Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Job overview

Delivery of a comprehensive, skilled, and evidence-based Diabetes  service to meet the needs of the population. Providing 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 is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

To assess, plan and implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing care for people with complex  needs for their Diabetes management. 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. The post holder will lead on audit, Service Development and Quality  improvement work

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.