Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Job summary
Band 6 Senior Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse
30 hours per week | 12-month Fixed Term Contract

Are you a passionate and forward-thinking nurse looking to make a real difference to children and young people living with diabetes? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Our paediatric diabetes service is growing from strength to strength, driven by a supportive and ambitious multidisciplinary team committed to transforming the way we deliver care. We are looking for a dynamic, motivated individual who enjoys thinking creatively and is eager to help shape innovative, accessible services for our patients and families.

As a Senior Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse, you will play a key role within our dedicated MDT, bringing fresh ideas and enthusiasm to support continued service development and high-quality patient care.

We are seeking a nurse with a genuine passion for diabetes care and improving outcomes for children and young people. In return, we offer a comprehensive development pathway, including support to undertake specialist training that will further enhance your skills and professional growth.

You will receive ongoing support and mentorship within a welcoming cross-site nursing team, led by an experienced Matron. Although primarily based at Frimley Park Hospital, you will be part of a wider collaborative service, providing excellent opportunities to learn, develop, and broaden your experience.

Join us and help shape the future of paediatric diabetes care.

Main duties of the job

• To review all children and young people admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of diabetes, with the aim to support early discharge so that they can be managed in their own home and reduce the likelihood of readmissions.
• To undertake comprehensive healthcare needs of CYPs with diabetes, changing treatment plan as necessary, including assessment of CYPs when an inpatient and post discharge through clinic and/or virtual visits.
• To be skilled in the assessment and basic management of CYP with diabetes, developing autonomous clinical decision making. To provide appropriate information, education, advice and support particularly to the CYP, parents, ward staff and schools.
• To provide the nursing and support for children and families who have diabetes experiencing complications such as high HbA1c management i.e. Pump starts.
• Working in a demanding environment, the successful applicant will be required to:
  • Lead on a designated clinic and independently manage a case load of CYPs.
  • Use excellent communication skills.
  • Have a sound knowledge of paediatric diabetes; aetiology and treatment.
  • Have the ability to work both autonomously and as a member of the nursing team/MDT.
  • Demonstrate self-direction and a willingness to develop their skills.
  • Have excellent organisational, prioritisation and problem-solving skills.
  • Have the ability to support and teach staff, families and other professionals such as schools.

About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Child branch or Registered Sick Children's Nurse (RSCN).
• Recognised Post graduate Paediatric Diabetes Qualification
• Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (Active on the NMC register) or willingness to undertake.
• Teaching qualification or equivalent, willingness to undertake, or equivalent experience.

Desirable

• Educated to MSc Degree level in Paediatric diabetes
• Leadership development programme or willingness to undertake leadership training.
• Advanced Communication Skills Training.
• Completed / completing a Master's pathway.

Experience
Essential

• Significant demonstrable experience within paediatric diabetes care with evidence of professional development within this specialism.
• Previous experience of formal / informal teaching of CYP's & staff.
• Experience in managing paediatric diabetes CYP's in the hospital and community settings.
• Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources.
• Previous practice development experience.

Desirable

• Previous experience in audit and evaluation.
• Experience in acting as a clinical supervisor and mentor to others
• Extensive diabetes experience.
• Previous experience of providing support via an on-call service during evenings and weekends.

Skills
Essential

• Direct care skills in hospital and community settings (i.e. Insulin dose adjustment, able to lead on pump starts and CGM starts, history taking, assessment, treatment and evaluation in relation to diabetes).
• Advanced clinical assessment skills and ability to make autonomous clinical decisions and judgments.
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• IT literate-keyboard and word processing skills.
• Completed band 7 PDSN competencies.
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable

• Understanding of health policy and the national and local nursing agenda.
• Database management.
• Clinical audit.
• Application of management/leadership skills and autonomous practice.

Special Requirements
Essential

• Ability to travel across different sites and within the community setting in a timely and efficient way.

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.

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