Job Overview Are you a highly motivated Registered Nurse with a minimum of 2 years post registration experience of working with patients diagnosed with diabetes that would enjoy working in Primary Care, as a Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN). We have a position for a Band 6 DSN to work in the Integrated Diabetes team, delivering excellent diabetes care and support to patients across Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. This role is key to enhance skills and knowledge within primary care services to support people living with diabetes. Main duties of the job The role is crucial in the optimisation of lifestyle, education & medicine therapies in line with NICE & local guidelines and supporting people with diabetes in primary and community care settings in the initiation and management of therapies including injectable agents. Reporting to PCDSN team leader, the post holder will be required to establish relationships and specialist clinical leadership to support the delivery of an Integrated Diabetes Specialist Care Team. There is an expectation that the DSN will work closely with a range of primary care practitioners, secondary care colleagues and care homes, across all care interfaces and there is an expectation for post holders to travel independently across the geographical area of Gwent to undertake the role. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. Working for our organisation Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff. We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work. Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future. Experience Essential criteria Working in diabetes clinics Working with a multidisciplinary team Communication skills Desirable criteria Diabetes qualification HND/Masters level Knowledge of IT systems in primary care Knowledge Essential criteria Knowledge of working between primary and secondary care Teaching skills Desirable criteria Team player