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Diabetes Nurse Specialist- Community (Rotational Role)
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
190-0623-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Cross city
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/08/2025 23:59
Interview date
27/08/2025

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Diabetes Nurse Specialist - Community (Rotational Role)

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

 

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to undertake the above role, rotating between community, outpatient and in patient services.

The post is suitable for those wishing to develop their career as a lead Specialist Nurse. It is a unique opportunity to gain experience in all the services the diabetes team provide.

You will provide clinical support and advice to improve the care and management of patients within secondary and primary care.

Main duties of the job

 

The successful candidate will work within an established team of Diabetes Nurse Specialists and as part of a wider multidisciplinary diabetes team within STH, to deliver high quality diabetes care.

They will provide clinical nursing advice, education and leadership within the speciality working with a high degree of personal autonomy. Optimal care will be delivered throughout all aspects of the patient care pathway. Therefore an ability to communicate with a wide range of people across different disciplines in both the hospital and community environment is essential.

Working for our organisation

 

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

GRaDE Care Group is comprised of 3 clinical directorates:

  • Diabetes and Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Respiratory Medicine

All three directorates operate on the Northern and Central campus’ although the acute admitting base for all of the specialties is at the Northern General Hospital. The Care Group has 11 acute base wards at the Northern General Hospital and one acute and one elective base ward at the Central Campus. Outpatient services operate on both campus’ and are supported by the Patient Booking Hub at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse (valid with NMC)
  • To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998
  • Post grad diploma level (academic level 6)
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant Diabetes courses or willingness to undertake
  • PgCert

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience post qualification
  • Evidence of personal and professional development
  • Ability to work autonomously
  • An understanding of out patients
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of management experience
  • Diabetes experience

Further Training

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to continuous personal development.
Desirable criteria
  • Successful completion of clinical and management training

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent leadership skills
  • Commitment to work within the Clinical Governance Framework
  • Ability to successfully manage and evaluate change

Other Factors

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the system

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
Rebecca McLaughlin
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 2714636
Additional information

Bridget Walsh 

Specialist Nurse Practitioner

[email protected]

 

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