Job summary
We are looking for a Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our friendly and forward-thinking team at North Brink Practice. This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients with diabetes by providing specialist care, structured reviews and expert guidance to help them manage their condition effectively.
As a key member of our multi-disciplinary team, you will assess, treat and support patients, optimising treatment plans and empowering them with the knowledge to take control of their health. You will also contribute to service development, ensuring high standards of diabetes care with the GP Practice.
Main duties of the job
This role involves delivering high quality nursing care with a strong focus on diabetes management, chronic disease care and patient education.
You will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individual treatment plans for patients with diabetes, including insulin initiation and medication reviews.
You will provide highly specialised advice on complex diabetes management to patients, carers and healthcare professionals, ensuring safe and effective treatment.
About us
We offer sociable working hours, a supportive team environment and opportunities for professional growth, making this role ideal for an experienced nurse looking to advance their career in primary care. If you are passionate about diabetes care and want to be part of a dynamic and patient-focused practice, we would love to hear from you.
Details
Date posted
18 September 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A3408-25-0003
Job locations
7 – 9 North Brink
Wisbech
PE13 1JU
Job description
Job responsibilities
Post: Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Hours of Work: 37.5 hrs per week
Reports to: Nurse Manager
Key Responsibilities
Accountable for own professional actions: specialist for a defined area of diabetes care.
Assesses, plans and implements care for patients with diabetes, providing specialist advice and maintaining associate records.
To participate in QOF reviews for other clinical indicators such as Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. This should be with liaison with other HCP for example Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists and Health Care Assistants in North Brink team. Co-ordination of these areas should link in with lead GPs and Patient Services Leads.
Provide specialist education and training to other staff on all aspects of diabetes management.
Planning and Organisational Duties
Assesses, develops and implements specialised programmes of care providing specialist advice on all aspects of diabetes management to patients and relatives.
Advises medical and nursing staff on appropriate treatment regimes for patients on a daily basis, and is responsible for the continued management of cases in nurse run clinics and home visits.
Establish and maintain effective communication with various individuals and groups on potentially stressful topics in a range of situations.
Collect, collate and organise data on the health and well being and related needs of people with diabetes and the associated complications drawing the appropriate conclusions and making them available to relevant people.
Contributes to the development of specialist evidence based protocols for use within their own area of diabetes care.
Raise communities and populations awareness of health and well-being and the actions that can be taken to address issues.
Prioritise and monitor workload within own specialist area, recognising change in priorities and implementing corrective actions where necessary.
Contributes to the planning and delivery of specialist education for health professionals.
Communications and Key Working Relationships
Accept direct referrals from other health care professionals and through the utilisation of relevant diagnostic investigations makes a diagnosis and generates treatment options.
Analyse and rigorously review all aspects of the patients programme of care interpreting information and using knowledge and judgement to provide highly specialist advice to recommend new course of action where necessary.
Skilled in the assessment of the special needs of the elderly and their limitations which have to be considered when producing individualised treatment regimes (eg cognitive function, manual dexterity)
Explain clearly to patients/carers the benefits and risks of different interventions, the alternative approaches available and the role of individual members of the team.
Communicates empathetically comprehensive and detailed sensitive information to patients and carers regarding both the diagnosis and the development of long-term life threatening complications.
Utilise highly developed physical skills where accuracy is important, eg teaching home blood glucose monitoring.
Support patients/carers encouraging them to promote their own health and well-being and to express their interests and concerns.
Identify potential communication difficulties, relevant contextual factors and the risk of not communicating information at an appropriate time. (eg providing individualised patient education at level and appropriate timing for them, taking into account barriers to communication such as language, physical disability and environment.)
Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
Responsibility for Human Resources
Maintain own professional development whilst evaluating own specialist knowledge and practice through a system of appraisal and personal development planning.
Undertake annual mandatory training updates and other relevant courses in line with Practice policies.
Act as a role model providing mentorship and/or clinical supervision to other staff/learners supporting them in applying theory to practice.
