Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Job Summary

Join our dynamic team at CSH Surrey as a full-time, permanent Band 6 Diabetes Specialist Nurse and make a significant impact on the lives of those living with diabetes.

We are seeking a dedicated professional to provide exceptional care to individuals with type 1 and complex type 2 diabetes across North West Surrey.

In this role, you will collaborate within a multi-professional team, extending your expertise from the community to primary and secondary care settings.

This position is perfect for someone with a deep interest in diabetes care who is eager to grow and develop in their career.

We are committed to supporting your professional journey, ensuring you reach your highest potential in this vital field.

Main Duties of the Job

As a Diabetes Specialist Nurse, you will:

• Conduct advanced clinical assessments and create personalized management plans for your patients.
• Interpret clinical signs, laboratory results, and other functional measures to initiate appropriate treatments and interventions.
• Make autonomous, safe, and effective decisions to enhance patient health outcomes.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, their families, and carers with empathy and clarity.
• Organize and prioritize your workload, with flexibility to meet service needs and uphold quality standards.
• Lead and mentor other healthcare professionals, enhancing their skills and contributing to community and primary care development.
• Drive the adoption of evidence-based clinical practices and develop specialist pathways within the service.

Experience

Essential Criteria

• A minimum of 5 years experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Evidence of working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience in managing patients with diabetes, including both type 1 and type 2.

Desirable Criteria

• Research or clinical audit experience.
• Community healthcare experience.

Skills

Essential Criteria

• The ability to clinically assess, deliver, and evaluate high-quality care.
• You must be able to work autonomously, reflect on your strengths and development needs, and work under pressure while balancing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines.
• Demonstrateable evidence-based practice in line with clinical governance principles.
• A willingness to develop new skills appropriate to the role is required.
• Confident in using information technology
• Valid UK driver's license with access to private transport for business purposes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

Essential Criteria

• NMC registration as a (RGN) Registered General Nurse.
• A degree in Nursing or an equivalent level of experience.
• Evidence of certified (CPD) continual professional development within diabetes.

Desirable Criteria

• A postgraduate certificate in diabetes.
• Completion of a mentorship course.