Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Diabetes Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 21 July 2025

Job summary

We are currently looking for a Diabetes Specialist Nurse to work within the Community Diabetes Service based in Portsmouth.

In this role you will be responsible for providing specialist clinical knowledge and skills and support to people living with diabetes, their families and carers in a variety of Community Settings. You will provide timely specialist clinical advice and education to health care professionals in Primary Care via email, telephone or MDT joint reviews/clinics. You will facilitate education programmes for patients, family members and healthcare professionals.

We are looking for someone that has experience in working in a team, but also able to work as an independent practitioner, maintaining a high professional standard of care.

You need to be able to demonstrate good written and verbal communication, be organised, flexible, and approachable with the ability to deal with day to day challenges. The successful applicant should demonstrate excellent time management skills, be self-motivated with a positive attitude.

Please note that this post may close before the deadline stated if applicant numbers exceed expectations.

Main duties of the job

The Community Diabetes Nursing Service work as an advisory service, Offering education, training and support to primary care and community services clinicians. This enables primary care/community services to manage adults with diabetes as effectively as possible.

Clinical Responsibilities

Responsible and participate in MDT Clinics and group education for the purpose of enabling and empowering individuals to maximise their health potential.

Provides clinical leadership, advice, guidance as part of the DSN team and other health professionals within the primary, community and secondary care setting, including medical and nursing teams, the voluntary sector and other interested agencies.

Responsible and participate in MDT Clinics and group education for the purpose of enabling and empowering individuals to maximise their health potential.

Provides clinical leadership, advice, guidance as part of the DSN team and other health professionals within the primary, community, and secondary care setting, including medical and nursing teams, the voluntary sector and other interested agencies.

Works across traditional boundaries promoting the development of integrated and effective links between the primary, community, and secondary care interface so that people with diabetes receive care and education appropriate to their needs.

Provide timely advice, support and information to health care professionals and people with diabetes by email and telephone.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Date posted

07 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

348-CSS-8514

Job locations

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Milton Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 6AD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Registered General Nurse Level 1.
*Post registration qualification in relevant clinical area e.g.Diabetes and/or diabetes nursing (or working towards).
*Masters' Degree in relevant or equivalent (or working towards).
*Teaching Qualification.

Desirable

Management Qualification
Leadership Qualification.

Experience

Essential

*Post qualification experience as a diabetes specialist nurse.
*Experience of line management of staff.
*Evidence of effective liaison, collaboration and joint working with other organisations.
*Proven ability to assess, develop, implement and communicate specialist care and take appropriate action.
*Experience in change management.
*Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team working.
*Implementation of evidence-based diabetes care.
*Experience of working in a constantly changing environment.
*Demonstrates strategies for managing own workload, being a team member and delegating to staff as appropriate.
*Able to manage and lead nursing and clerical staff/team in order to deliver a diabetes specialist nursing service.
*Proven communication skills (verbal, written) including report writing.
*Ability to deal with complex communications to a wide range of stakeholders where there may be barriers to understanding.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Registered General Nurse Level 1.
*Post registration qualification in relevant clinical area e.g.Diabetes and/or diabetes nursing (or working towards).
*Masters' Degree in relevant or equivalent (or working towards).
*Teaching Qualification.

Desirable

Management Qualification
Leadership Qualification.

Experience

Essential

*Post qualification experience as a diabetes specialist nurse.
*Experience of line management of staff.
*Evidence of effective liaison, collaboration and joint working with other organisations.
*Proven ability to assess, develop, implement and communicate specialist care and take appropriate action.
*Experience in change management.
*Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team working.
*Implementation of evidence-based diabetes care.
*Experience of working in a constantly changing environment.
*Demonstrates strategies for managing own workload, being a team member and delegating to staff as appropriate.
*Able to manage and lead nursing and clerical staff/team in order to deliver a diabetes specialist nursing service.
*Proven communication skills (verbal, written) including report writing.
*Ability to deal with complex communications to a wide range of stakeholders where there may be barriers to understanding.

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.

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

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

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Milton Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 6AD

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Milton Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 6AD

Employer's website

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