Job requirements
Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- practical demands of the role
Be able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.
- practical demands of the role
Ability to work independently as team player
- Qualifications and ability to answer questions at interview
Registered General Nurse or Registered Nurse for learning disability or RMN (or equivalent)
- Qualifications and ability to answer questions at interview
Evidence of post registration training in Diabetes
- Qualifications and ability to answer questions at interview
Good understanding of the national diabetes agenda, prevention and treatment
- Qualifications and ability to answer questions at interview
Evidence of working clinically at a senior level
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- practical demands of the role
Has experience working within a range of care settings
- Qualifications and ability to answer questions at interview
Community Experience
- Qualifications and ability to answer questions at interview
Non-Medical Prescriber or willingness to undertake relevant training
Job overview
The post holder will work as part of the Specialist Community Diabetes Nursing team within DCHS to:
- Provide a comprehensive service to adult patients with diabetes referred to the service
- Work in collaboration with GP’s and consultants within North Derbyshire area
- Work with other members of the DSN team to support the delivery of community based education to individuals and groups within North Derbyshire to promote high quality support for adults with diabetes
- Work as part of the team to deliver training to a range of professionals to support with their care of people with diabetes
Be responsible for maintaining competency to practice through maintenance of professional registration, continuous professional development activities and maintain a portfolio of evidence of learning beyond registration.
Main duties of the job
Patient Care:
- To perform comprehensive nursing and diabetes assessment with/for patients.
- To be responsible for formulating a diagnosis and developing, planning and delivering an effective individualised treatment programme in partnership with patients.
- To continually evaluate patient progress, reassess and amended treatment as appropriate as part of an individualised treatment programme in partnership with patients
- To be responsible for assessment and management of clinical risk within own case load
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of professional and clinical work
- To communicate in timely verbal and written reports and discharge summaries to other agencies as appropriate
- To communicate effectively with patients, to gain informed consent to treatment and agree expected outcomes.
- Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence based practice and national/local protocols – non-medical prescriber (for band 7).
- Motivate patients and where appropriate carers to enable agreed treatment programmes are adhered to
- To work with patients to develop a self-management approach to care and care planning
- To participate in the delivery of training to both patients and other professionals on a 1:1 and group basis
- To communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to patients
- To teach members of the multi-disciplinary team , patients and carers how to use diabetes equipment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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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 Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust in Chesterfield, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 PA Pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Oct 2026.
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