Job summary
- Main area
- Nurse
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 20 hours per week (Tuesday, Wednesday and halve day on Thursday)
- Job ref
- 193-7296244NCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Melrose house , diabetes centre
- Town
- reading
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata.
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Diabetic Clinical Nurse
Band 5
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
The post-holder is responsible for undertaking and recording a comprehensive nursing assessment and planning, delivering and evaluating high standards of evidenced based nursing care to a diverse group of patients. § Is expected to deliver care without direct supervision. Is accountable for the care delivered and any omissions of care. § Is expected to teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the non registered nursing workforce. § Is accountable for care or any omissions of care that he/she delegates to others § Is expected to act as role model, delivering care with empathy and compassion as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
1. Acts with integrity to uphold the reputation of the nursing profession and the Trust. Deliver care with compassion, sensitivity and empathy.
2. Participates in Clinical Governance to maintain and improve standards of patient care. Work as a role model in placing the patient’s experience at the core of service delivery. Assist in the monitoring and auditing of the quality of care through a range of strategies, including risk management, incident reporting, complaints, research and effectiveness monitoring and clinical audit. Ensure own actions promote quality and alert others to quality issues. Contributes to the development of the service.
3. Demonstrates commitment to the vision and objectives of the clinical area and the Trust. Work with Ward Sister/Charge Nurse to effectively manage the allocated financial and human resources within allocated budget. Demonstrate understanding of the importance of ensuring effective skill-mix and appropriate caseload management at all times.
4. Assists in the monitoring and maintenance of the health, safety and security of self and others in work area. Assists in the identification and assessment risks in work activities. Help to develop strategies to manage these effectively. Work within risk management/Occupational Health legislation and Trust procedures and ensure that colleague for whom the post-holder is responsible works within the same.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital foundation trusts in the country, and currently touch the lives of half a million patients in the west of Berkshire every year by providing high quality acute medical and surgical services for our local communities. The Trust strives to provide high quality, compassionate care for our patients and their families.
Our values:
- Compassionate
- Aspirational
- Resourceful
- Excellent
The town of Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as good.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the job role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse –part 1
- Current NMC registration
- Evidence of recent continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
- Educated to degree level or working towards
- Able to demonstrate academic interest
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience (through placement or employment ) of working in an acute clinical environment
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the Diabetes and endocrinology specialty or outpatient
Skills
Essential criteria
- Information technology literate.
- Good attendance record in previous posts or during training.
- Excellent written communication and attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal and non verbal communication skills. Ability to actively listen to and hear peoples issues and concerns. Ability to communicate difficult, complex and contentious information in a way that is heard and understood.
- Able to work under own initiative and without direct supervision within responsibilities of role.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Warin Majid
- Job title
- Diabetes Specialist Nurse, Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01183228980
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