Lead Nurse Endocrine/Diabetes

Birmingham Women’s and Children; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Lead Diabetes/Endocrine Nurse to lead the specialist nursing service across outpatient, ward, and community settings for children and young people.

You will drive clinical governance, develop district-wide services, and provide advanced nursing care with a multidisciplinary team, while leading teaching and safeguarding activities.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration Child Branch.
• MSC willingness to undertake management responsibilities.
• Certificate in management/approved management training/equivalent management experience.
• Clinical leadership course (e.g. ILM).
• Recognised paediatric qualification in one or more specialist endocrine disciplines.
• Post basic qualification in child protection.
• Teaching and Assessing qualification.
• Non-Medical Prescribing.

Responsibilities

• Lead diabetes/endocrinology nursing teams across outpatients, wards, and community settings.
• Co-ordinate and lead overall management and day-to-day running of Endocrine/Diabetes services.
• Develop district-wide services for children with endocrine/diabetes disorders, families and professionals.
• Deliver teaching to a wide range of professionals and settings; support safeguarding and governance.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Diabetes care

Endocrinology knowledge

Teaching

Project management

Education

NMC registration Child Branch

MSC willingness

Management qualification

Paediatric endocrinology qualification

Non-Medical Prescribing

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Main area Diabetes and Endocrinology Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (on call overnight and at weekends , some weekend shifts) Job ref 284-26-8241436-DMRG-A

Site Birmingham Children's Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/11/2026 23:59

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, Lead Diabetes/Endocrine nurse to join a well-established specialist nursing service. The service includes Diabetes, Rare Diabetes, Endocrinology, CEW and Metabolic Bone which provide a local and regional service. We are look info a dynamic, compassionate and experienced leader to continue the development of these services alongside the experienced and dedicated staff.

You will work with the specialist nursing team to lead on the continued high quality and specialist care provided across these services within BWC . You should be clinically up to date in one of the specialties with excellent knowledge of current guidance. The post holder will be well supported by the team with an experienced senior CNS in post for each speciality proving clinical expertise. The service adopts a multi-disciplinary approach which ensures clinical care and the needs of the patient, and their family is at the forefront of everything we do. The role will be well supported by senior nursing, operational and medical colleagues.

You will need to be a RSCN/RN child branch with proven post registration experience in care of the child and young person with Diabetes or an Endocrine condition. You will also need to have experience of managing and leading teams and /or caseloads alongside a recognised management course. Having experience of working in community and a current driving licence, would be advantageous but not essential. The post is involved in specialist education so experience of delivering teaching to wide range of professionals and settings would be desirable. Extensive safeguarding experience is important as the postholder will need to lead and support the specialist team with complex cases, alongside the Trust safeguarding team. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop leadership skills across a service, implementing an devaluation both operational and strategic changes to positively impact on patient care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within the Diabetes/Endocrinology footprint in outpatients, wards and allocated offices, in the community and across the West Midlands.

The post holder will co-ordinate and lead the overall management and the strategic development of the nursing teams and share responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Endocrine, Diabetes, including the Rare Diabetes service, Metabolic Bone/Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) and Complications of Excess Weight (CEW) nursing services.
In conjunction with other members of the diabetes and endocrine multidisciplinary team, will enable the development of district-wide services for children with endocrine/diabetes disorders, families and professionals, identifying needs and facilitating the implementation of services within agreed local and national standards. They will promote excellence in nursing practice through delivery of an advanced level of nursing care to the child and family, supported by well-established clinical teams. They will work closely with external stakeholders from health, education, social care, and the public.

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration Child Branch
• MSC willingness
• Certificate in management/approved management training/equivalent management experience
• Clinical leadership Course e.g. ILM
• Recognised paediatric qualification in one or more specialist endocrine disciplines
• Post basic qualification in child protection
• Teaching and Assessing Qualification
• Non-Medical Prescribing

Knowledge

• Evidence of managing staff and dealing with difficult situations
• Evidence of leadership roles
• Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
• Experience in budgetary management and control, or the willingness to acquire
• Experience of implementing a change in practice
• Experience of managing complaints and investigations

Analytical and Judgement skills

• xcellent communication skills – ability to engage and lead challenging discussions with staff, patients and external part
• Proven ability to prioritise demanding workload and that of others and well organised and able to work in a challenging and busy environment
• Proactive, self-motivated with an ability to motivate others
• Ability to plan strategically and clinically influence and advise clinicians and senior manager within the Trust and external bodies/organisations

Other

• Post registration course relevant to the Management of Childhood Diabetes (Birmingham City University) and/or the Principles of Care for the Child and Young Person in Endocrinology (London South Bank University) or willing to work towards

Personal skills

• Flexible and adaptable to changing situations
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Flexible and adaptable to changing situations

Professional

• Good computer skills using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point) and IT systems
• Demonstrates previous experience of performing appraisals in line with the Trusts appraisal process
• Demonstrates previous experience with performance, capability and absence management in line with Trust policies

Sponsorship:

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Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

Reasonable Adjustments:

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

Safeguarding

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

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.

Application numbers

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.