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Job details

Date posted: 29 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time

Reference number: 287-AMED-409-26

Job responsibilities

• Perform specialist assessment of people with diabetes. Plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills.
• Undertake the diabetes competency programme of education based on the national TREND Diabetes competencies.
• Lead clinical care by managing a patient caseload providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation with the support of the band 7 CNS and the wider MDT.
• Co-ordinate and manage patient reviews from the Diabetes Dashboard or other referral systems.
• Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
• Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self-manage, lead or participate in their care delivery and to support safe discharge.
• To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in the review of people with complex needs, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.
• Takes responsibility for own continuing professional development and performance, including identifying own development needs and maintain own portfolio in accordance with re-registration requirements.
• Participates in the supervision and the teaching of pre and post registration students, new staff members and junior medical staff. Providing in-reach education to clinical areas to support safe diabetes patient care.
• Contribute to the development of educational programmes in relation to diabetes care.
• Identifies training needs and develop training resources for nursing staff to enable role development and to meet the needs of the service.
• Take part in diabetes awareness programmes and national diabetes awareness activities to promote and support diabetes education and safe care across the organisation.

Person Specification

Essential

• Diplomatic
• Assertive and confident
• Recognition of own limitations
• Able to travel between sites
• Flexibility
• Teaching / assessment skills, organisation and negotiation skills
• Effective communicator
• Root Cause Analysis
• Leadership & motivation skills
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Evidence of audit and change management ability
• Computer literate
• Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
• In depth specialist knowledge
• Post registration experience
• Extensive clinical experience
• Involvement in audit
• Registered Nurse / Midwife
• Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality
• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

• Participation in research
• Evidence of leading and facilitating change
• Recordable specialist qualificationIndependent Nurse Prescribing
• ECDL

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

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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: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Aintree Hospital, Longmore Lane, Liverpool, L9 7AL, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact: Advanced Clinical Practitioner Colette Kelly, [e-mail], 01515294878

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