Accountable for own professional actions undertaking all duties having regard to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct for the nurse, midwife and health visitor and their professional contribution to Clinical Governance.
Responsibility for Health & Safety
Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for
their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
Responsibility for Teaching
Identify the wider benefits, and influence and prioritise the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice in self and others to meet the demands of the job
Establish with others goals and methods for developing knowledge, ideas and work practice within diabetes care (e.g. teaching sessions, education forums)
Take an active part in sharing achievements and developing knowledge, ideas and work practice (organising and contributing to departmental, trust, local and national education forums)
Promote awareness for national policies and other initiatives related to diabetes, eg NSF, NICE Guidelines and local Guidelines.
Communication
Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information and occasionally deal with situations which are hostile or emotive
Use developed communication, negotiation, and conflict management skills which require empathy, reassurance and persuasive skills to overcome barriers to acceptance.
Make operational judgements, manage conflicting views and reconcile differences in professional opinion.
Build and communicate effective working relationships with a wide array of statutory and voluntary organisations for the benefit of patient care and facilitate good working relationships.
Manage self and others
Participate in an annual individual performance review, taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and professional development.
Manage own time, workload and resources effectively
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
Undertake professional development as required by the role.
Encourage and motivate others to be forward thinking in ideas that address the health needs of our patients and be innovative whilst managing and developing new ways of working.
Promote effective communication and relationships within the team.
Engage in clinical supervision with peers and expect clinical supervision for own development
Participate positively and actively in clinical and practice meetings
Develop own knowledge and clinical practice to meet own objectives and changes in service
Be involved in mentoring Nurses undertaking extended roles in chronic disease management and minor illness
Lead on standards setting and promote best practice
Manage and use information
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
Make effective use of the clinical system by ensuring consistent and accurate data entry and use of Read Codes
Facilitate the use of up to date information technology in order to collate accurate and timely information as and when required by the Practice.
Assist in the development of practice protocols for the surgery and clinical protocols for the clinical team
Confidentiality
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the role holder will have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers, or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Equality and Diversity
The role holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues:
Act in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
Behave in a manner which is welcoming to, and of, the individual, is non-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Post: Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Hours of Work: 37.5 hrs per week
Reports to: Nurse Manager
Key Responsibilities
Accountable for own professional actions: specialist for a defined area of diabetes care.
Assesses, plans and implements care for patients with diabetes, providing specialist advice and maintaining associate records.
To participate in QOF reviews for other clinical indicators such as Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. This should be with liaison with other HCP for example Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists and Health Care Assistants in North Brink team. Co-ordination of these areas should link in with lead GPs and Patient Services Leads.
Provide specialist education and training to other staff on all aspects of diabetes management.
Planning and Organisational Duties
Assesses, develops and implements specialised programmes of care providing specialist advice on all aspects of diabetes management to patients and relatives.
Advises medical and nursing staff on appropriate treatment regimes for patients on a daily basis, and is responsible for the continued management of cases in nurse run clinics and home visits.
Establish and maintain effective communication with various individuals and groups on potentially stressful topics in a range of situations.
Collect, collate and organise data on the health and well being and related needs of people with diabetes and the associated complications drawing the appropriate conclusions and making them available to relevant people.
Contributes to the development of specialist evidence based protocols for use within their own area of diabetes care.
Raise communities and populations awareness of health and well-being and the actions that can be taken to address issues.
Prioritise and monitor workload within own specialist area, recognising change in priorities and implementing corrective actions where necessary.
Contributes to the planning and delivery of specialist education for health professionals.
Communications and Key Working Relationships
Accept direct referrals from other health care professionals and through the utilisation of relevant diagnostic investigations makes a diagnosis and generates treatment options.
Analyse and rigorously review all aspects of the patients programme of care interpreting information and using knowledge and judgement to provide highly specialist advice to recommend new course of action where necessary.
Skilled in the assessment of the special needs of the elderly and their limitations which have to be considered when producing individualised treatment regimes (eg cognitive function, manual dexterity)
Explain clearly to patients/carers the benefits and risks of different interventions, the alternative approaches available and the role of individual members of the team.
