Paediatric Lead Diabetes Specialist Nurse

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire; Coventry; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking a Lead Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse to lead the MDT in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care for children and young people with diabetes.

You will provide specialist clinical care, education, and support across home, school, community, and hospital settings, enabling self-management and the safe use of diabetes technologies within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with experience in pediatric diabetes care.
• Proven ability to lead a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience educating children, young people and families.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nursing Team.
• Provide specialist clinical care and education across settings.
• Support self-management and family engagement with diabetes technology.

Skills

Clinical leadership

MDT collaboration

Student mentorship

Effective communication

Education

NMC registered nurse

Pediatrics experience

Tools

Diabetes care technologies

Job description

Lead the Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nursing Team and work collaboratively as a key member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care for children and young people with diabetes.

Provide specialist clinical care, education, and support to children, young people, and their families across home, school, community, and hospital settings. Facilitate understanding of a diabetes diagnosis, treatment options, and the long-term management of this lifelong condition, including the safe and effective use of diabetes technologies such as insulin pump therapy, Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM), and flash glucose monitoring systems.

Lead, develop, and coordinate individualised education programmes for children, young people, families, carers, school staff, and healthcare professionals, ensuring learning is tailored to meet identified needs. Promote self-management by enabling children, young people, and their families to develop the knowledge, confidence, skills, and resilience necessary to effectively manage their diabetes, supported by the wider healthcare team.

Provide clinical leadership within the diabetes service, contributing to service development, quality improvement initiatives, and the achievement of local and national standards of care to improve outcomes and experience for children and young people living with diabetes.

1. 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.
2. To support, mentor and supervise student and ward nurses, medical students and members of the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate.
3. To support and enable children and families/carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management.
4. Utilise all local and national information and ICT systems to secure accurate and timely resource data.
5. 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.

Responsible for providing expert clinical care, education, support, and leadership for children and young people (CYP) with diabetes and their families. The role combines direct patient care, multidisciplinary working, service development, and safeguarding responsibilities.

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.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire.

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 anenvironment 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.