# Children's Diabetes Specialist Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-diabetes-specialist-nurse/289a9dec-93ea-492a-8a1c-75bc324d1fb8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-diabetes-specialist-nurse/289a9dec-93ea-492a-8a1c-75bc324d1fb8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Castle Hill Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Salary:** £39959.00 to £48117.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Predominently Monday-Friday but may be required to work some weekends to meet the needs of the service) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-04T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-25T12:59:37.596Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8315513 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8315513?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hull.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will work as a member of the Diabetes Nursing Team under the direction of the Consultants to deliver an expert nursing service to patients with Diabetes, from diagnosis until discharge or transition to the adult service. The post holder will deliver specialist nursing skills, demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and expertise in the autonomous management of children and young people within the diabetes service. The post holder will ensure that patients and families are educated, informed and supported by providing clinical and social support in relation to their diagnosis. It will be necessary to work flexibly with a caseload of patients, across both the hospital and community settings for a defined caseload of patients within the diabetes service and to provide symptom advice to other health care professionals and initiate guideline-based therapies. The post holder will establish clear lines of communication with primary healthcare teams . The post holder will contribute to the development of evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines and will participate in audit and quality improvement initiatives. The post holder will ensure that patients and their families are educated, informed and supported by providing clinical and social support in relation to their specific diagnosis and treatment plans ### Main duties of the job - It will be necessary to work flexibly across a caseload of patients across both the hospital and community setting for local patients and to provide expert advice to other health care professionals and initiate guidelines based therapies that address acute management issues for diabetes - The post holder will contribute to the development of evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines and will participate in audit. - The post holder will work across organisational, regional and national boundaries and form good working relationships with colleagues within the regional diabetes network. - Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the Job Description and the Person Specification for further details regarding the main duties and responsibilities of the job Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Special/other **Essential** - Accepts guidance and supervision from senior colleagues - Ability to use own initiative - Positive and enthusiastic - Reliable - Effective and capable - Perceptive and sensitive - Good role model - Personal and professional integrity and credibility - Full driving licence with access to a car - Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service ### Knowledge/experience **Essential** - Demonstrates significant experience within a paediatric/diabetes role at Band 5 or above - Significant experience of caring for children and young people with Diabetes - Evidence of ongoing professional self-development - Good communication skills - Knowledge of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults - Responsive to change - Awareness of research and evidenced based practice **Desirable** - Experience of involvement in service development - Experience of delivering presentations to a wide range of audiences - Experience of managing a caseload ### All sections completed **Essential** - All sections of the application form are completed ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - RN Child/RSCN - NMC Registered - Current practice assessor and supervisor on the live database - Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development - Clinically competent within specialty - Teaching and Assessing qualification/mentorship course **Desirable** - 1st Level degree or equivalent in nursing or health related subject - Diabetes Qualification or equivalent specialist knowledge/willingness to undertake training - Counselling qualification ### Communication/interpersonal skills **Essential** - Excellent communication & interpersonal skills - Good analytical and problem solving skills - Ability to develop and motivate staff - Proven ability to communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team (both verbally and non-verbally) - Excellent time management skills - Good interpersonal skills and demonstrates ability to manage challenging situations - Excellent IT skills - Ability to develop user friendly teaching materials - Understanding of confidentiality in the workplace - Awareness of benchmarking and clinical governance - Proven ability to educate colleagues **Desirable** - Assertively engages young people and families and carers - Demonstrates leadership ability ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10636528) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.