Diabetes Specialist Nurse (Inpatient Team)

Transformation Unit; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Flexible working

Pension schemes

Annual leave

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Diabetes Specialist Nurse (Inpatient Team) to develop advanced specialist skills in diabetes care. The post provides leadership within a multidisciplinary diabetes team and supports high quality patient pathways in secondary care.

You will manage a defined caseload, deliver diabetes education, and work with autonomy to improve services, contributing to audits and ensuring smooth transitions along the patient journey.

Qualifications

• Degree level education or working towards.
• To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998 or equivalent experience in delivering diabetes education
• Independent nurse prescriber or equivalent or willing to work towards
• Evidence of advanced training in diabetes

Responsibilities

• Manage own defined caseload of patients with highly complex or chronic conditions, providing specialist advice across professional boundaries and planning and implementation of care.
• Run nurse led clinics and comprehensive follow up services; ensure continuity of care.
• Provide diabetes centre cover, offering urgent appointments and advice to patients and primary care providers.
• Develop service improvement through audits and evaluations to benefit patient care.

Skills

Diabetes management

Autonomous working

Patient education

Audit & evaluation

Communication skills

IT skills

Driving licence

Education

Degree level education

Nurse prescriber qualification

Practice assessor training

Advanced diabetes training

Job description

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Northern General Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 30/10/2026

Diabetes Specialist Nurse (Inpatient Team)

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

Are you an experienced nurse with a desire to further your considerable diabetes inpatient knowledge to develop advanced specialist skills in diabetes?

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to undertake the above role. The post is suitable for those wishing to develop their career as a lead Specialist Nurse. It is a unique opportunity to gain experience in all the services the diabetes team provide. You will provide clinical support and advice to improve the care and management of patients within secondary care.

The successful candidate will work within an established team of Diabetes Nurse Specialists and as part of a wider multidisciplinary diabetes team within STH, to deliver high quality diabetes care. They will provide clinical nursing advice, education and leadership within the speciality working with a high degree of personal autonomy. Optimal care will be delivered throughout all aspects of the patient care pathway. Therefore, an ability to communicate with a wide range of people across different disciplines in both the hospital and community environment is essential.

Main duties of the job

To manage own defined caseload of patients within the agreed scope of practice and taking responsibility for continuity of care acting as an independent practitioner. This will include assessing patients often with highly complex or chronic conditions, providing specialist advice across professional boundaries and planning and implementation of care, running nurse led clinics and comprehensive follow up services; and ensuring a smooth transition for patients through the relevant pathway.

To maximise efficiency and quality of care for individual and groups of patients, acting as anadvocate through the patient pathway where necessary.

To participate in the diabetes centre cover, which offers advice to patients, primary care Providers. This service offers urgent appointments to patients who are new to insulin.

To actively develop change through service audit and evaluation in a way which promotes change for the benefit of patient care within the objectives of the business and service plan.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

Person specification

education and qulaification

• Degree level education or working towards
• To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998 or equivalent experience in delivering diabetes education
• Independent nurse prescriber or equivalent or willing to work towards
• Evidence of advanced training in diabetes

Experience

• Extensive, demonstrable post registration experience in the speciality including experience/knowledge of service management, planning and delivery
• Experience of managing change within the speciality
• Evidence of working effectively and collaboratively across professional and organisational boundaries
• Experience working in a primary/community nursing setting
• Evidence and experience of innovative working in diabetes
• Experience of autonomously managing patients with diabetes within a defined caseload
• Experience of caseload management, health assessment and advanced skills in patient education
• Experience of working within the community

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge and skills to support learning and education for patients and practitioners
• Specialist knowledge and skills in diabetes management including diabetes insulin pumps and CGM
• Experience of audit and evaluation
• Able to work autonomously and make independent decisions
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Effective verbal and written skills
• IT and systems management skills
• Valid full UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.