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Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
31 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience in mentoring students and in being a sign off mentor
- Experience
Experience and participation in research and audit and dissemination of findings
- Experience
Participate in risk management and investigations
- Experience
Expertise and teaching in all areas of nursing care
- Experience
Influence policy setting
- Experience
Leadership experience
- Experience
Experience in Pump set and management
- Trust Values
Putting patients first
- Trust Values
Responsive to patients and staff
- Trust Values
Open and honest
- Trust Values
Unfailingly kind
- Trust Values
Determined to develop
- Personal qualities
Team player, Reliability and Integrity
- Personal qualities
Caring compassionate attitude
- Personal qualities
Excellent communication skills
- Personal qualities
Commitment to flexible working
- Personal qualities
Leadership qualities
- Skills and knowledge
Evidence of specialist diabetes clinical knowledge relevant to the post.
- Skills and knowledge
Manage and resolve conflict.
- Skills and knowledge
Participation in Selection and recruitment of staff
- Skills and knowledge
Ability to support service users, families and carers in dealing with diabetes in pregnancy
- Skills and knowledge
Act as a positive role model for all staff and students
- Skills and knowledge
Support and encourage junior staff in professional growth and confidence
- Skills and knowledge
Awareness of relevant NSF’s and NICE guidance relating to Diabetes and gestational diabetes
- Skills and knowledge
To foster harmonious working relationships within the multidisciplinary team
- Education and Qualifications
Registered Nurse
- Education and Qualifications
Nursing diploma/ 1st degree or degree in related subject/Demonstrable experience
- Education and Qualifications
Evidence of Continuing professional development and education
- Education and Qualifications
Post graduate studies in Diabetes care and management
- Education and Qualifications
Willingness to undertake Non-medical prescribing
- Education and Qualifications
Insulin PUMP K
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Demonstrable experience in working with clients with diabetes and gestational diabetes
- Experience
Attendance at relevant Diabetes groups or networks
- Experience
Demonstrable leadership/managerial knowledge and ability
- Education and Qualifications
Experience caring for women / people with diabetes or gestational diabetes
- Education and Qualifications
Leadership/management qualification
- Education and Qualifications
Accredited Diabetes module
Job overview
The post holder will be part of the Maternity Diabetes Specialist Service providing Diabetes Care and Management to pregnant women /people and their family.
This is a dynamic post that requires the post holder to work closely with multi-disciplinary team in addressing a range of care to women/people with Diabetes in pregnancy with special interest in Insulin Pump for Type 1 Diabetes and Gestational Diabetes, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and improving the health and wellbeing of women and their babies.
Main duties of the job
- Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role of Diabetes Specialist Nurse. Demonstrate at all times the Trust Values. Be a Registered First Level Nurse with current NMC Registration and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge. They will be a specialist practitioner and have a focus in Diabetes care with good knowledge of technological advances in Diabetes. Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Chelsea and Westminster Foundation Trust. (This role is based at West Middlesex Site , not cross site )
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached job description
Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.
Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.
- Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.
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 Diabetic Specialist Nurse with Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £55,524 - £62,652 Pro rata per annum incl. HCAS. The contract type is Permanent: Supporting diabetic services. The application deadline is 08 Sep 2026.
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