Diabetes Specialist Nurse

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; Waltham; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust in the Waltham Forest community is seeking a Diabetes Specialist Nurse for a permanent Band 7 role at the Jane Atkinson Centre. The position offers a salary of £49,397 - £56,515 (pro‑rated for part‑time hours), Monday to Friday, 9am‑5pm.

The role involves providing patient education, leading service development, and collaborating with primary and secondary care colleagues to ensure optimal outcomes.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with active NMC registration and at least five years of nursing experience.
• Post-graduate diabetes training at level 6 or 7, with structured education accreditation desirable.
• Independent prescribing (V300) and a teaching or mentoring qualification.
• Experience in community diabetes care and autonomous caseload management.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient education and lead service development in the community diabetes team.
• Collaborate with primary and secondary care colleagues to improve outcomes.
• Maintain accurate records and support audit requirements.
• Manage a complex and autonomous caseload with leadership within the team.

Skills

NMC Registered Nurse

Diabetes care experience

Independent prescribing

Teaching/mentoring

Education

NVQ level 2 or equivalent literacy/numeracy

Job description

Job summary

The post holder will develop and sustain relationships and networks with groups, individuals and agencies within a strategic framework. To act as a source of clinical knowledge and expertise to people with diabetes, their carers, health and other statutory and non‑statutory agencies, and to work as part of the Integrated Diabetes Service, in delivering services as directed. The post holder will be a Registered Nurse (RN12‑NMC) responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others workload in the day to day allocation of work. 2. To deputise when required in the team managers absence and delegate appropriately. 3. To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them, particularly administration of medicine and moving and handling. 4. To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes. 5. To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register. Leadership 1. To participate in the development of an effective team and the development of productive working relationships throughout the Trust. 2 2. To actively promote integrated health professional working internally and externally. 3. To facilitate the development of a positive and supportive team culture by taking responsibility for dealing effectively with potential conflict.

About us

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.

Job responsibilities

Diabetes Specialist Nurse - North East London NHS Foundation Trust
We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our experienced team in the Waltham Forest community. This permanent Band 7 role, based at the Jane Atkinson Centre, offers a salary of £49,397 - £56,515 (pro‑rated for part‑time hours). Working Monday to Friday, 9am‑5pm. This is a permanent role.

The Role
As a Diabetes Specialist Nurse, you will play an integral role in improving the quality of life for patients living with diabetes. Working within a highly experienced community diabetes team, you will provide patient education, lead service development, and collaborate with primary and secondary care colleagues to ensure the best possible outcomes. Your clinical expertise and leadership will contribute to managing a complex and autonomous caseload.

• Provide tailored, structured education to empower patients and support self‑management.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings to develop holistic care plans.
• Exhibit advanced clinical skills in managing a diverse, complex patient population.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualification with active NMC registration and five years of nursing experience.
• Post-graduate diabetes training at level 6 or 7, with structured education accreditation desirable.
• Independent prescribing (V300) and a teaching or mentoring qualification.
• Experience in community diabetes care and autonomous caseload management.

Why Join Us?

• Make a long‑term impact by empowering patients through education and holistic care.
• Collaborate with a supportive, multidisciplinary team recognised for service excellence.
• Develop your career in a role that values leadership, autonomy, and innovation within a dynamic community.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

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

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

NELFT 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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,870 and a maximum payment of £6,137 per annum, pro rata for part time)

High Cost Area Supplement - Fringe

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,346 and a maximum payment of £2,270 per annum, pro rata for part time)

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ level 2 or
• equivalent standard of
• literacy and numeracy
• Registered Nurse on
• Part 1 of the NMC
• ENB 928 or equivalent
• diabetes qualification

Desirable

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

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 5 years post
• registration.
• Minimum 2 years in
• Diabetes
• Knowledge of relevant
• strategies for diabetes
• and nursing care
• Experience of mentoring
• &
• supervising staff

Desirable

• Experience of working in
• community setting

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.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Jane Atkinson Centre
Waltham Forest
London
E17 3HP
United Kingdom