Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting a Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide expert diabetes care for children and their families across the trust. The role includes education, leadership, and involvement in audit and service development.

The post requires substantial paediatric diabetes experience, independent nursing practice, and ability to work within a multidisciplinary team in both hospital and community settings.

Qualifications

• Registered children’s nurse with paediatric experience.
• Diabetes knowledge or training for nurses is preferred.
• Mentorship qualification or evidence of teaching ability.

Responsibilities

• Autonomously manage a caseload of paediatric patients and families.
• Provide education and specialist advice on diabetes management.
• Support and lead on MDT discussions and care planning.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Conflict management

Education

Registered children's nurse

Diabetes education for nurses

Mentorship qualification

Children's Community Nursing

Non-medical prescriber

Job description

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 23 November 2026

Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist Band 6/7 dependent on experience.

Due to brand new funding, we are recruiting a full time (37.5 hours) Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our team working trust wide on a Monday to Friday work pattern. This nursing role is a band 7 opportunity but we will consider a developmental post at Band 6 depending on experience. In addition the successful candidate will be expected to participate in a 365 day out of hours / 24 hourweekend and bank holiday on call rota.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing and committed multidisciplinary team working to provide a children's diabetes service in the light of Best Practice Tariff and more recently the TA943 Technology Appraisal Guidance.

For more information and / or to arrange an informal visit please contact Lorraine Laccohee, Lead PDSN, 0208 296 3071.

Main duties of the job

The Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist will provide specialist diabetes care to children and their families and act as a resource to other professionals, by utilising expert knowledge and skills. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, and with external agencies, they will play a key role in the delivery of evidence-based practice,both in the hospital and community setting, in light of Best Practice Tariff and the TA943 Technology Appraisal Guidance.

The scope of the post covers clinical care, education and leadership, research, audit and quality improvement.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

Job responsibilities

The Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist will provide specialist diabetes care to children and their families and act as a resource to other professionals, by utilising expert knowledge and skills. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, and with external agencies, they will play a key role in the delivery of evidence-based practice,both in the hospital and community setting, in light of Best Practice Tariff. The post holder:- is responsible for the management of a caseload of children - will act as an educational resource to children, families, carers and otheragencies providing specialist advice and education on diabetes management inchildhood and adolescence.- will provide advice and support in paediatric diabetes care for paediatric nurses within the Trust and to other agencies as requested.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESClinical- To autonomously manage a caseload of children, developing effective workingrelationships with children, young people and their families. - - - - Monitoring and assessing effectiveness of treatment, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, initiating changes according to local protocols and making referrals as appropriate.- To empower children, families and carers, by providing support and education in order to jointly assess needs, plan and implement care through individualised care programmes and enable them to make informed decisions about their health. - To act as the patient's advocate working effectively with other professionals particularly where there may be barriers of language, learning difficulties or mental health, by providing effective support and information enabling familiesto make informed choices and decisions concerning treatment.- To educate the child and family about their diabetes and any specific clinical procedures they may have to undertake, in order to confidently manage their condition and care.- To use clinical skills to undertake specialised clinical procedures in diabetes therapy. - To advise and liaise with professional colleagues in both secondary and primary care ensuring optimum co-ordination of care and initiating changes in clinical management as appropriate.-To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to provide seamless and effective care management for the child and young person, including the arrangement of patient management meetings in a variety of settings, preparing and presenting reports as required.- To be responsible for contemporaneous patient record keeping and recording activity data on Trust patient administration system.Education- To act as a specialist educational resource, providing advice and support to professionals and carers within primary and secondary care settings.- To take responsibility for own continuing professional education both mandatory and other training appropriate to role including attendance at national conferences.- To identify training issues within primary and secondary care and initiateappropriate training packages on a broad range of issues relating to paediatric diabetes care.- To participate on internal teaching programmes, providing specialist information on paediatric diabetes care.Leadership- To manage own time, have accountability for own professional actions,effectively prioritising clinical and non-clinical workload.Research and Audit- To promote and create a climate of critical inquiry within paediatric diabetes, thus promoting the use of research in practice. - To keep up to date with current literature and research, interpreting and critically evaluating relevant research findings and where appropriate applying them to clinical practice and communicating them to effect any necessary changes in clinical practice. - To identify areas within diabetes that would benefit from being researched, advising on nursing resource implications and to participate, where appropriate, in nursing and multi-disciplinary research. - To participate in clinical audit and take appropriate action in response to audit findings. - To contribute to the collection of clinical data for both local and nationaldatabases. Quality To actively promote and implement evidence based nursing practice in diabetes care within paediatrics.To be aware of national guidelines and standards in paediatric diabetes care and to develop, and keep updated, local evidence-based guidelines and documentation, promoting their use throughout the Trust and, whereappropriate, in the wider community. Professional-To communicate in a professional manner, exercising accountability andprofessionalism in practice and portraying a professional role model at all times-To adhere to the NMC code of Professional Practice and Conduct- To conform and adhere to Trusts policies and procedures- To actively participate in clinical supervision and safeguarding supervision.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered children's nurse with paediatric experience.
• Successfully completed or be undertaking a programme of study in diabetes for nurses, which has been accredited for at least 20 points at first degree level or equivalent and evidence of on-going CPD in diabetes Or Have been working as a PDNS with evidence of on-going CPD in diabetes and a willingness to undertake a diabetes module as agreed by the Trust.
• Teaching and assessing / mentorship qualification or evidence of this being undertaken.
• Children's Community Nursing Qualification.
• Non-medical prescriber

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to deal with situations of conflict in a professional manner.
• Able to act as a professional role model.
• Proven teaching ability.
• Ability to work independently and make autonomous decisions.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Able to communicate with empathy age, appropriate, clinically sensitive information.
• Ability to build effective relationships with patients, carers and colleagues internal and external to the organisation.
• Ability to analyse and interpret information in an effective manner.

Knowledge

• Family dynamics and the implications on the family of a child with a chronic condition.
• Good working knowledge of child safeguarding practices nationally and locally.
• Awareness of audit and research and its effect on quality patient care. Ability to then lead on audit for QI purposes as required.
• Knowledge pertaining to informed consent relating to children.
• Knowledge of Best practice Tariff and guidelines for children and young people with diabetes.
• Awareness of national guidelines and policies pertaining to children generally.

Experience

• Robust experience of working within the MDT for children with Diabetes
• Sound working knowledge of current issues and legislation pertaining to paediatric diabetes.
• Experience of management (patient caseload or staff team).
• Experience of hybrid closed loop insulin pump systems
• Broad paediatric nursing experience in a variety of settings.
• Experience of working in a community setting

special requirements

• Car driver with full driving license and access to car on working days

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

£55,524 to £62,652 a yearpro rata per annum incl HCAS