Job summary Senior Nurse Diabetes, Band 6 (30 hours a week) Are you an energetic, compassionate registered nurse who has an interest in delivering excellent patient care. Then come and join our friendly, supportive, dynamic team at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We put patients and their families at the heart of everything we deliver. The Band 6 Specialist Diabetes Nurse will be an exciting opportunity, and you will be working with a supportive and compassionate team. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers a countywide Diabetes and Endocrinology service in a variety of clinic-based locations. You will be working with a fully established specialist nurses diabetes, dietetic specialist team and Speciality doctors. The lead band 7 Specialist Nurse Diabetes will be supporting with induction and offer regular supervision. You should also be able to evidence consistent development of your knowledge, in order to provide patients with advanced treatment options. Additional working pattern details: Working in countywide sites Main duties of the job The candidate should communicate effectively and actively participate in Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings to aid patient care, joint treatment sessions, case conferences and specialist interest group meetings. Established knowledge and skills in the field of diabetes, utilise diabetes specialist skills and competencies to encourage patient to self-manage, maximize rehabilitation potential, to ensure understanding of medication, diabetes as a life-long diagnosis, long term management of their condition, blood glucose & possible complications. The candidate should show good leadership skills, be responsible for mentoring junior staff and help them in achieving and maintaining competencies. The candidate would be able to manage the countywide outpatients through clinic, including the administrative activities including dictating letters, organizing patient's follow-ups. Also, to use clinical reasoning skills and techniques to assess, diagnose, plan and offer a range of treatment options; deliver, evaluate and amend the treatment plan, to make recommendations for appropriate and timely management in an outpatient and inpatient setting. Supporting admission to and discharge/transfer from hospital. Work closely with the Lead nurse, Matron and Clinical lead to ensure the operational delivery of high-quality care, clinical safety & effective clinical governance, ensuring appropriate cross county cover for diabetes nursing care within given resources. About us Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital services mainly from two large district general hospitals, Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. We remain the major provider of secondary care services in the area and analysis shows that for Gloucestershire we are the leading acute healthcare provider by a significant margin. Our vision is 'Best Care For Everyone' and Our People & Organisational Development Strategy will ensure we have the right number of staff with the required skills to be successful, through effective recruitment, retention, education, recognition & reward. We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: - Caring - Listening - Excelling Gloucestershire is one of multi-cultural county and we believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to advance the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. Benefits include; holiday entitlement as per NHS service, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, Occupational health services and much more. Date posted 27 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year (pa pro rata if part-time) Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 318-25-T0259 Job locations Trustwide (GRH/CGH) Gloucestershire GL1 3NN Job description Job responsibilities Brief description is mentioned above. For detailed job description, please see the attached Job Description & Personal Specification document. Additional working pattern details: Working in countywide sites Additional Contact Details Catherine Mathews Matron - Diabetes, Dermatology, Rheumatology Endocrine and Medical Day Unit Email: Catherine. Mathews3nhs.net Job description Job responsibilities Brief description is mentioned above. For detailed job description, please see the attached Job Description & Personal Specification document. Additional working pattern details: Working in countywide sites Additional Contact Details Catherine Mathews Matron - Diabetes, Dermatology, Rheumatology Endocrine and Medical Day Unit Email: Catherine. Mathews3nhs.net Person Specification Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills Essential Registered Nurse with the Nursing Midwifery Council Diabetes Nursing Qualification e.g. Certificate in Diabetes Care or equivalent Currently working as a diabetes specialist nurse practice Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Creative and Flexible Teaching / Mentor Qualification Desirable Non-Medical Prescriber Advanced IT skills that include the use of hospital IT systems and patient portals Ability to switch between different activities and unpredictable demands to prevent hospital admissions and accelerate hospital discharges A person who is able to be flexible, self-motivated and forward thinking Person Specification Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills Essential Registered Nurse with the Nursing Midwifery Council Diabetes Nursing Qualification e.g. Certificate in Diabetes Care or equivalent Currently working as a diabetes specialist nurse practice Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Creative and Flexible Teaching / Mentor Qualification Desirable Non-Medical Prescriber Advanced IT skills that include the use of hospital IT systems and patient portals Ability to switch between different activities and unpredictable demands to prevent hospital admissions and accelerate hospital discharges A person who is able to be flexible, self-motivated and forward thinking Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Trustwide (GRH/CGH) Gloucestershire GL1 3NN Employer's website https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)