Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Job summary
An exciting fixed-term maternity-cover opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our Specialist Community Diabetes Nursing Team. Based at the Diabetes Centre at King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor, you will provide expert, evidence-based care for people with diabetes across East Berkshire, working both independently and as part of the multidisciplinary team.

The role has a particular focus on specialist antenatal diabetes care and supporting the hybrid closed-loop insulin pump service. You will care for women and pregnant people with pre-existing or gestational diabetes throughout the antenatal pathway, working closely with maternity colleagues, and support people using insulin pump therapy through assessment, initiation, optimisation, interpretation of glucose and pump data, troubleshooting and ongoing review.

You will deliver individualised education on insulin pumps and hybrid closed-loop systems, including safe system use, carbohydrate counting, sick-day management and responding to glucose data. You will also contribute to wider specialist diabetes provision, community services and Primary Care support as required. Training, supervision and competency development will be provided to help you develop expertise in antenatal diabetes and pump therapy while maintaining broader specialist diabetes nursing skills. A Non-Medical Prescribing qualification is desirable.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist antenatal diabetes care for women and pregnant people with pre-existing or gestational diabetes, working closely with maternity and multidisciplinary colleagues throughout the antenatal pathway.
• Support insulin pump therapy, including hybrid closed-loop systems, through suitability assessment, initiation, optimisation, interpretation of glucose and pump data, troubleshooting and ongoing review.
• Deliver structured and individualised education for patients and carers on safe system use, carbohydrate counting, sick-day management and responding to glucose data.
• Work autonomously and as part of the multidisciplinary team across the Diabetes Centre, community services and Primary Care, providing specialist advice and support to healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to wider specialist diabetes care, integrated service development, quality improvement, audit, education and the professional development of colleagues.

About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Details
Date posted: 23 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £51,657 to £58,785 a year per annum (Incl. of HCAS)
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 371-CHS1378
Job locations: Community Diabetes - East, King Edward VII Hospital, St Leonards Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3DP, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The must haves for you to be considered for this role:

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and significant post-registration experience in diabetes care, including specialist diabetes nursing practice.
• Strong knowledge of insulin therapies, diabetes technology and evidence-based practice, with experience of autonomously assessing and managing people with complex diabetes needs.
• Excellent communication, teaching and multidisciplinary working skills, with the ability to support patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• An interest in developing advanced expertise in antenatal diabetes and hybrid closed-loop insulin pump therapy; relevant training, supervision and competency development will be supported.
• A Non-Medical Prescribing qualification is desirable, together with the ability to travel across East Berkshire to deliver community-based services when required

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it is important that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.

In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidenced within your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be shortlisted.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Stonewall Proud Employer, Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Joseph Draper-Took on View phone number on meeveem.com or email: View email address on meeveem.com who'll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person Specification
Education, qualifications and training
Essential

• Registered Nurse - Level 1
• Current NMC registration
• Further recognised training in diabetes care, e.g. ENB 928 or equivalent

Desirable

• Post-qualifying Diploma/Degree or equivalent experience, or currently undertaking
• Teaching and assessing qualification, e.g. ENB 998 or equivalent
• Management or leadership qualification
• Independent or Supplementary Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
• Counselling qualification
• Competence and/or experience in insulin pump therapy, including hybrid closed-loop systems, or willingness to undertake supported training and competency development
• Training or experience in continuous glucose monitoring and diabetes technology

Previous Experience
Essential

• Minimum five years' post-registration experience
• Minimum one year's experience as a Diabetes Specialist Nurse or equivalent
• Experience of delivering patient education and training healthcare professionals, ideally relating to insulin pump therapy, hybrid closed-loop systems or antenatal diabetes care
• Experience of both autonomous and multidisciplinary working

Desirable

• Experience of audit, research or project management

Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential

• Ability to manage information and write reports and processes
• Computer skills, e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, databases and Word

Desirable

• Detailed understanding of diabetes technology, including continuous glucose monitoring, insulin pumps and hybrid closed-loop systems, and ability to translate this into safe, accessible patient education
• Evidence of use of research, evaluation and audit

Additional Requirements
Essential

• Ability to travel to multiple sites

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address: Community Diabetes - East, King Edward VII Hospital, St Leonards Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3DP, United Kingdom
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Practice and Governance Lead, Joseph Draper-Took, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com