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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Diabetes and Endocrinology Lead Specialist Nurse- EDGH-cross site

The closing date is 05 December 2025

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Job summary

We are looking for a dynamic individual to join us at East Sussex NHS Trust to drive, champion, and defend gold standard care for people with Diabetes and Endocrinology conditions. The post-holder will provide clinical, strategic, and professional leadership for Diabetes and Endocrinology nursing, ensuring that the care delivered to all our patients is safe, effective, caring, well-led and responsive both now and in the future. The post-holder will be a source of expertise and operate with a high degree of autonomy whilst also working closely and collaboratively with senior medical and nursing colleagues.

The patient will be at the centre of everything you do. You will lead well-established, supportive, and collaborative multi-disciplinary teams dedicated to ensuring high quality care of people with Diabetes and Endocrinology conditions ESHT. You will be responsible for the professional leadership of the Diabetes and Endocrinology nursing workforce, and demonstrating a supportive, person-centred, and motivational approach with a 'can-do' attitude.

In return we will offer you excellent managerial support and commitment to your personal professional development. We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust - being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful - and behave in a way that reflects these.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an outstanding nurse leader who has the vision and commitment to deliver high quality clinical care to patients, whilst developing robust nursing practices and embedding clinical governance systems within the Division, aligned to relevant professional, national and local strategies and policy frameworks including CQC Compliance and other compliance frameworks/requirements.

You will need to demonstrate proven experience in operating within a complex environment, with strong influencing and engagement skills and the capability to establish credibility across all sections of the workforce.

To develop, manage and monitor the diabetes and endocrinology service to provide a first-class, cost-effective service to patients and to create a supportive, challenging environment to staff by front-line leadership. The post holder will provide a visible, accessible, and authoritative presence in diabetes and endocrinology care to which staff, patients and families can turn for assistance, advice and support. The post holder will ensure that the clinical environment is of the highest standard possible by monitoring and improving administrative and support services to the clinical areas that they are accountable.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Details

Date posted

21 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

374-LL0139

Job locations

EDGH cross site

Kings Drive

ERastbourne

BN21 2UD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified RGN on register
  • ENB 998 or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuing postgraduate professional development relevant to area of expertise
  • Masters level qualification in a relevant field or proven equivalent knowledge and experience
  • Non-medical prescriber

Desirable

  • Diploma in Management
  • Additional specialist qualifications relevant to post

Experience

Essential

  • Significant recent experience (within the last 6 years) of working at a senior level within Diabetes and Endocrinology care.
  • Proven managerial skills at a senior level within a Diabetes and Endocrinology environment
  • Evidence of personal achievement at work
  • Demonstration of continuous quality improvement

Desirable

  • Demonstrable experience in managing change at service level within a health provider setting

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Essential

  • Highly developed verbal and written communication skills.
  • Advanced communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels
  • Good influencing and negotiating skills
  • Clinical credibility and knowledge of evidence based clinical practice

Desirable

  • Healthcare Commission and CNO Standards for privacy and dignity
  • NHSLA Standards
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified RGN on register
  • ENB 998 or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuing postgraduate professional development relevant to area of expertise
  • Masters level qualification in a relevant field or proven equivalent knowledge and experience
  • Non-medical prescriber

Desirable

  • Diploma in Management
  • Additional specialist qualifications relevant to post

Experience

Essential

  • Significant recent experience (within the last 6 years) of working at a senior level within Diabetes and Endocrinology care.
  • Proven managerial skills at a senior level within a Diabetes and Endocrinology environment
  • Evidence of personal achievement at work
  • Demonstration of continuous quality improvement

Desirable

  • Demonstrable experience in managing change at service level within a health provider setting

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Essential

  • Highly developed verbal and written communication skills.
  • Advanced communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels
  • Good influencing and negotiating skills
  • Clinical credibility and knowledge of evidence based clinical practice

Desirable

  • Healthcare Commission and CNO Standards for privacy and dignity
  • NHSLA Standards

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

EDGH cross site

Kings Drive

ERastbourne

BN21 2UD


Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

EDGH cross site

Kings Drive

ERastbourne

BN21 2UD


Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Nursing

Davina Toomey

davinatoomey@nhs.net

07789945711

Details

Date posted

21 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

374-LL0139

Job locations

EDGH cross site

Kings Drive

ERastbourne

BN21 2UD


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