Specialist Nurse - Diabetes

NHS; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 1,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to become a Diabetes Nurse at a leading GP surgery in Milton Keynes. Join a dedicated clinical team focused on providing compassionate care for patients with diabetes and long-term conditions. Benefit from a permanent role with competitive pay, excellent NHS pension, and ongoing professional development.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

25 days annual leave (increasing with service)

NHS Discounts with various retailers

Wellbeing resources available free to all staff

Qualifications

• Experience with diabetes management and long-term conditions.
• Strong knowledge of infection control practices.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards in nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Run special diabetic clinics for patients.
• Provide dietary and lifestyle advice specific to diabetes.
• Develop patient management plans and monitor practice performance.

Skills

Diabetes management

Infection control

Communication

Education

Diploma in Improving Diabetes Care (Warwick)

PITstop or Merit injectables courses

Job description

Job Summary

A fantastic opportunity to join a high performing GP surgery, looking to welcome a new Diabetes Nurse to the team.

As a member of the Watling Street Practice nursing team, you will be working from our surgery in Great Holm, Milton Keynes.

In addition to diabetes management, experience around other long-term conditions is essential to this role.

Hours, Salary And Benefits

• £23 per hour
• An excellent NHS pension scheme
• Aminimum 25 days annual leave (pro-ratad), plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days with length of service
• NHS Discounts with a massive number of retailers (with a Bluelight card)
• Wellbeing resources available free to all staff
  
  

Shift Pattern 35 hours per week

Conversations around flexible working and compressed hours are encouraged

Your working hours will be on a fixed rota, over 4 or 5 days per week.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Diabetes Nurse to join our clinical team; someone with excellent communication skills, a strong sense of empathy, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

If youre passionate about making a positive impact on patients lives and are ready to contribute to a hardworking, collaborative clinical team, we encourage you to apply.

About Us

Our ethos is to treat patients as we would expect our family members to be treated. We are proud of our caring and supportive team approach and it is important that the successful applicant fits well within our team.

We pride ourselves on being a modern, forward thinking general practice whilst retaining traditional values.

As Watling Street Practice, our three sites are within Stony Stratford, Great Holm and Shenley Church End. We are part of the Watling Street Primary Care Network and have a community team including nurses, social prescribers and social work assistant supporting our patient populations.

We strive to provide high quality, readily accessible medical and preventative health care within a well organised, efficient, up-to-date, friendly and caring environment.

Details

Date posted

07 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Compressed hours

Reference number

A2688-25-0019

Job locations

Kensington Drive

Great Holm

Milton Keynes

MK89HN

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Main Responsibilities And Duties

• To run special diabetic clinics for patients
• Give patients appropriate dietary and lifestyle advice
• Development of individual patient management plans
• Assist in the formulation of appropriate diabetic protocols
• Monitor the overall practice performance in the area of diabetes
• In-depth knowledge about the use of oral hypoglycaemias and to be able to educate patients appropriately
• In-depth knowledge about the use of insulin and to be confident advising patients on how to administer insulin and adjust doses
• Identify high risk patients and liaise with the community diabetic team where appropriate
• Awareness of how to manage diabetic emergencies and to educate patients appropriately
• Providing assessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice
• Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently to agreed protocols
• Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary
• Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary
• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
  
  

Additional Expectations

• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Ability to use own judgment, resourcefulness and common sense.
• A commitment to maintain a high professional standard of nursing care and keep up to date with all aspects of nursing care relevant to the post
• A commitment to ensure all Health and Safety requirements and Infection Control measures are met and to report any problems to the Practice Manager
• A commitment to the effective use of practice and NHS resources.
• An awareness of own limitations and experience
• To work only in accordance with the UKCC Code of Conduct and within the scope of professional practice
• To have a written professional development plan and to maintain an up-to-date portfolio which meets the requirements of registration with the UKCC
  
  

Job description

Job responsibilities

Additional Expectations

• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Ability to use own judgment, resourcefulness and common sense.
• A commitment to maintain a high professional standard of nursing care and keep up to date with all aspects of nursing care relevant to the post
• A commitment to ensure all Health and Safety requirements and Infection Control measures are met and to report any problems to the Practice Manager
• A commitment to the effective use of practice and NHS resources.
• An awareness of own limitations and experience
• To work only in accordance with the UKCC Code of Conduct and within the scope of professional practice
• To have a written professional development plan and to maintain an up-to-date portfolio which meets the requirements of registration with the UKCC
  
  

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience with diabetes management
• Experience with long term conditions
• Strong knowledge of infection control
  
  

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma in Improving Diabetes Care (Warwick) or equivalent
• PITstop or Merit injectables courses
  
  

Desirable

• Being a qualified prescriber would be advantageous but not essential
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Diploma in Improving Diabetes Care (Warwick) or equivalent
• PITstop or Merit injectables courses
  
  

Desirable

• Being a qualified prescriber would be advantageous but not essential
  
  

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.

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.

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

Watling Street Practice

Address

Kensington Drive

Great Holm

Milton Keynes

MK89HN

Employer's website

https://www.stonymedicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Watling Street Practice

Address

Kensington Drive

Great Holm

Milton Keynes

MK89HN

Employer's website

https://www.stonymedicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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