Job summary
We are recruiting a Bank Band 7 Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse to work within East Coast Community Healthcare Specialist Diabetes Nursing Team.
The post holder will need to demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge base and experience in relation to managing type 2 diabetes in the community.
The post holder will contribute to the delivery of specialist nursing care, case management and provide direct patient care, acting as an expert practitioner to optimise patient health, provide education for self-care and complex management of patient pathways.
Post locations - Remote/home, GP surgery clinics, ECCH bases including Yare House, Gorleston / Kirkley Mill Health Centre, Lowestoft / Northgate Hospital, Great Yarmouth.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical leadership, operational management and professional support to the ECCH Community Diabetes Specialist Nursing Service. Develop and deliver the integrated diabetes service across Norfolk & Waveney East locality.
To work with other members of the multidisciplinary team to promote diabetes health and effective clinical management. To work autonomously at a level appropriate to clinical competence and within the scope of professional practice.
To provide specialist training sessions for staff across ECCH and all external stakeholders.
To undertake with others, continuous evaluation of the service to ensure it is fit for purpose and increases access and choice .
To contact, assess, monitor and support patients/clients and their families ensuring holistic health needs assessment as well as medication adherence, treatment and follow up.
Liaise with Endocrinologists, GPs and community staff as required.
Organise/attend/participate in diabetes team meetings as required.
To advise on treatment plans for the patient.
To develop individual care plans in partnership with clients based on a shared assessment of need.
To formulate and review/update diabetes policies.
Attend in service training courses and study sessions as appropriate to maintain own competencies.
Plan, implement and evaluate diabetes training to students and other members of ECCH staff.
About us
ECCH is well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.
Details
- Date posted: 26 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 7
- Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
- Contract: Bank
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: 849-OL-85
- Job locations: Hamilton House, Battery Green Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1DE, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
To contact, assess, monitor and support patients/clients and their families ensuring holistic health needs assessment as well as medication compliance, treatment and follow up.
Liaise with Endocrinologists, GP's and community staff as required.
To act as a source of expert advice regarding diabetes information to patients and other health care professionals.
Maintain contemporaneous and accurate written and electronic records in partnership with clients and in accordance with policies and procedures.
Take responsibility for management of team members as required.
To lead on tasks as delegated by line manager.
Write reports and participate in audit on service delivery, as required for manager and ECCH Board.
Devise local protocols for specialist working and ensure implementation as required.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Certificate of Sponsorship
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Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience
- Has worked within specialty / aligned occupation with demonstrable experience
- Has worked in an autonomous role
- Working knowledge of national NHS policy
- Good computer skills
- Effective caseload management
Desirable
- Clinical supervision
- Supervisory skills
- Evidence of audit/research
- Has demonstrated service development/ improvement within specialty
- Has experience of working in a specialist nursing
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN currently registered with the NMC
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of advanced study within the specialty or willingness to work towards
- Independent Nurse prescriber / non-medical prescriber or willingness to work towards
Desirable
- Educated to Masters level
- ENB 998 or equivalent
Additional Criteria
Essential
- SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
- Demonstrable knowledge of theoretical frameworks, underpinning clinical nurse specialist practice.
- Demonstrable knowledge and application of national and local policies relating to clinical quality, long term conditions and specialist area of practice
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Competent IT skills
- Experience in patient teaching
- Clinical currency of evidence based research and application to practice
- PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
- Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a healthcare team
- Ability to adapt to change / be flexible to changing service needs
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Willingness and ability to work across different sites
- The ability to travel across the community
- Good report writing skills
- Evidence of strong analytical and interpretation
- Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
- (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together).
- Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required
Desirable
- Health coaching qualification
- Good Clinical practice in Research qualification
- Experience of implementing change management.
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