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Join Our Community Diabetes Service in Harrow
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 7 Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join the Community Diabetes Service in Harrow. The post is based at Honeypot Lane Health Centre and involves working within a well-established multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, evidence-based diabetes care across community settings.
The successful candidate will provide specialist clinical expertise to support adults living with diabetes, promoting effective self-management and improving patient outcomes. The role requires both autonomous practice and close collaborative working with primary care, community services, and secondary care colleagues.
In addition, the post holder will contribute to service development initiatives, deliver structured education to patients and healthcare professionals, and support the ongoing improvement and transformation of community diabetes services within Harrow.
Main duties of the job
- Support the Team Leader in delivering a high-quality specialist Community Diabetes Nursing Service, contributing to service planning and delivery in line with Trust objectives.
- Provide expert clinical assessment, management, and review of patients with diabetes, ensuring safe, evidence-based, and patient-centred care.
- Work collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary team, liaising with primary, secondary, and community care services to ensure coordinated care pathways.
- Lead and support the development, implementation, and evaluation of specialist nursing interventions and service improvements.
- Use project management and clinical leadership skills to contribute to service development aligned with national guidance, local priorities, and best practice.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive clinical documentation and records in line with professional and organisational standards.
- Contribute to the development and review of clinical guidelines, policies, and procedures, ensuring high standards of care within the service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Successful applicants will be expected to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the responsibilities outlined in the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Other
Desirable
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of at least 3 years’ experience in managing complex diabetes cases.
- Experience in managing a clinical case load.
- Experience in the training of students.
- Experience in organising and implementing training/teaching. programmes for healthcare professionals and clients
- Excellent group education and presentation skills.
- Experience of conducting audits and/or research.
- Excellent group education and presentation skills. Experience of conducting audits and/or research.
- Experience in supervising others.
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
- Experience working in Community settings.
- Experience with working with change behaviour techniques.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to undertake leadership role in clinical speciality.
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of clients with diabetes
- Ability to work as a team member and promote collaborative multidisciplinary and multi-agency working.
- Advanced knowledge of evidence-based practice associated with diabetes.
- Ability to interpret health and social policies and guidelines and to translate into practice.
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning based on experience and knowledge
- Ability to interpret health and social policies and guidelines and to translate into practice. Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning based on experience and knowledge
- Basic IT skills – Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel.
- Knowledge of and commitment to equal opportunities
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Degree in Nursing or equivalent.
- Current registration with the NMC, Showing a registered General Nurse
- Relevant post registration training in Diabetes eg: Masters or diploma in diabetes management.
- Independent Nurse Prescriber (or willing to undertake)
Desirable
- Mentorship training.
- Supervisory skills training
- Mentorship training. Supervisory skills training
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This advert is for Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £55,524 - £62,652 per annum, inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 21 Jun 2026.
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