# Diabetes Specialist Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/diabetes-specialist-nurse/f5ebcb05-4f43-4878-839a-745e668907d3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/diabetes-specialist-nurse/f5ebcb05-4f43-4878-839a-745e668907d3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust - **Town:** Shrewsbury - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum/pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 08.30-16.30, full-time or part-time considered) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-13T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-29T15:22:07.687Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Shropshire/Shrewsbury/Shropshire_Community_Health_NHS_Trust/Diabetes/Diabetes-v8050742 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8050742?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for a Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our team at Shropshire Community Health Trust. The purpose of the role is to be part of  providing a delivery of a comprehensive, skilled and evidence based Diabetes Service to meet the needs of people with diabetes. The role will provide leadership skills, management and development within the Diabetes Team. Maintain a clinical caseload within your specialist field. Continuing responsibility for assessment of health needs and development and evaluation of standards of care. Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received, we advise you apply early to avoid disappointment. ### Main duties of the job - To assess, plan and implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing care for people with diabetes. - The post holder is required to provide expert clinical care for patients and to support other staff to develop their competencies in diabetes management. - The post holder will be involved in teaching and training both formally to clinical staff and to patients. - The post holder will be required to work collaboratively across primary and community care, and link to other specialists within the acute setting to implement the integrated care pathway for people with diabetes. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role. ## Job Details We have an exciting opportunity for a Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our team at Shropshire Community Health Trust. The purpose of the role is to be part of providing a delivery of a comprehensive, skilled and evidence based Diabetes Service to meet the needs of people with diabetes. The role will provide leadership skills, management and development within the Diabetes Team. Maintain a clinical caseload within your specialist field. Continuing responsibility for assessment of health needs and development and evaluation of standards of care. Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received, we advise you apply early to avoid disappointment. ## Job Description To assess, plan and implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing care for people with diabetes. The post holder is required to provide expert clinical care for patients and to support other staff to develop their competencies in diabetes management. The post holder will be involved in teaching and training both formally to clinical staff and to patients. The post holder will be required to work collaboratively across primary and community care, and link to other specialists within the acute setting to implement the integrated care pathway for people with diabetes. ## Responsibilities Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post ### Experience **Essential** - Post registration experience - Evidence of nursing people with diabetes in an acute or community care setting - Experience of provision of training/education to range of staff and patients ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Advanced communication, negotiation, decision making and organisational skills - Ability to communicate complex and distressing information to patients and their carers in a sensitive & supportive way at a level they can understand - Ability to manage complex caseload of high risk patients - Advanced training and utilisation skills in therapeutic/diagnosis procedures & equipment relevant to diabetes - IT skills and willingness to advance ### Training and Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse/RGN - Evidence of gaining post registration CPD or experience in diabetes nursing - Developed specialist knowledge through working with patients with chronic conditions including diabetes - First Level Degree or equivalent - Recognised Diabetes Qualification or currently undertaking or willing to undertake. This qualification must be obtained within 2 years of appointment and will be supported by the Trust - Teaching Certificate or proven experience of providing training/education to a range of staff and patients - Evidence of continual professional development and education ## Documents - [privacy notice (pdf, 326.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2731) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 75.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2730) - [scht diabetes specialist nurse band 6 job description (pdf, 193.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10340129) ## 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.