Job overview
The diabetes team is based in the acute hospital trust and consists of a Consultant Diabetes nurse, 2 advance nurse practitioner's, and Diabetes specialist nurses working in outpatient clinics, in-patients and community . We work closely as a multi-disciplinary team including our administration team and the consultant diabetologists providing a Monday to Friday service. We have a well established insulin pump service over both hospital sites .
Main duties of the job
- Provide leadership in the field of diabetes and draw on advanced knowledge and exercise professional skills to develop and deliver high quality service to people with diabetes.
- Act as an expert practitioner, overseeing, delegating and supporting care carried out by other members of the diabetes team where required
- Work closely with other departmental staff and professionals to facilitate a multidisciplinary framework for the effective delivery of diabetes care.
- Work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues to develop an innovative high quality service, which enables individualised care to be facilitated and delivered to people with diabetes and their carers/families.
- Responsible for delivering an equitable nurse lead service for people with diabetes in Warrington and Halton.
- Be responsible for a defined clinical caseload of people living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
- Make an assessment on complex facts to formulate a care plan, implement and continual evaluate care.
- Review patient’s medication regime ensuring that patients receive appropriate pharmacotherapy in effective doses. Prescribe changes or initiate medication in accordance with non medical prescribing.
- Refer people to relevant practitioners or agencies when this is necessary providing accurate and necessary information consistent with maintaining confidentiality.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
***For a full list of roles and responsibilites please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification***
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
Skills
Essential
- Able to manage own workload and co-ordinate that of others
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation
Experience
Essential
- Diabetes knowledge
Desirable
- Insulin Pump experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Non Medical Prescriber
- Registered Nurse
Desirable
- V300 Non Medical Prescribing for band 7
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This advert is for Diabetes Specialist Nurse with Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Warrington and Halton. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 Band 6 or 7 depending on experience. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Sep 2026.
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