Clinical Nurse Specialist in Diabetes

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Band 6 Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join the Diabetes Service within the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. We have three diabetes centres across the trust at Pinderfields , Pontefract and Dewsbury Hospitals. This post will be based at Pinderfields Hospital but cross site working may be necessary., The Diabetes Nurse Specialist will have responsibility in line with national and local guidelines and protocols to provide assessment of patients needs and advise on appropriate diabetes management. The role will involve empowering patients with the skills and knowledge necessary to attain independence in self-management.

Your role is to effectively manage a caseload of patients with diabetes utilising specialist clinical knowledge/practice.

To work alongside and build relationships with the secondary care diabetes multi disciplinary team colleagues to delivering high quality Diabetes Care

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of diabetes nursing. Specialist knowledge will have been gained through previous substantial diabetes clinical experience, and the successful applicant will be able to demonstrate evidence of educating patients and health care staff alike.

Working clinically you will be supported by a team of Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurses and Consultants to develop enhanced diabetes, leadership and management skills.

The role will involve undertaking clinical assessments within hospital and community clinics.

You will be part of a progressive, enthusiastic and dynamic diabetes specialist team and play an instrumental part in the advancement of the service.

We would welcome an application from you if you have excellent people skills, excellent team working skills and a hunger and thirst for continual professional development.

Applicants must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post.

We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently.

We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.

We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro-rated for part time positions