Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist - Diabetes

Job summary
Are you an experienced, highly motivated and enthusiastic nurse? Do you have experience in diabetes care or are you looking for a new challenge and would like the opportunity to work within this specialist service within acute care?

We are keen to appoint an enthusiastic and ambitious CNS in Diabetes to join our team.

This role will provide opportunities to work in a busy outpatient setting as well as supporting the MDT in-patient diabetes team.

As a team we will support your own learning and development and provide opportunities to develop skills within this diverse speciality.

Main duties of the job
You will act as a specialist resource and provide specialist advice in relation to care of people with diabetes; providing education and training to patients, carers and families in a variety of settings.

You will be supported to work autonomously and become an independent prescriber if you are not already.

You will be involved in working closely with the multi-disciplinary care team acting as a specialist in this field to colleagues and other health care professionals.

If you think you have what it takes to join a forward thinking, innovative team committed to the delivery of high quality care then we want to hear from you.

To be shortlisted applicants will need to detail in their supporting information how they can demonstrate the essential requirements of the experience and skills section of the person specification.

The post holder will be expected to work Monday-Friday and weekends on a roster basis.

For further information, to arrange a visit, telephone Rebecca Skelding, Lead CNS Diabetes

Details
Date posted: 20 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 304-1100311-1
Job location: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH

Essential qualifications

• Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register (field dependent upon role)
• Evidence of post registration CPD / post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6/7
• Recognised mentorship course

Desirable qualifications

• To have or working towards a MSc/Masters qualification
• To have or working towards advanced health assessment module where applicable to the role
• Non-Medical Prescriber / willingness to undertake where applicable to the role

Essential experience

• Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
• Significant years post registration experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at B6 or above in defined or associated speciality
• Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level
• Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/competence
• Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality
• Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting
• Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment
• Experience of patient service user advocacy role
• Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to patients / relatives / care staff
• Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality
• Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding
• Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance

Desirable experience

• Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
• Experience in service development
• Awareness of current research related to the speciality

Essential additional criteria

• Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Ability to communicate articulately and motivate others
• Evidence of flexible and innovative approach to service delivery and development
• Ability to work a varied shift pattern where required
• Ability to act on own initiative

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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.

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

The Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.