Lead Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Banbury; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK NHS Trust is recruiting a Lead Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse to oversee the care of children and young people with diabetes, ensuring the highest standards of clinical practice and integrated care. This role emphasizes leadership, advanced clinical management, and collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team, essential for delivering compassionate care excellence.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with diabetes specialty.
• Experience leading a nursing team and managing diabetes caseloads (6+ years).
• Significant research and education experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the specialist nursing service for children with diabetes.
• Monitor and improve care standards through clinical audits and evidence-based practice.
• Develop integrated care partnerships with primary and secondary care.

Skills

Advanced clinical skills

Leadership

Case management

Communication

Education

Qualified Nurse

Diabetes education certification

Job description

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Lead Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Main area Paediatric Diabetes Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent 0.6 wte Hours

• Flexible working
• Other

22.5 hours per week (Flexible days) Job ref 321-NOTSS-7055387-B8-A

Site Children's Hospital, John Radcliffe site Town Oxford Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/06/2025 23:59

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Many of our recruitment programmes useValue Based Interviewingto identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visitwww.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values

Job overview

The Oxfordshire Children's Diabetes Service covers all areas served by the Children's Hospital, Oxford and the Horton Hospital, Banbury. There are approximately 370 children/young people in the service, mostly with Type 1 diabetes. There are an increasing number of CYP with Type 2 diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis Diabetes and other, rarer types. The service has an ethos of continual improvement, research and embracing technological advances in care to provide the best possible outcomes for all CYP. The nursing team are part of a multi-disciplinary team of dietitians, psychologists, consultants, specialty doctors, and support staff who work closely together. The lead nurse role is crucial in being a senior lead for this team and in relationships with the adult diabetes team for smooth transition of services for young people. C hanges and updates will occur with service developments.

The job share lead role for the nursing team started following flexible retirement of the then full-time Lead Nurse in 2024. Now the remaining hours of the lead role are available from April 1st 2025.

Main duties of the job

Job Summary:

The post holder will exercise advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care.

· To lead and develop the specialist nursing service for children and young people (CYP) with diabetes and their families in line with Best Practice Tariff

· To proactively case manage and anticipate the future care needs of people at risk and develop appropriate management plans accordingly.

· To provide advanced clinical skills and advice demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of the client group.

· To monitor and lead improvements to standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit (including the NPDA), evidence-based practice, quality improvement (QI) programmes, teaching, education and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership.

· To lead on the implementation of relevant research into practice contributing to the further development of evidence based research and audit.
To contribute to clinical governance by leading audit and research as part of the MDT within the Paediatric Diabetes Service.

· To develop robust partnerships within primary and secondary care and schools to ensure true integrated care for CYP

Post holders will be expected to participate fully in their personal development and review process.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

(Updated March 2025 by Jane Haest/Zoe Pooley)

Job Title Lead Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse, Oxfordshire Children’s Diabetes Team

Grade Band 8A

Hours of work 0.6 wte (To create 1.0 wte total role)

Directorate NOTSSCAN

Responsible to Zoe Pooley, Children’s Directorate Matron for Neonates, Advanced Nursing Practice, and Clinical Nurse Specialists

Accountable to Zoe Pooley A/A

Job Summary

The post holder will exercise advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care. Changes and updates will occur with service developments.

· To lead and develop the specialist nursing service for children and young people (CYP) with diabetes and their families in line with Best Practice Tariff

· To proactively case manage and anticipate the future care needs of people at risk and develop appropriate management plans accordingly.

· To provide advanced clinical skills and advice demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of the client group.

· To monitor and lead improvements to standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit (including the NPDA), evidence-based practice, quality improvement (QI) programmes, teaching, education and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership.

· To lead on the implementation of relevant research into practice contributing to the further development of evidence based research and audit.
To contribute to clinical governance by leading audit and research as part of the MDT within the Paediatric Diabetes Service.

· To develop robust partnerships within primary and secondary care and schools to ensure true integrated care for CYP

Post holders will be expected to participate fully in their personal development and review process.

Person specification

Diabetes specific education

• 4 years plus

Knowldge and management experience of diabetes caseloads

• 6 years
• Wider MDT Team development experience in the field

Research experience

• Lead researcher

Delivering education and presenting skills

• 4 years plus
• Evidence of changing delivery style following peer review

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Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.

Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.

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Name Zoe Pooley Job title Matron, Children's Services Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01865 231245 Additional information

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