Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Monday to Friday service which covers weekends and bank holidays in rotation
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday including weekend and Bank Holiday in rotation)
- Job ref
- 372-MED2650-A
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CHFT cross site working
- Town
- Calderdale and Huddersfield
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Diabetes Support Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
This is an internal opportunity within CHFT and therefore is only available to colleagues employed by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
Job overview
This role is for candidates looking to specialise themselves within the diabetes specialist nursing mainly the in-patients services. We are at the forefront of advances in diabetes care and provide number of specialist services. The Diabetes centre at CHFT deliver specialist diabetes care to people with complex needs which includes running weekly Antenatal clinics, weekly foot clinics, insulin pump clinics, Transition clinics and providing excellent in-patient diabetes services. We work very closely with all the members of the multi-disciplinary team which includes Diabetes consultants, Renal & Surgical consultants, diabetes dietitians and our diabetes foot team. We are a well-established DAFNE and Insulin Pump Centre and providing integrated diabetes services, working in close partnership with our Primary Care Team. The diabetes in-patient service continues to expand in response to the increasing number of people with diabetes.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed nurse who wishes to extend their expertise in this field and be a part of this innovative service. A commitment to further learning and development is required. Applicants must be a Level 1 registered nurse. Experience in care of people with diabetes is desirable, however not essential. The role will require the successful applicant to become proficient in assessment, counselling and teaching skills. The successful candidate must be passionate about working together with people with diabetes and their families. You will also provide comprehensive, evidence-based diabetes care for people with diabetes mainly Inpatients and support health care professionals. You must be able to support the implementation of changes in practice and have the ability to work collaboratively at all levels and across disciplines and agencies. You will need to be passionate about nursing and the important contribution nurses make for patients, carers and family.
Working for our organisation
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification below for full details about the role.
If you’re interested in applying or would like to learn more about working in our team, we’d be happy to hear from you. Please contact the vacancy lead listed in the “Further details / informal visits” section.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- RGN
- Practice assessor/Practice supervisor or willingness to complete
Desirable criteria
- First level degree
- Teaching qualification
- Advanced communication skills training
Knowledge, Experience & Expertise
Essential criteria
- Ability to act on own initiative with evidence of sound decision making abilities
- Ability to demonstrate up to date experience and depth of knowledge and clinical competence
- Ability to influence outcomes and engage in service change negotiations
- Ability to work well in a team
- Ability to work under pressure
- Desire for knowledge and awareness of own limitations
- High level of personal/ professional autonomy and accountability
- Ability to manage complex situations effectively and demonstrate ability to influence change
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within diabetes speciality
- Experience in service development/ change management
- Significant knowledge and skills in diabetes symptom management
Communication and Relationships
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Role model with a significant level of autonomy and accountability
- Evidence of good interpersonal skills
- Motivated and the ability to motivate others
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing and ability to pitch communication according to the target audience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Raluca Gheorghe
- Job title
- Lead Diabetes Specialist Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01422 222257
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