Diabetes Specialist Nurse | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Cambridge is seeking a dedicated Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join their team. The role involves managing complex diabetes cases, promoting patient education, and coordinating care within a multidisciplinary team. Applicants should have clinical experience and a valid UK driving licence. This full-time position requires commitment to patient-centered care and ongoing education efforts.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing patients with complex diabetes needs.
• Ability to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of patients with complex diabetes needs.
• Promote education and support for patients and their families.
• Act as key worker coordinating multidisciplinary care.
• Deliver accredited Type 2 Structured Education.
• Coordinate care with primary and secondary health services.

Skills

Compassion

Empathy

Clinical reasoning skills

Effective communication

Job description

Overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our Cambridge Team working full time 37.5 hours per week. If you have compassion, empathy with the ability to work autonomously, this is the opportunity for you.

You will work as part of the multidisciplinary team with the aim of preventing admission and providing ongoing care for patients with Diabetes disease within the community.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of patients with complex diabetes needs, using evidence based practice and patient centred goals to assess, plan, implement and evaluate.
• Promote better understanding of diabetes for patients, their families and carers through education, support and counselling.
• Act as key worker, coordinating multidisciplinary care.
• Provide expert support, advice and education to raise awareness of the needs of patients with diabetes.
• Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner with access to advice and support from senior colleagues.
• Work closely with both primary and secondary care to ensure a safe and effective patient pathway is in place for all diabetes patients under the care of the community diabetes team.
• Deliver accredited Type 2 (DESMOND) Structured Education to newly diagnosed patients.
• Attend regular team meetings and other meetings as required.

Qualifications

• Plan, implement and evaluate individualised specialist patient care programmes based on evidence based practice and the application of clinical reasoning skills.
• Promote and support self‑management and engage with patient support groups.
• Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including management of patients in your care.
• Organise the caseload efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
• Recognise and act on signs, symptoms and complications of diabetes conditions.
• Hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle; public transport is not acceptable.

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including disabled people, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please note this advert closes on Wednesday 26 Nov 2025.