About this role
Job summary
Band 7 Senior Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse
18.75 Hours per Week / Permanent
Are you an enthusiastic and innovative nurse with a passion for improving the lives of children and young people living with diabetes? If you are looking for a rewarding role where you can truly make an impact, we would love to hear from you.
Our paediatric diabetes service is continuing to grow and evolve, supported by a highly motivated multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering outstanding, child-centred care.
As a Senior Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse, you will play a pivotal role within our specialist MDT, helping to drive service innovation, improve patient outcomes, and support children, young people, and their families throughout their diabetes journey. We are looking for someone who is proactive, compassionate, and excited by the opportunity to help shape and develop accessible, high-quality services.
We are seeking a nurse who:
Has a genuine passion for paediatric diabetes care Enjoys working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary environment Brings creativity, enthusiasm, and a patient-focused approach Is committed to continuous learning and service improvement This is an exciting time to join our team and help shape the future of paediatric diabetes care for children and young people across our communities.
Main duties of the job
To take the leading role in the advanced assessment, treatment, and management of children with diabetes within inpatients and outpatients. To lead for diabetes transition services. To act as a clinical lead for the Paediatric diabetes services. To review and educate all children and young people. To develop comprehensive care plans for CYP. To be highly skilled in the advanced clinical assessment and advanced management of CYP with diabetes. To provide advanced information, education, advice, and support to the CYP, parents, ward staff and schools. Working in a demanding environment, the successful applicant will be required to: Lead on a designated clinic and independently manage a case load of CYPs. Use excellent communication skills. Have advanced and extensive knowledge and clinical skills to manage CYP with diabetes, aetiology, and treatment. Have experience of working autonomously and as a member of the nursing team/MDT Be confident and competent in their role and have a willingness to develop their skills. Have excellent organisational, prioritisation and problem-solving skills. Have the experience and expertise of supporting and teaching ward staff, families, and other professionals such as schools. Demonstrate resilience with a fast paced and unpredictable workload. Lead in quality improvement projects involving audits.Manage junior staff. Hold strong leadership and management skills.
About us Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Child branch or Registered Sick Children's Nurse (RSCN). Recognised Post graduate Paediatric Diabetes Qualification Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (Active on the NMC register) or willingness to undertake. Teaching qualification or equivalent, willingness to undertake, or equivalent experience.
Desirable
Educated to MSc Degree level in Paediatric diabetes Leadership development programme or willingness to undertake leadership training. Advanced Communication Skills Training. Completed / completing a Master's pathway.
Experience Essential
Significant demonstrable experience within paediatric diabetes care with evidence of professional development within this specialism. Previous experience of formal / informal teaching of CYP's & staff. Experience in managing paediatric diabetes CYP's in the hospital and community settings. Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources. Previous practice development experience.
Desirable
Previous experience in audit and evaluation. Experience in acting as a clinical supervisor and mentor to others Extensive diabetes experience. Previous experience of providing support via an on-call service during evenings and weekends.
Skills Essential
Direct care skills in hospital and community settings (i.e. Insulin dose adjustment, able to lead on pump starts and CGM starts, history taking, assessment, treatment and evaluation in relation to diabetes). Advanced clinical assessment skills and ability to make autonomous clinical decisions and judgments. Coaching and mentoring skills IT literate-keyboard and word processing skills. Completed band 7 PDSN competencies. Excellent communication skills
Desirable
Understanding of health policy and the national and local nursing agenda. Database management. Clinical audit. Application of management/leadership skills and autonomous practice.
Special Requirements Essential
Ability to travel across different sites and within the community setting in a timely and efficient way.
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 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Frimley Park Hospital
Portsmouth Rd
Frimley
GU16 7UJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)