Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Diabetes Specialist Nurse

The closing date is 16 September 2025

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our team at Shropshire Community Health Trust. The purpose of the role is to be part of providing a delivery of a comprehensive, skilled and evidence based Diabetes Service to meet the needs of people with diabetes.

The role will provide leadership skills, management and development within the Diabetes Team. Maintain a clinical caseload within your specialist field. Continuing responsibility for assessment of health needs and development and evaluation of standards of care.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received, we advise you apply early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

To assess, plan and implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing care for people with diabetes.
The post holder is required to provide expert clinical care for patients and to support other staff to develop their competencies in diabetes management.
The post holder will be involved in teaching and training both formally to clinical staff and to patients.
The post holder will be required to work collaboratively across primary and community care, and link to other specialists within the acute setting to implement the integrated care pathway for people with diabetes.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Date posted

02 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

825-7069077-OPS-A

Job locations

Mount McKinley, Shrewsbury Business Park

Anchorage Avenue

Shrewsbury

SY2 6FG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse/RGN
Evidence of gaining post registration CPD or experience in diabetes nursing.
Developed specialist knowledge through working with patients with chronic conditions including diabetes.
First Level Degree or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

Post registration experience.
Evidence of nursing people with diabetes in an acute or community care setting.
Experience of provision of training/education to range of staff and patients.

Knowledge

Essential

Advanced communication, negotiation, decision making and organisational skills.
Ability to communicate complex & distressing information to patients & their carers in a sensitive & supportive way at a level they can understand.
Ability to manage complex caseload of high risk patients.
IT skills and willingness to advance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse/RGN
Evidence of gaining post registration CPD or experience in diabetes nursing.
Developed specialist knowledge through working with patients with chronic conditions including diabetes.
First Level Degree or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

Post registration experience.
Evidence of nursing people with diabetes in an acute or community care setting.
Experience of provision of training/education to range of staff and patients.

Knowledge

Essential

Advanced communication, negotiation, decision making and organisational skills.
Ability to communicate complex & distressing information to patients & their carers in a sensitive & supportive way at a level they can understand.
Ability to manage complex caseload of high risk patients.
IT skills and willingness to advance.

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

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

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Mount McKinley, Shrewsbury Business Park

Anchorage Avenue

Shrewsbury

SY2 6FG

Employer's website

https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Mount McKinley, Shrewsbury Business Park

Anchorage Avenue

Shrewsbury

SY2 6FG

Employer's website

https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)