Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Sfh Tr; Stanton Hill; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals is seeking a Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join the Diabetes and Endocrinology team. The role focuses on autonomous, patient-centred diabetes care, and development of services through audit and education.

We welcome NMC registered nurses with diabetes experience who are pursuing Non medical prescribing; an Annex 21 salary may apply for developmental progression while delivering high-quality care.

Qualifications

• NMC registered nurse with current registration in the UK.
• Post-basic diabetes education and experience in diabetes care.
• Willingness to undertake non medical prescribing.
• Evidence of leadership and teaching within a clinical team.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment and ongoing management for patients with complex diabetes.
• Lead nurse-led clinics and support inpatient diabetes services.
• Triage referrals and develop appropriate management plans.
• Deliver education and training to patients, carers and staff.
• Act as a diabetes expert offering specialist advice across the Trust.

Skills

Diabetes nursing

Leadership

Teaching / training

Audit methodologies

Education

BSc in Nursing

Masters level (or working towards)

Non medical prescribing (or willingness to undertake)

NMC registered nurse

Job description

Main area Medicine Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (1 in 6 weekend rota) Job ref 214-MED-8261185

Site Kingsmill Hospital Town Sutton in Ashfield Salary £39,959 - £56,515 Annex 21 - B6 development post into B7 if required Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.

Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.

Job overview

Join our dedicated Diabetes and Endocrinology team and make a meaningful difference to the lives of people living with diabetes.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and compassionateDiabetes Specialist Nurse who is passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and empowering people to manage their condition effectively.

Applications will be considered from NMC registered Nurses currently working within Diabetes who have relevant experience and are in the process of completing the Non medical prescribing course. For candidates who have not yet completed this, the post will be offered as a developmental post at the appropriate Annex 21 salary in accordance with Agenda for Change terms and conditions.

Main duties of the job

Working as an autonomous practitioner within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will collaborate with consultants, specialist nurses, primary care colleagues and other healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality, evidence-based diabetes care. You will play a key role in shaping and developing services through quality improvement, audit, research and education, helping to improve outcomes for people living with diabetes across our local community.

This role is ideal for an enthusiastic and experienced nurse with specialist diabetes knowledge, strong leadership and communication skills, and a commitment to delivering outstanding patient-centred care.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment, treatment and ongoing management for patients with complex diabetes.
• Lead nurse-led clinics and support the delivery of inpatient diabetes services.
• Triage referrals and develop appropriate management plans.
• Deliver education and training to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Act as a diabetes expert, offering specialist advice and support across the Trust.
• Contribute to service development, audit, research and the implementation of best practice.
• Support the learning and development of nursing colleagues and students.

If you are passionate about improving the lives of people with diabetes and are looking to further develop your specialist practice within a dynamic and forward-thinking team, we would love to hear from you.

Working for our organisation

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

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Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.

Further Training

• Motivational interviewing / counselling course / training

Knowledge

• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Specialist knowledge and expertise in Diabetes nursing
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills
• Team player
• Demonstrable teaching skills
• Research awareness
• Audit methodologies

Qualifications

• NMC Level One Registered Nurse.
• ENB 998 or equivalent teaching course.
• Evidence of post-basic Diabetes education.
• BSc in Nursing
• Educated to Masters level (or working towards) or equivalent demonstrable experience and learning within a specialist area
• Non medical prescribing (or willingness to undertake)

Experience

• Minimum 3 years post registration Multidisciplinary team working 11 at band 6 with experience in working with patients with Diabetes.
• Membership of special interest and professional group
• Working within a leadership role
• Multidisciplinary team working
• Caseload managementDemonstrable experience of teaching / training healthcare professionals

Contractual Requirements

• Flexible approach to working
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Full UK Driving Licence

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.