Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Main area Diabetes and Endocrinology Grade NHS AfC:
Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 34.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job
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Employer The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site The Diabetes Centre - C28 Town Wolverhampton Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/01/2026 12:00

Do you have a keen interest in specialising in diabetes care, or are you an experienced Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN) looking for your next rewarding challenge?

We warmly invite DSNs, as well as Registered Nurses looking to advance in this rewarding field, to join our welcoming, innovative multidisciplinary team as a Band 6 Diabetes Specialist Nurse. Here, you'll work alongside Consultant Diabetologists, Specialist Diabetes Practitioners/Nurses, Podiatrists, Dieticians and other passionate colleagues, all focused on making a meaningful difference to patient outcomes.

You'll be primarily based at New Cross Hospital, ensuring team continuity and a strong support network, with occasional opportunities to assist at neighbouring sites when clinical needs arise, demonstrating your adaptability and commitment to excellent patient care across our wider service. Our service hours are Monday to Friday 08:30-16:30 or 09:00-17:00, excluding bank holidays.

Applicants should be Registered Nurses with at least two years' experience, ideally with expertise in either inpatient, outpatient or community diabetes care. A solid grasp of current diabetes technologies, and familiarity with key clinical guidelines. Progress towards TREND competencies is preferred.

Become part of our encouraging team, where your skills are acknowledged, your career development is supported, and your dedication to better diabetes care is genuinely valued. Whether you're a seasoned DSN or eager to specialise further, we invite caring and motivated professionals ready to make a meaningful difference to apply.

• In conjunction with the multidisciplinary team and in line with local and national targets provide specialist evidence based nursing advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/clients and relatives/ carers without supervision.
• Support and deputise for senior diabetes specialist nurses. This will involve dealing with complex situations and having to take appropriate action in a variety of settings.
• Provide expert advice and education for Healthcare professionals involved in the care of people with diabetes and their carers.
• Be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and to provide cover at all sites, if required, acting as professional role model providing direct and indirect clinical care, teaching and research.

Although this post is advertised at part time (4.5 days/week) we have approval pending for an additional full time (5 days/week) post which will be interviewed for at the same time as this post.

You will be asked at interview which post you are applying for.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow.

We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards;
The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

To ensure safe and effective clinical practice.

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