Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse

NHS; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust in Coventry is recruiting a Band 6 Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse to support children and young people aged 0-19 with diabetes, across two hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby.

The role includes home visits, school support, and education responsibilities; a full UK driving license is essential, and immunisation/vaccination reporting is required as part of pre-employment checks. Interview date 8 December 2026.

Qualifications

• Current professional registration in pediatric nursing is required.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Diabetes care experience with children and young people is essential.
• Diabetes qualification or willingness to undertake.
• Teaching and assessing qualification preferred.
• Degree level study (level 6) required.
• Knowledge of children’s diabetes care and related guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert diabetes care advice to children/young people and families.
• Act as a resource for the multi-disciplinary team.
• Deliver ward staff education and mandatory training.
• Conduct home visits, school support, and travel between two sites.
• Promote best practice and contribute to policy development.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to travel

Leadership qualities

Teaching and mentoring

IT skills

Education

Current professional registration (RSCN/RN Child)

Evidence of continuous professional development

Evidence of current or recent Paediatric diabetes clinical experience

Relevant diabetes qualification or willing to undertake

Teaching and assessing qualification

Study at level 6 (degree/diploma)

Qualification in children’s diabetes care

Job description

Site University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Town Coventry Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 16/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 08/12/2026

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our team. Our service cares for approximately 250 children and young people aged 0-19 years. The service is based at UHCW and works within the population of Coventry and Rugby, operating over 2 hospital sites.

The interview will be conducted on 8th Dec, subject to availability.

A full UK driving license is essential for this post. Please note that an international driving license is not accepted.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve providing expert advice to children and young people with diabetes and their families in both the community and hospital setting. The Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse will act as a professional resource for the multi-professional team. Current experience of working with children and young people with diabetes is essential.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a keen interest in supporting and educating children, young people and families with managing diabetes from diagnosis, and will be motivated to learn. There will be a requirement for ward staff education, including delivering a mandatory training programme and supporting ward link nurses. The post will involve home visits, school support and working across two hospital sites, so ability to travel is essential.

The role involves providing advice and support during childhood and throughout the progression into our adolescent clinic for children and young people with diabetes and therefore the successful candidate must enjoy working with children and young people of all ages. They will be required to demonstrate leadership qualities, excellent communication skills and be highly motivated to work with the team to continue to develop and enhance our service.

If you are invited to attend interview you will be asked to set up an account with the Trac recruitment system in order to confirm your interview time.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To build professional caring relationships with children, young people with diabetes and their families and carers and be able to communicate effectively and empathetically with children and young people with diabetes and their families always taking into consideration their chronological and developmental age and cognitive ability.
• To support, mentor and supervise student and ward nurses, medical students and members of the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate.
• To support and enable children and families/carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management.
• Utilise all local and national information and ICT systems to secure accurate and timely resource data.
• Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute to achievement of corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times, including all aspects of child protection.
• Highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high quality service within a complex and challenging environment with often, conflicting targets.
• Demonstrates responsibility and acceptance for the provision of a high quality professional Service, promoting best practice and implementing a review process that looks at quality and efficiency and quality to meet the needs of patients and service.
• A resource for staff, advising on national, local and Trust policy and procedures/guidelines, ensuring that clinical governance is embedded in practice.
• Actively contribute to policy development and implementation of policies, guidelines and procedures for the department, ensuring that clinical governance is embedded in practice. Undertake highly specialised technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; complex patient monitoring; equipment and invasive tests and procedures if relevant

For further details please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualification/Training

• Current professional Registration (RSCN/RN Child)
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Evidence of current or recent Paediatric diabetes clinical experience
• Relevant diabetes qualification or willing to undertake
• Teaching and assessing qualification
• Study at level 6 (degree/diploma)
• Qualification in children’s diabetes care

Experience

• Professional clinical experience in diabetes
• Proven ability to work autonomously as well as within a team
• Experience in research and audit
• Resource Management
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

Knowledge

• A knowledgeable clinician with the ability to apply evidence based practice
• A sound knowledge of professional policies and procedures including NICE guidance
• A commitment to clinical supervision and staff development
• In depth knowledge and experience in children’s diabetes care, including dietary aspects

Skills & Abilities

• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines effectively
• Good management of own and others time
• Able to use initiative and make decisions
• Excellent communication skills
• Patient and family focused
• IT skills
• Advanced communication skills course

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Evidence of demonstrating the Trust Values (Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect) and the associated Values in Action behaviours in the workplace.
• For posts with managerial responsibility only Evidence of promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and ensuring fair and equitable practices throughout your work experience. Evidence of promoting a culture which helps individuals live behaviours aligned to our Trust Values (Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect)

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders

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.

Name Lisa Armour Job title Lead Nurse Children and Young Peoples services Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 02476967130 Additional information