Communicates empathetically comprehensive and detailed sensitive information to patients and carers regarding both the diagnosis and the development of long-term life threatening complications.
Utilise highly developed physical skills where accuracy is important, eg teaching home blood glucose monitoring.
Support patients/carers encouraging them to promote their own health and well-being and to express their interests and concerns.
Identify potential communication difficulties, relevant contextual factors and the risk of not communicating information at an appropriate time. (eg providing individualised patient education at level and appropriate timing for them, taking into account barriers to communication such as language, physical disability and environment.)
Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
Responsibility for Human Resources
Maintain own professional development whilst evaluating own specialist knowledge and practice through a system of appraisal and personal development planning.
Undertake annual mandatory training updates and other relevant courses in line with Practice policies.
Act as a role model providing mentorship and/or clinical supervision to other staff/learners supporting them in applying theory to practice.
Accountable for own professional actions undertaking all duties having regard to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct for the nurse, midwife and health visitor and their professional contribution to Clinical Governance.
Responsibility for Health & Safety
Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for
their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
Responsibility for Teaching
Identify the wider benefits, and influence and prioritise the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice in self and others to meet the demands of the job
Establish with others goals and methods for developing knowledge, ideas and work practice within diabetes care (e.g. teaching sessions, education forums)
Take an active part in sharing achievements and developing knowledge, ideas and work practice (organising and contributing to departmental, trust, local and national education forums)
Promote awareness for national policies and other initiatives related to diabetes, eg NSF, NICE Guidelines and local Guidelines.
Communication
Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information and occasionally deal with situations which are hostile or emotive
Use developed communication, negotiation, and conflict management skills which require empathy, reassurance and persuasive skills to overcome barriers to acceptance.
Make operational judgements, manage conflicting views and reconcile differences in professional opinion.
Build and communicate effective working relationships with a wide array of statutory and voluntary organisations for the benefit of patient care and facilitate good working relationships.
Manage self and others
Participate in an annual individual performance review, taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and professional development.
Manage own time, workload and resources effectively
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
Undertake professional development as required by the role.
Encourage and motivate others to be forward thinking in ideas that address the health needs of our patients and be innovative whilst managing and developing new ways of working.
Promote effective communication and relationships within the team.
Engage in clinical supervision with peers and expect clinical supervision for own development
Participate positively and actively in clinical and practice meetings
Develop own knowledge and clinical practice to meet own objectives and changes in service
Be involved in mentoring Nurses undertaking extended roles in chronic disease management and minor illness
Lead on standards setting and promote best practice
Manage and use information
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
Make effective use of the clinical system by ensuring consistent and accurate data entry and use of Read Codes
Facilitate the use of up to date information technology in order to collate accurate and timely information as and when required by the Practice.
Assist in the development of practice protocols for the surgery and clinical protocols for the clinical team
Confidentiality
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the role holder will have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers, or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Equality and Diversity
The role holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues:
Act in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
Behave in a manner which is welcoming to, and of, the individual, is non-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and skills in Diabetes management
- Knowledge and skills to support learning and education for patients and practitioners
- Experience of audit and evaluation
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with relevant professional body
- Post-graduate qualification in Diabetes, or equivalent experience
- Non-medical prescriber
Key Skills
Essential
- Ability to work in a collaborative way across systems and organisational boundaries
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and skills in Diabetes management
- Knowledge and skills to support learning and education for patients and practitioners
- Experience of audit and evaluation
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with relevant professional body
- Post-graduate qualification in Diabetes, or equivalent experience
- Non-medical prescriber
Key Skills
Essential
- Ability to work in a collaborative way across systems and organisational boundaries
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
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
North Brink Practice
Address
7 – 9 North Brink
Wisbech
PE13 1JU
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
North Brink Practice
Address
7 – 9 North Brink
Wisbech
PE13 1JU
Employer's website
Employer contact details
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Details
Date posted
18 September 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A3408-25-0003
Job locations
7 – 9 North Brink
Wisbech
PE13 1JU