Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse

ZeroAge; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join the Nottingham Children's Diabetes team. Successful candidates will provide high-quality clinical care to children with diabetes, as well as educational support to families and schools, in a prestigious and well-supported environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people with diabetes.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Hold a full UK driving license and access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Support hospital inpatient care and multi-professional clinics.
• Provide education and support for families and schools.
• Use and educate on new diabetes management technologies.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Organisation

Education

RC Child, RSCN

NMC Registration

Accredited diabetes course (desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

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Job Summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic registered Children's Nurse to work within the Nottingham Children's Diabetes team as a Band 6 Diabetes Specialist Nurse on a permanent basis.

Job Summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic registered Children's Nurse to work within the Nottingham Children's Diabetes team as a Band 6 Diabetes Specialist Nurse on a permanent basis.

Nottingham Children's Hospital looks after around 440 children and young people with diabetes. Approximately 70% of our patients are on insulin pumps, CGM or a variety of Hybrid Closed Loop Systems. We are nationally recognised and continue to achieve some of the best diabetes outcomes in the country.

Excellent team working, effective communication, being highly organised and motivated, in addition to previous experiences in caring for children and young people with diabetes is desirable. The post holder will have post registration experience, working with children in hospital, outpatients and/or community settings.

The new post holder will be trained and supported in learning about the complex technology used in CYP and Type 1 Diabetes to enable them to hold a caseload of patients and manage their care in a variety of settings, give emergency advise and contribute to training other healthcare professionals.

You will be hospital based with a responsibility to see children and young people in inpatient and outpatient setting, liaise with families at home and provide education to school and nurseries.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the summary below you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

You will be a clinical and professional role model with a passion for the delivery of high quality clinical care and the support and development of others. You will be an effective team player but also be able to plan and organise your own workload, possess excellent communication skills and an ability to teach families, schools and health professionals. You will work as part of dynamic and forward thinking multi-professional team, offering key opportunities to develop your career as a nurse specialist within this rapidly expanding speciality.

About Us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Details

Date posted

16 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

164-7212768

Job locations

Queens Medical Centre

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will work as a specialist nurse on a permanent basis within an established multi-professional team.

You will be hospital based supporting inpatient care, providing education and support for families. You will also support multi-professional clinics as well as seeing patients independently in nurse clinics.

You will provide clinical advise and support to families and schools to try and prevent deterioration in illness and reduce hospital admissions. You will provide education and support to nursery and school staff to enable children and young people to return to their usual routines.

You will be involved with starting patients on new technologies and providing patients and families with ongoing education and support to reduce the risk of short and long-term complications.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will work as a specialist nurse on a permanent basis within an established multi-professional team.

You will be hospital based supporting inpatient care, providing education and support for families. You will also support multi-professional clinics as well as seeing patients independently in nurse clinics.

You will provide clinical advise and support to families and schools to try and prevent deterioration in illness and reduce hospital admissions. You will provide education and support to nursery and school staff to enable children and young people to return to their usual routines.

You will be involved with starting patients on new technologies and providing patients and families with ongoing education and support to reduce the risk of short and long-term complications.

Person Specification

Essential

Training and Qualifications

• RC Child, RSCN
• NMC Registration
  
  

Desirable

• Accredited diabetes course or willingness to undertake
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children and young people with diabetes
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of dealing with complex safeguarding situations
  
  

Communcation and Relationship Skills

Essential

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to demonstrate IT skills, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  
  

Planning and Organisation Skills

Essential

• Able to organise and prioritise a complex caseload
  
  

Other

Essential

• Hold a full UK driving license and have access to a car
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Hold a full UK driving license and have access to a car
  
  

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Queens Medical Centre

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Queens Medical Centre

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

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Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals

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