Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Diabetes Specialist Nurse T1DE

The closing date is 28 October 2025

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Job summary

Diabetes Specialist Nurse Type 1 Diabetes Disordered eating service

Band 7

Secondment

15 Hours per week

An exciting secondment / fixed term opportunity has arisen for a band 7 Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN) with a special interest supporting people with type 1 Diabetes and Disordered Eating (T1DE).

This post will support NHS England funded type 1 diabetes and disordered eating service for Cheshire and Merseyside as part of DSN team.

The post holder will be based at Aintree University Hospital but the service also located at a site in Cheshire. They will work alongside a consultant diabetologist, consultant psychiatrist, consultant psychologist, and eating disorder specialists from tour mental health partners to provide comprehensive help to patients attending the service.

Opportunities for training and observation will be provided and all service members will be offered peer support from the psychology team.

Main duties of the job

Act as Diabetes clinical expert and professional resource to Multi-Professional teams, patients and carers within the Speciality service. The post holder will support the development of specialist area of practice in partnership with other members of the speciality teams across Acute, Community and Primary Care Service. The post holder will carry responsibility for a defined case load and offer highly specialist advice, setting standards of care, the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. The post holder will contribute to achieving the objectives of the clinical service group/speciality corporate objectives and work within the clinical governance framework They will lead the development and delivery of a programme of practice and professional development for delivery of care within the specialist area.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Details

Date posted

15 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

287-AMED-253-25

Job locations

Aintree University Hospital

Aintree House

Liverpool

L9 7AL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and persons specification

Clinical specialist in area of Diabetes

Work as part of a wider Multi-disciplinary team

Support the training and development of others

Workplace will be in inpatient ward/clinical areas and outpatient clinics

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and persons specification

Clinical specialist in area of Diabetes

Work as part of a wider Multi-disciplinary team

Support the training and development of others

Workplace will be in inpatient ward/clinical areas and outpatient clinics

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RGN with current NMC registration
  • Degree (or equivalent)
  • Post-registration qualification in diabetes
  • Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Research qualification
  • Recordable specialist qualification
  • Masters
  • Independent Nurse Prescriber

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical experience with specific experience within Diabetes.
  • Evidence of undertaking the relevant speciality successfully at Band 6
  • Experience in service development and implementation of change
  • Involvement in audit

Desirable

  • Experience of caring for patients using insulin pumps

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to effectively communicate sensitive information in a variety of settings.
  • Organisation and negotiation skills
  • Able to present information to professional groups.
  • Leadership & motivation skills
  • Intermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
  • Able to supervise and support junior members of the team
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RGN with current NMC registration
  • Degree (or equivalent)
  • Post-registration qualification in diabetes
  • Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Research qualification
  • Recordable specialist qualification
  • Masters
  • Independent Nurse Prescriber

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical experience with specific experience within Diabetes.
  • Evidence of undertaking the relevant speciality successfully at Band 6
  • Experience in service development and implementation of change
  • Involvement in audit

Desirable

  • Experience of caring for patients using insulin pumps

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to effectively communicate sensitive information in a variety of settings.
  • Organisation and negotiation skills
  • Able to present information to professional groups.
  • Leadership & motivation skills
  • Intermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
  • Able to supervise and support junior members of the team

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aintree University Hospital

Aintree House

Liverpool

L9 7AL


Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aintree University Hospital

Aintree House

Liverpool

L9 7AL


Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Nurse Consultant Diabetes

Anne Cartwright

anne.cartwright@liverpoolft.nhs.uk

01515294876

Details

Date posted

15 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

287-AMED-253-25

Job locations

Aintree University Hospital

Aintree House

Liverpool

L9 7AL


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