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Job summary

Main area
Medicine
Grade
Band 7
Contract
12 months (Fixed term/Secondment)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
162-7480-MED
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
King George Hospital
Town
Ilford
Salary
£53,751 - £60,651 per annum inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/12/2025 23:59

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Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Band 7 Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Band 7

 

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This video gives a flavour of what it is like to work at our Trust and why some of our staff love working here 💙

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Job overview

Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospital Trust are seeking a band 7 Diabetes Specialist Nurse for a 12 month fixed term / secondment due to service expansion to work as part of the Diabetes Nursing team.

We are looking for a self-motivated, team player to come and join the Diabetes Nursing team to help improve patient care and outcomes across Trust.  

You must have experience as a diabetes nurse with a detailed knowledge of diabetes treatment. Ideally you should have some experience in caring for patients on insulin pump, you should also be ready and willing to learn and develop this.  

You will be involved in supporting the diabetes insulin pump service being involved in nurse-led clinic as well as assessing in-patients with diabetes on pumps, helping to review and suggest treatment as well as giving advice and education to patients, relatives and ward staff.

You will be involved in general diabetes out-patient clinics and expected to run phone clinics for recently discharged patients.

Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months

Main duties of the job

You will be involved in supporting and supervising junior diabetes nurses.  You will need to be available to work across site and may be required to help cover a 7 day working week. Each day brings a new, exciting challenge and there are always learning opportunities to embark on. You will be working with a team who display PRIDE values; Passion, Responsibility, Innovation, Drive and Empowerment.

To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team providing a specialist service to adults with diabetes including those on insulin pumps.

To assist in the provision of a high quality Diabetes service at King George and Queens Hospital.

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care whilst acting as a role model, educator and a proficient nurse.

To deliver education to staff, patients and carers.

To provide support and expert knowledge to other healthcare professionals: i.e. trained nursing staff and junior medical staff.

To be involved in the establishment and running of protocol based nurse led clinics for diabetes patients, including assessment and follow up.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. 

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission. 

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care. 

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.  

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in this film.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Louise Lucy Glavin, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 Ext. 5936. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RGN level 1
  • ENB 998 (Teaching and assessing in clinical practice) or equivalent
  • Evidence of CDP with particular relevance to diabetes
Desirable criteria
  • Working toward masters
  • Non-medical prescriber

Experience/ Knowledge

Desirable criteria
  • Insulin pump experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Anna Hawkins
Job title
Endocrine & Diabetes Lead Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708435000

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Queen's Hospital
Rom Valley Way
Romford
Essex
RM7 0AG
Telephone
01708 435000 5936
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