Diabetes Nurse

Overview

The specialist nurse position plays a key role in ensuring the Trust provides high‑quality, patient‑focused care within the specialist diabetes service. The role provides expert advice and support to patients, families and health care professionals in line with current evidence‑based practice.

• Work‑based learning and development to acquire specialist knowledge and skills.
• Support the Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) in delivering an evidence‑based specialist diabetes nursing service that reflects current local and national guidelines.
• Be accountable for safe, effective clinical practice and comply with statutory NMC requirements.
• Provide education and support to patients and their carers to facilitate self‑management.
• Provide assessment and evaluation of inpatient care needs and offer advice and support to ward‑based staff managing inpatients with diabetes.
• Support out‑patient, community services, MDT and nurse‑led clinics.
• Receive support from experienced nurses to develop competence and work autonomously.
• Manage own caseload in outpatient and community settings and seek advice and supervision from the established diabetes team as appropriate.

For further details or informal visits:

• Name:
Louise Pollock, Team Leader, Diabetes Specialist Nurse, Email: , Telephone:

• Name:
Tamsin Fletcher‑Salt, Diabetes & Endocrine Team Leader, Tel: