Diabetes Specialist Nurse

NHS; Romford; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A community health trust in Romford is seeking an experienced Diabetes Specialist Nurse to provide adult diabetes services on a part-time basis. Key responsibilities include delivering high-quality care, conducting educational sessions, and working within a multidisciplinary team to enhance diabetes care in the community.

Benefits

High Cost Area Supplement

Comprehensive induction and training program

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years post-registration experience, particularly in a community setting with diabetes patients.
• Experience of mentoring and supervising staff.
• Understanding of multidisciplinary and inter-professional practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standard clinical care to patients and their carers.
• Conduct education sessions for patients and healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to the development of the multi-disciplinary specialist community service.

Skills

IT skills including MS Office applications

Excellent interpersonal skills

Teaching and educational skills

Ability to plan and work under pressure

Education

Registered Nurse

NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy

Tools

Electronic Patient records

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our existing team, providing Adult Diabetes Services across the Havering area for three days per week.

Our Integrated service model encompasses a multidisciplinary approach to Diabetes Care in the community setting, allowing shared responsibility for the person with diabetes. The service aims to maximise the opportunity for preventing complications of diabetes through an effective empowerment and partnership approach, focusing on individual care planning, support for professional and patient education

If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Please visit; https://www.capitalnurselondon.co.uk/how-to-apply/. Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate would be expected to work within a team of skilled diabetes specialist nurses and to deliver a high standard of evidence based clinical care to patients and their carers, and to work as part of the Integrated Diabetes Service, within the community setting. The successful candidate must be confident to deliver education sessions to both patients and healthcare professionals.The successful candidate will require excellent communication skills and will need to be confident to work alone and within a multidisciplinary team.We are seeking a highly motivated individual who will contribute to the developments of our multi-disciplinary specialist community service and who has a commitment to continued personal development and is able to travel efficiently across the area of Havering , including to patients in their own homes.

About us

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers, we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

Starting with NELFTNELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer LondonThis post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 per annum pro rata).

Details

Date posted: 02 October 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year plus HCAS per annum (pro rata)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 395-HV107-25-A

Job locations: Harold Hill Health Centre, Gooshays Drive, Romford Essex, RM3 9SU

Job responsibilities

Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential:

• NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
• Registered Nurse

Desirable:

• First Degree or equivalent experience
• Non-Medical Prescribing or working towards

Experience

Essential:

• Minimum 3 years post registration.
• Working as member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of mentoring & supervising staff
• Experience of post registration experience working in a community setting, particularly with diabetes patients

Knowledge

Essential:

• An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
• Up to date knowledge of all aspects of diabetes care & Nursing care.
• Understanding of multidisciplinary and inter-professional practice
• Clinical knowledge & experience of Diabetes Medication, Action and application of these medications

Skills

Essential:

• Proficient in IT skills including MS office applications, Virtual platforms & Electronic Patient records
• Has excellent interpersonal skills (including negotiation)
• Is able to demonstrate an understanding and empathy relating to the condition of diabetes and the challenges facing the diabetic client
• Can demonstrate using teaching / educational skills in their daily practice - in formal and informal settings
• Ability to plan, organise and work under pressure

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address: Harold Hill Health Centre, Gooshays Drive, Romford Essex, RM3 9SU

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