Job summary
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust seeks a motivated Band 7 Diabetes Specialist Practitioner to join our multidisciplinary team across five hospitals in Northwest London. Based mainly at Hammersmith Hospital, this full-time, on-site role involves delivering advanced clinical care, managing complex diabetes cases, leading service improvements, supporting staff, and providing education on medication and pathway development.
The post-holder will be required to cover any of the other sites in the event of an emergency though will be based at Hammersmith Hospital site. The post is required to provide a 5-day service from Monday to Friday on site.
Applicants should be enthusiastic, motivated and passionate about improving diabetes care for patients and should come with a minimum of 3 years post registration experience.
We offer a supportive team, access to specialist training, leadership development, research opportunities, flexible working, and cross-site experience within a diverse patient population. Apply now to contribute to advancing diabetes care at Imperial.
Interview date: 25/02/26
Main duties of the job
- The post holder may lead a team and be responsible for providing an advanced standard of care to patients at Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust, which covers a multi-cultural and diverse population.
- The post holder will supervise the work of other more junior staff and support workers.
- The post holder may be rotational and will be expected to work across all sites of the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
- The post holder will assist the Clinical Lead in contributing to the planning, coordination, development and evaluation of the service. Together with other senior staff, you will act as a resource of specialist advice to the rest of the therapy service and other professions.
- The diabetes service at ICHT is a comprehensive acute service offering outpatient clinics specialising in:-Ante-natal care-Enhanced type 1 service for insulin pump therapy and continuous --glucose monitoring-Structured education for type 1 diabetes-Transition clinic for young adults-Specialist foot unit-Joint clinics for complex type 2 diabetes and obesity, liver and HIV-Non-classical diabetes-Diabetes and renal clinics-Nurse-led clinics for young adults, type 1 diabetes and complex type 2 diabetes
- Post-holders will also need to support patients with diabetes on inpatient wards, Elective and non-elective admissions based on an e-referral system
- Links to community diabetes teams
- Patient /carer education
- Staff education and training
- Ward rounds
- Bleep cover
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Degree (or equivalent) in Nursing/Dietetics/Physiotherapy/Pharmacy/ Podiatry
- State registration with the Health Professions Council/NMC
- Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio, especially in the relevant clinical area
- Clinical Educators/ Mentorship course or equivalent
Desirable
- Post registration validated professional course e.g. BDA CED Advancing Diabetes, MSc module in Diabetes, X-pert Train the trainers, DAFNE/BDEC training
- Registered for MSc in Advanced Practice or Diabetes
- Advanced communication training
- Post registration training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Supervisory skills training
- Management skills training
Experience
Essential
- Significant recent clinical experience in relevant clinical area
- Evidence of a broad base of clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent within Diabetes management
- Significant experience of working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
- Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning, development of care pathways and using outcome measures
- Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for therapists, MDT members, support workers, students and apprentices
- Experience of service development/change management
- Experience in implementing evidence based practice in speciality
- Experience of working with insulin pumps, including interpreting downloaded data and advising on changes to pump settings
Desirable
- Previous Band 7 or equivalent experience in relevant post
- Leadership of a therapy team
- Recent, relevant work in an NHS environment
- Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
- Clinical research experience
- Experience of planning and managing service improvement activities
- Experience of on-call and weekend working in an acute hospital (if required for job role)
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Degree (or equivalent) in Nursing/Dietetics/Physiotherapy/Pharmacy/ Podiatry
- State registration with the Health Professions Council/NMC
- Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio, especially in the relevant clinical area
- Clinical Educators/ Mentorship course or equivalent
Desirable
- Post registration validated professional course e.g. BDA CED Advancing Diabetes, MSc module in Diabetes, X-pert Train the trainers, DAFNE/BDEC training
- Registered for MSc in Advanced Practice or Diabetes
- Advanced communication training
- Post registration training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Supervisory skills training
- Management skills training
Experience
Essential
- Significant recent clinical experience in relevant clinical area
- Evidence of a broad base of clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent within Diabetes management
- Significant experience of working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
- Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning, development of care pathways and using outcome measures
- Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for therapists, MDT members, support workers, students and apprentices
- Experience of service development/change management
- Experience in implementing evidence based practice in speciality
- Experience of working with insulin pumps, including interpreting downloaded data and advising on changes to pump settings
Desirable
- Previous Band 7 or equivalent experience in relevant post
- Leadership of a therapy team
- Recent, relevant work in an NHS environment
- Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
- Clinical research experience
- Experience of planning and managing service improvement activities
- Experience of on-call and weekend working in an acute hospital (if required for job role)
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.
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.
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).
