Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Job overview

INTERNAL ONLY - This post is open to Berkshire Healthcare NHS Employees Only

Are you passionate about diabetes care? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! We are looking for an enthusiastic Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our Community Diabetes Specialist Team based in Wokingham working across Berkshire West.

Why Join Us:  •    Be part of a supportive, innovative, and patient-focused team. •    Flexible working opportunities.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities: As a Diabetes Specialist Nurse, you will provide expert care across various clinical areas, including:

• Managing complex caseload
• Emerging therapies
• Prescribing relevant therapy
• Flash Glucose Monitoring and Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems (CGMS)
• Line management and clinical supervision of Band 6 DSNs
• Upskilling primary care HCPs

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To be considered for this role, you must have:

• Experience in providing specialist-level diabetes care
• Passion and enthusiasm for delivering high-quality diabetes services
• A problem-solving mindset and the ability to implement innovative approaches to patient care
• Ability to work under pressure and lead by example

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contact : Asha Mathew on 07809705011 or email:  [email protected] who will be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.