Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a compassionate and collaborative registered nurse to join Diabetes Care For You, an innovative service covering Brighton & Hove, High Weald, Lewes & Havens, incorporating Newhaven, Crowborough and Uckfield. If you have sound experience in working with patients who live with diabetes and would like to specialise in delivering community diabetes treatment, then we would like to hear from you! For the right person with enthusiasm and commitment we will provide support and guidance. Diabetes Care For You is a multi-disciplinary specialist diabetes team, consisting of medical professionals, nurses and healthcare assistants, dieticians, psychotherapists and podiatrists, providing holistic health care to our adult patients living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Main Duties

• Working as a specialist nurse within the Community Diabetes Team the post holder is expected to work without direct supervision. As a Registered Nurse, you will adhere to NMC standards and guidelines of practice, education and conduct.
• Undertake the assessment, planning and implementation of holistic care for clients with type 1 or 2 diabetes in various community settings.
• Provide an evaluation of care and development of the service through reflective practice, clinical supervision and audit.
• Support the Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse and develop new ways of working using research-based evidence. Implement policies, protocols and care pathways as appropriate.
• To teach and support programmes of care to individuals, and act as a specialist clinical resource for community nurses, providing training and support as required.
• Contribute to the multi-disciplinary team, working with administrators, medics, podiatrists, dieticians and psychotherapists. Support and provide advice to less experienced nurses in the team as appropriate.

About Us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do. We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment. This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Professional Registration

Essential:

• Registered General Nurse
• Relevant post graduate modules/qualification in diabetes
• Evidence of relevant CPD to inform clinical knowledge and practice

Desirable:

• Relevant teaching module/course

Experience

Essential:

• Substantial clinical experience of supporting patients living with diabetes
• Experience of performance management including reporting against targets and risk management

Desirable:

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment

Skills & Knowledge

Essential:

• Confident verbal and written communication skills
• Competent IT skills and ability to utilise relevant data
• Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate education programmes
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of nurse prescribing issues
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of Primary Health Care Team working
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of NMC guidelines

Desirable:

• Demonstrates specialist knowledge and skills to underpin diabetes practice

Additional Information

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

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Address: Moulsecoomb Health Centre, Hodshrove Road, Brighton, BN2 4SE

Employer's website: https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/

Contact for Questions

Advanced Diabetes Specialist Nurse, Paula Smith: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], [contact hidden]