Job requirements
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications and experience
Registered General Nurse
- Qualifications and experience
Diploma or post registration diabetes course or working towards, or equivalent experience
- Qualifications and experience
Substantial post- registration experience
- Qualifications and experience
Previous experience in diabetes care or equivalent clinical nurse experience in diabetes in an acute or community setting
- Qualifications and experience
Evidence of management/ leadership skills and autonomous practice
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications and experience
Educated to degree level or working towards
- Qualifications and experience
Independent Nurse Prescribing Course or willing to undertake
- Qualifications and experience
Teaching qualification
- Qualifications and experience
Management qualification or experience
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated and passionate diabetes team at Harrogate District Hospital providing specialist care for inpatients, outpatients, pregnant ladies, young adults and patients with complex diabetes. The team also provide structured education for people with diabetes and have an established diabetes technology service.
The post will include partial weekend working on a rotational basis in order to provide a 7 day inpatient diabetes service.
You will be a good team player but able to work autonomously, always striving to improve the care of and empower people with diabetes to self-manage where appropriate. Some diabetes and leadership experience would be advantageous for the role.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve providing specialist advice, treatment and management plans for adults with diabetes, their families and/or carers as well as providing education and training for patients and MDT colleagues as required. It will also involve providing support to community nursing teams, GP surgeries and community colleagues, acting as a specialist resource and advocate for patients with diabetes.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information, please see the attached Job Description or contact Kathryn Johnson via kathryn.johnson17@nhs.net.
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 Diabetes Specialist Nurse with Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust in Harrogate, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £39959.00 to £48117.00. The contract type is Permanent: Includes partial weekends on rotational basis. The application deadline is 28 Oct 2026.
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