Diabetes Specialist Nurse Ward Lead

NEP Cloud; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS trust as a Diabetes Specialist Nurse Ward Lead, focusing on providing exceptional care for diabetes patients. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team in a dynamic environment, delivering critical support and training across the integrated diabetes service. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and the chance to make a meaningful impact in patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience in diabetes care and management.
• Willingness to undertake relevant qualifications.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the trust.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to support diabetes patients.
• Manage a caseload of inpatients with diabetes.
• Deliver patient-centered advice and care in line with national guidelines.

Skills

Autonomous working

Multi-disciplinary team collaboration

Communication skills

Prioritization of workload

Education

Registered Nurse Level 1

Degree and evidence of study at Master’s level (or equivalent)

Degree module in Diabetes management or equivalent experience

Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification (or willing to undertake)

Job description

Main area Diabetes Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekend rota) Job ref 435-MEC-043-25

Employer East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital Town Blackburn Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 24/06/2025 23:59

Diabetes Specialist Nurse Ward Lead

NHS AfC: Band 7

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Registered Nurse to join the Integrated Diabetes Service. The focus of this role will be to work closely with our multidisciplinary team (MDT) to support adult inpatients across ELHT.

Our Integrated diabetes team is an early adopter of technology and uses examples of all current diabetes technology available to co-ordinate patient care, whether this is flash glucose monitors, insulin pumps and CGM.

The ELHT integrated diabetes service provides complex care to inpatients with diabetes across ELHT and BwD, the inpatient service is 7 days.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will jointly manage a caseload of inpatient’s whilst working alongside a highly skilled team of Adult Consultants, Adult Diabetes Specialist Nurses, Specialist Podiatrist and Specialist Dietitians. ELHT have been successful in receiving NHS England bid monies to develop our inpatient service. The role is to prevent unnecessary admissions, support inpatient care and timely discharge, and delivery training to HCP across the health economy.

Working for our organisation

At East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 7,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

The Trust has built a good reputation as a place to enjoy job satisfaction and develop professional skills and experience. By joining us now you can play a role in organisation that continues to put patients and clients at the heart of everything that we do.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Working across sites within ELHT NHS trust, you will be expected to deliver patients centred advice, support and care for patients with diabetes within the integrated diabetes service, their families and carers. In line with National Service Framework (NSF) and the Nationals Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines you will be expected to provide advanced assessment of patients’ needs and advise on appropriate diabetes management. Additionally, you will be expected to support patients through all stages of their diabetes care.

Your role will involve empowering patients with the skills and knowledge necessary to attain independence in self-management. Working as a Diabetic specialist nurse ward lead you will be responsible for maintaining and updating your own knowledge and skills, together with providing evidence in support of this. This is a 7-day service.

Person specification

Experience

• Skills in autonomous working
• Proven experience working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the trust
• Communication skills. Verbal, written and electronic
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Access to transport for work purposes

Qualifications

• Degree and evidence of study at Master’s level (willing to undertake) or equivalent
• Degree module in Diabetes management or equivalent experience
• Registered Nurse Level 1
• Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification (willing to undertake) or equivalent
• DAFNE/ DAP Education (Willing to undertake) or equivalent

Dear Potential Applicant,

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.

This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post

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The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone [phone] or email [e-mail] write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH

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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.

Name Anna Knight Job title Advanced clinical practitioner in diabetes. Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01254 736464

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East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust