Practice Nurse Specialising in Diabetes
Job in
Liverpool, Merseyside, L1, England, UK
Listed on 2026-11-01
Listing for:
The Methodist Church in Britain
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-11-01
Job specializations:
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Nursing
Dialysis Nurse, Healthcare Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Public Health Nurse
Job Description & How to Apply Below
A specialist diabetes nurse post within the primary care team at The Medici Medical Practice, a teaching GP practice, covering diabetes care alongside general practice nursing. The work centres on specialist diabetes clinics, starting and adjusting treatment including insulin, patient education and self-management support, and contributing to QOF diabetes reviews. Alongside this, the post holder covers general practice nursing such as long-term condition reviews, immunisations and treatment room work.
Current NMC registration and a diabetes diploma or equivalent specialist training are required.
- Deliver specialist diabetes clinics
- Assess patients and start and adjust diabetes treatment, including insulin, in line with guidelines
- Monitor patients through structured diabetes reviews and annual assessments
- Provide patient education and support self-management to reduce complications
- Take part in QOF-related work, including diabetes reviews and recall systems
- Contribute to developing diabetes services within the practice
- Undertake general practice nursing duties, including chronic disease management and long-term condition reviews
- Deliver immunisations
- Carry out treatment room work
- Work with GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants and the wider team to coordinate patient care
- Diabetes qualification at diploma level or equivalent specialist diabetes training and experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to diabetes care
- Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse
- Managing patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in a primary care, community or specialist setting
- Initiating, monitoring and adjusting diabetes treatment, including insulin therapy
- Undertaking comprehensive clinical assessments and developing personalised care plans
- Maintaining accurate clinical records and using electronic patient record systems
- Experience working in general practice or primary care
- Experience supporting QOF targets and long-term condition reviews
- Experience managing patients using diabetes technologies, including CGM systems and insulin pumps
- Experience supporting patients with complex diabetes and multiple long-term conditions
- Knowledge of Systm One
- Independent/Supplementary Nurse Prescriber qualification
- Degree-level qualification or postgraduate study in diabetes care or a related field
- Membership of a recognised diabetes organisation, such as Diabetes UK or the Primary Care Diabetes Society
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