Job summary
Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse - Team LeadLocation: Brent & Harrow Diabetes ServiceContract: Permanent | Salary: Band 7
Are you an experienced diabetes nurse and Prescriber ready for a new challenge? If Yes
We're looking for a motivated, forward-thinking Community Diabetes Specialist Lead Nurse to join our friendly community diabetes team in Brent and Harrow.
You'll lead and support nurses, allied health professionals, and lay educators to deliver safe, effective, and compassionate diabetes care closer to home. The role combines leadership and clinical practice, involving oversight of day-to-day service operations, supervision, and quality improvement.
If you're passionate about improving outcomes, developing others, and driving innovation in community diabetes care, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now and help shape the future of community diabetes services.
Main duties of the job
This is a broad summary of the role detailing key areas of operation and responsibilities - further detail will be provided in the Main Duties and Responsibilities section, below, which provides more granular detail.
- To be responsible for the operational management and day to day running of the community diabetes service within an identified locality within the ICB.
- To work jointly with the diabetes leadership team across Brent and Harrow in ensuring the service meets trust and commissioner set key performance indicators and standards.
- The post holder is expected be an experienced diabetes specialist nurse, aware of the full scope of clinical practice and expected to support and supervise colleagues and team members.
- To be a key member of the multidisciplinary Community Diabetes Service to plan and deliver high quality integrated diabetes care in the community.
- To ensure efficient and cost-effective processes and ways of working are in place.
- To oversee the line management and coordination of supervision and rotations to ensure these are being undertaken appropriately.
- You will be expected to carry at least a 60% clinical caseload and will be supported with a job plan.
About us
Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Degree in Nursing or equivalent.
- Current registration with the NMC, Showing a registered General Nurse.
- Relevant post registration training in Diabetes eg: Masters or diploma in diabetes management.
- Independent Nurse Prescriber (or willing to undertake)
Desirable
- Mentorship training.
- Supervisory skills training
- Post registration training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
- Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of at least 3 years' experience in managing complex diabetes cases.
- Experience in managing a clinical case load.
- Experience in the training of students
- Experience in organising and implementing training/teaching. programmes for healthcare professionals and clients.
- Excellent group education and presentation skills
- Experience of conducting audits and/or research.
- Experience in contributing to Service Development, including policy and guideline development
- Experience in supervising others.
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience working in Community settings.
- Experience with working with change behaviour technique
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to undertake leadership role in clinical speciality.
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of clients with diabetes.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to work as a team member and promote collaborative multidisciplinary and multi-agency working
- Advanced knowledge of evidence-based practice associated with diabetes.
- Ability to interpret health and social policies and guidelines and to translate into practice
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning based on experience and knowledge.
- Basic IT skills - Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel.
- Knowledge of and commitment to equal opportunities
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Degree in Nursing or equivalent.
- Current registration with the NMC, Showing a registered General Nurse.
- Relevant post registration training in Diabetes eg: Masters or diploma in diabetes management.
- Independent Nurse Prescriber (or willing to undertake)
Desirable
- Mentorship training.
- Supervisory skills training
- Post registration training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
- Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of at least 3 years' experience in managing complex diabetes cases.
- Experience in managing a clinical case load.
- Experience in the training of students
- Experience in organising and implementing training/teaching. programmes for healthcare professionals and clients.
- Excellent group education and presentation skills
- Experience of conducting audits and/or research.
- Experience in contributing to Service Development, including policy and guideline development
- Experience in supervising others.
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience working in Community settings.
- Experience with working with change behaviour technique
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to undertake leadership role in clinical speciality.
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of clients with diabetes.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to work as a team member and promote collaborative multidisciplinary and multi-agency working
- Advanced knowledge of evidence-based practice associated with diabetes.
- Ability to interpret health and social policies and guidelines and to translate into practice
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning based on experience and knowledge.
- Basic IT skills - Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel.
- Knowledge of and commitment to equal opportunities
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
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Wembley Centre for Health and Care
116 Chaplin Road
Wembley
HA0 4UZ
Employer's website
https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
