# Clinical Nurse Specialist - Diabetes > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-nurse-specialist-diabetes/4f2e469f-784d-4b6c-a4fa-76202b93fc68 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-nurse-specialist-diabetes/4f2e469f-784d-4b6c-a4fa-76202b93fc68.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Southampton - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 to £56,515 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-23T12:31:32.528Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hampshire/Southampton/University_Hospital_Southampton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing_Midwifery/Nursing_Midwifery-v8178173 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8178173?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhs.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for detailed job description of the role. ### Main duties of the job An exciting opportunity has arisen for a nurse to join our team as a full-time, permanent Band 7, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Diabetes. This post will be based at Southampton General Hospital, part of University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, however, cross site working may be required. We are looking for experienced, highly motivated and enthusiastic nurses who have proven experience in the speciality of inpatient diabetes. You will have a major role in delivering excellent diabetes care to inpatients with opportunities to support in Continuous Insulin infusion devices (pump), maternal diabetes and endocrine (alongside your fellow band 7 team). You will be expected to work autonomously to develop and lead on a specialism within diabetes. You will act as a specialist resource and provide specialist advice in relation to care of people with diabetes and provide a range of educational and training programmes for the multidisciplinary team, patients, families and carers. Support will be given to the post holders to develop their skills, experience and competence in all spheres of diabetes nursing. The successful candidate will work across professional, departmental and Trust boundaries as required to develop and support patient-centred seamless care, with particular responsibility for leading nurse-led care initiatives. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The service currently run a Monday-Friday service, but weekend working may be an option in the future/as per service need. Flexible working hours can be considered but on site working is essential in this patient facing service. For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document. This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for. ## Person Specification ### Trust Values and Behaviours **Essential** - Patients First - Always Improving - Working Together ### Qualifications, knowledge and experience **Essential** - Registered nurse on relevant part of the NMC register - Level 7 Post Grad Cert (Min 60 Credits), Master’s Degree within relevant speciality or equivalent knowledge to be assessed through evidence of relevant speciality training, experience or portfolio - Specialist training / Qualification in area of practice - Provide evidence of leading learning in practice - Evidence of experience and completion of all band 6 competencies within relevant speciality - Specialist clinical skills and experience within specialist area - Evidence of change Management, leadership and innovation - Clinical experience at Band 6 or equivalent within relevant speciality - Provide evidence of supporting colleagues to promote learning in practice providing an excellent learning environment for all - Provide evidence of supporting / managing and supervision of a range of learnings in practice **Desirable** - Counselling / advanced communication skills qualification / training - Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed - Multidisciplinary team working - Experience of nurse-led care / clinics in own practice - Team leadership role - Awareness of own leadership skills/style - Registered as an independent prescriber - Leadership Qualification / training ## Documents - [job description and person spec (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10481135) ## 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.