# Diabetes Specialist Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/diabetes-specialist-nurse/494ec0a8-d0de-456f-848d-c83f798d4465 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/diabetes-specialist-nurse/494ec0a8-d0de-456f-848d-c83f798d4465.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Lawrence Road Surgery - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 PA Pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 15 hours per week (part time) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-28T10:00:59.853Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Chesterfield/Derbyshire_Community_Health_Services_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Diabetes_Specialist_Nurse/Diabetes_Specialist_Nurse-v8303149 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8303149?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dchs.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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 PLEASE NOTE: Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. ### 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 ### practical demands of the role **Essential** - Be able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. - Ability to work independently as team player **Desirable** - Has experience working within a range of care settings ### Qualifications and ability to answer questions at interview **Essential** - Registered General Nurse or Registered Nurse for learning disability or RMN (or equivalent) - Evidence of post registration training in Diabetes - Good understanding of the national diabetes agenda, prevention and treatment - Evidence of working clinically at a senior level **Desirable** - Community Experience - Non-Medical Prescriber or willingness to undertake relevant training ## Documents - [jd cdsn band 7 (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10647952) - [application guidance (pdf, 248.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2565) ## 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.