Diabetes Specialist Nurse, Band 6

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join its multidisciplinary team in Carlisle. The role involves providing patient care, treatment, and education for individuals with diabetes, facilitating self-management through structured programs. Ideal candidates should possess a nursing degree, NMC registration, and a willingness to undertake specific training in diabetes care. The position offers a salary of £38,682 to £46,580 annually, reflecting the importance of skilled support in diabetes management.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars

Free counselling service

Qualifications

• Degree level education in Nursing required.
• NMC registration is necessary.
• Significant general nursing experience within the NHS.
• Ability to travel independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide care, treatment, and education to diabetes patients.
• Work closely with health care professionals.
• Facilitate self-management programs.
• Participate in clinical audits and training.

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Effective organisational skills

Teaching ability

Ability to work independently

Education

Degree level education in Nursing

NMC registration

Willing to undertake diabetes-specific qualification

V300 prescribing qualification

Job description

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Diabetes Specialist Nurse, Band 6

The closing date is 29 December 2025

The post holder will be an integral member of the Diabetes Service specialist team, providing care, treatment and education to diabetes patients and their families. This will involve working closely with the community network of health care professionals to deliver an integrated package of care between hospital and primary care.

The Diabetes Service represents an integration of the entire multidisciplinary specialist team with responsibility for the quality of all diabetes services in Cumbria. We aim to improve the quality of diabetes care by delivering patient pathways with structured education programmes to support self-management, by supporting and training of primary care teams and providing excellent specialist diabetes clinical services in both in and out‑patient settings. The post holder will be based in Carlisle however will be required at times to travel across North Cumbria.

Main duties of the job

A key aim of The Diabetes Service is to facilitate and encourage self‑management by people with diabetes. Structured patient education programmes (DAFNE and DESMOND) are embedded in our pathways of care and training has been delivered to both primary care and specialist staff to undertake holistic care planning.

We provide speciality services including pregnancy, young person/transition service and an insulin pump service. A Cumbria wide retinal screening service operates throughout Cumbria at a variety of locations.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one‑off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one‑off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work‑related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree level education in Nursing
• NMC registration
• Willing to work towards diabetes specific qualification (Diabetes e.g. Warwick Course A205, CIDC, Bradford Diabetes course)
• Willing to undertake educator training in DESMOND DAFNE
• NST307 or equivalent
• Diabetes related qualification (Warwick Course A205, CIDC, Bradford Diabetes course or equivalent
• V300 prescribing

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant general nursing experience within the NHS
• To have detailed knowledge of all aspects of diabetes and associated risk factors.
• To have the ability to work autonomously, efficiently and professionally locality wide visiting patients in General Practice surgeries, Health centres, community and acute hospitals and emergency home visits
• Experience of teaching adults General IT skills including experience of windows based software and MS Office
• Understanding of current NHS issues and initiatives
• Knowledge of clinical governance and its application
• Up to date knowledge of the developments in Diabetes care, including Hybrid closed loop insulin pumps
• Knowledge of risk factors associated with Diabetes
• To have or be willing to become a DESMOND/ DAFNE/ Walking Away trainer
• Experience of undertaking clinical audit
• Implementing diabetes specific treatment regimens, for example insulin infusion

Skills and Aptitude

• Demonstrable clinical skills within specialist area, including physical assessment skills and basic life support
• Ability to obtain and evaluate information to aid decision making.
• Effective organisational skills to work across different areas of the service
• Ability to work in isolation but part of a team,
• Co-operative, flexible and diplomatic
• Ability to manage with difficult/emotional situations
• Familiarity and implementation of diabetes specific treatment regimes. For example Insulin infusion.

Other Requirements

• Able to travel independently of public transport and be able to travel widely as and when required.
• Willing to undertake training as required

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata