# Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-diabetes-specialist-nurse/cd852eeb-713a-4523-b755-6b1bfd0c56c8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-diabetes-specialist-nurse/cd852eeb-713a-4523-b755-6b1bfd0c56c8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Trust Headquarters, City Hospital campus - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-07T12:51:28.048Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Nottingham/Nottingham_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Paediatric_Diabetes/Paediatric_Diabetes-v8205319 - **Employer website:** https://www.nuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic registered Children's Nurse to work within the Nottingham Children's Hospital Diabetes Team as a Band 6 Diabetes Specialist Nurse. The Nottingham Children's Hospital looks after around 450 children and young people with diabetes. Approximately 70% of our patients are on insulin pumps, CGM and a variety of Hybrid Closed Loop Systems. We are nationally recognised and continue to achieve some of the best diabetes outcomes in the country. Excellent team working, effective communication, being highly organised and motivated, in addition to previous experience in caring for children and young people with diabetes is desirable. The post holder will have post registration experience working with children in hospital, outpatients and/or community settings. The new post holder will be trained and supported in learning about complex technology used in CYP with Type 1 Diabetes to enable them to hold a caseload of patients and manage their care in a variety of settings, give emergency advice and contribute to training other healthcare and educational professionals. You will be hospital based with a responsibility to see children and young people in inpatient and outpatient settings, liaise with families at home and provide education to school and nurseries. ### Main duties of the job In addition to the summary above you will need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to the advert. You will be a clinical and professional role model with a passion for the delivery of high quality clinical care and the support and development of others. You will be an effective team player but also be able to plan and organise your own workload, possess excellent communication skills and an ability to teach families, schools and health professionals. You will work as part of a dynamic and forward thinking multi-professional team, offering key opportunities to develop your career as a nurse specialist within this rapidly expanding service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The successful candidate will work as a specialist nurse within an established multi-professional team. You will be hospital based supporting inpatient care, providing education and support for families. You will also support multi-professional clinics as well as seeing patients independently in nurse clinics. You will provide clinical advice and support to families and schools to try and prevent deterioration in illness and reduce hospital admissions. You will provide education and support to nursery and school staff to enable children and young people to return to their usual routines. You will be involved with starting patients on new technologies and providing patients and families with ongoing education and support to reduce the risk of short and long-term complications. You will be required to undertake community visits and, therefore, will require a full UK driving licence and access to a car. ### 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 ### Other **Essential** - Hold a full UK driving license and have access to a car ### Experience **Essential** - Experience working with children and young people with diabetes - Experience working in a multidisciplinary team **Desirable** - Experience of dealing with complex safeguarding situations ### Training and Qualifications **Essential** - RN Child, RSCN - NMC Registration **Desirable** - Accredited diabetes course, or willingness to undertake ### Planning and Organisation Skills **Essential** - Able to organise and prioritise a complex patient caseload ### Communication and Relationship Skills **Essential** - Ability to work independently and as part of a team - Ability to demonstrate IT skills, use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10593686) - [mindful employer (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1778) - [equal opportunities (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1780) - [person specification (pdf, 352.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10593687) - [application process booklet (pdf, 24.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2918) - [disability confidence scheme (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1781) - [rehabilitation of ex offenders (pdf, 106.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1974) - [equality diversity and inclusion (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1779) ## 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.