Diabetes Nurse SpecialistNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has come about for a band 7 diabetes nurse specialist to join our dedicated nursing team.

An informal visit to meet the team is strongly advised.

Main duties of the job

With our incredibly hard working and experienced team of diabetes nurse specialists our team comprises of band 7s band 6s and some band 5s and HCA's to oversee and deliver the diabetes services to NUH. The different range of job roles within the diabetes team is vast: From patient and staff education, to supporting newly diagnosed diabetic patients, pump training, DKA management and specialist advise to inpatient areas to also supporting the diabetic foot clinic at Dundee house.

These posts will require the successful candidates to work cross site between QMC and City campus.

Job description

With your experience of managing patients with diabetes you will be an experienced registered nurse with the foundations to develop and drive the services forward. You will be a forward thinking dynamic individual who strikes to deliver the best possible service for our patients. No two days are the same and you will be working within a supportive environment with different members of the MDT teams such as specialist doctors, dieticians, phycologists and unregistered staff.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.