Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Diabetes Specialist Nurse
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Job Opportunity: Specialist in Diabetes Care
The Integrated Diabetes Team is looking for an individual who is already a Specialist in Diabetes Care or an individual who has a keen interest to specialise in Diabetes.
About the Role
The post holder will provide specialist diabetes advice and clinical support. Demonstrating a sound knowledge of the issues related to the identification, assessment, treatment, and management of diabetes.
- Support the delivery of structured education to people with diabetes
- Give specialist advice to GPs and other health professionals about Diabetes, especially with reference to adjustment of medication and supporting the management of patients with complex needs
- Work closely with General Practices and other Health Care Professionals, supporting the delivery of integrated diabetes services across the primary/secondary care interface
- Contribute to Clinical Governance within the service by participating in audit and research as part of the team
- Champion priorities within national diabetes strategies and NICE guidance/standards for diabetes
Responsibilities
- Receive direct patient referrals according to referral criteria set-out in the service contract and participate in joint clinics as necessary
- Contribute to preventing avoidable hospital admissions, by providing a holistic assessment of the individual needs of patients
- Plan, implement, and evaluate care delivered and support self-management
- Organize and, when necessary, coordinate the overall care to meet clients’ care needs, which may be complex, involving other professionals and agencies in an integrated and coordinated way
- Engage the wider multi-disciplinary team as needed
- Understand approaches to motivating behavioral change for patients and their carers and champion and support diabetes self-management
- Work as an autonomous specialist practitioner in conjunction with senior nurses in the team
- Understand the implications of cultural differences for service delivery
- Plan and prioritize own caseload
- Provide specialist, expert clinical knowledge and advice to other health care professionals involved in diabetes care
- Collect, evaluate, report, and maintain accurate patient records on the Diabetes Computer Software System – SystmOne
- Support the delivery of group education including DESMOND and other bespoke programs, including specific programs for the South Asian community
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About Us
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high-quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritizes staff engagement and development.
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Important Information
Please be aware that East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust will never ask applicants to pay fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. All recruitment communications and job applications should only be made through our official careers website and published contact details.
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Contact Information
For further details/informal visits contact:
- Name: Louisa Farrell
- Job Title: Service Manager Long Term Conditions and Frailty
- Email Address: louisa.farrell1@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 07759718992
Should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 20/08/2026.
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