Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
18 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Extensive post registration experience in field of practice
- Experience
Experience of provision of training/education to range of staff and service users
- Experience
Assessing and prescribing care and treatment plans
- Experience
Participation in service development and the implementation of change
- Knowledge and Skills
Advanced communication, negotiation, decision making and organisational skills
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to communicate complex and distressing information to patients and their carers in a sensitive and supportive way at a level they can understand
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to manage complex caseload of high-risk patients
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to take initiative, work autonomously, make decisions and prioritise workload
- Knowledge and Skills
Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge of national clinical guidelines & ability to interpret their impact on strategic service developments, patient outcomes and clinical practice
- Knowledge and Skills
Advanced training and utilisation skills in therapeutic/ diagnosis procedures and equipment relevant to field of practice
- Training and Qualifications
Registered Children’s Nurse/RN (Child)
- Training and Qualifications
Highly developed specialist knowledge achieved through first level degree or equivalent portfolio of evidence
- Training and Qualifications
Evidence of short courses at master’s level or equivalent experience
- Training and Qualifications
Recognised Qualification in field of practice
- Training and Qualifications
Teaching Certificate or equivalent experience
- Training and Qualifications
Independent Nurse Prescriber
- Training and Qualifications
Counselling qualification
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse (PDSN) to join our progressive and supportive team on the bank!
Are you looking to further your career in Paediatric Diabetes?
Are you ready to take on a Band 7 role in our Paediatric Diabetes MDT?
The Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nursing Team works alongside Shrophire and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust to deliver high quality, safe and effective care for children / young people, their families and carers. It offers multi-disciplinary clinics with Consultant, Nurse, Dietician and Psychologist across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Powys.
The Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nursing Team is supportive of flexible working arrangements and newly recruited staff are offered a comprehensive induction package.
Please note this position is bank only.
Main duties of the job
To assess, plan and implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing care for children and young people.
To provide effective nursing expertise, specialist advice and support to the nursing team and the wider MDT to ensure high quality care is delivered across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.
To work closely with the wider MDT to provide support and direction in the education and training of patients and their families to deliver the highest standards of clinical care.
Promote a “can-do” attitude and determination to develop and sustain dynamic and responsive multidisciplinary/ multi agency community services within the county which delivers best practice.
Manage a complex specialised caseload providing high quality clinical education, advice, information and support to CYP and their carers/ families on all aspects of their condition and its effect on their lives
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for detailed job discussionand main responsibilities.
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.
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This advert is for Bank Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse with Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust in Oswestry, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum/pro rata. The contract type is Bank shifts as required. The application deadline is 08 Sep 2026.
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