Job overview

A Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist plays a central role in delivering expert, family‑centred care to children and young people living with diabetes. In this role, the nurse provides advanced clinical assessment, ongoing management, and education to help patients and their families understand and confidently manage the condition. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the specialist leads on care planning, supports insulin therapy optimisation, and offers guidance on technology such as pumps and continuous glucose monitoring. They also coordinate care across hospital and community settings, deliver training to schools and healthcare staff, and contribute to service development, audit, and evidence‑based practice to improve outcomes for children with diabetes. This role blends clinical expertise, teaching, and compassionate support to empower young people to live well with their condition.

Main duties of the job

The Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist provides expert, family‑centred care for children and young people with diabetes. Key duties include advanced clinical assessment, interpreting findings and adjusting treatment to optimise glycemic control. The role involves care planning and management, developing and reviewing individualised plans with families, schools, and the multidisciplinary team. The CNS leads insulin therapy optimisation, supporting MDI, pump therapy, and hybrid closed‑loop systems. They deliver technology education, training families in CGM, flash monitoring, and pump use. The post‑holder provides family education and support, offering structured teaching and emotional guidance. They act as a school and community liaison, ensuring safe diabetes management outside hospital. The CNS works in multidisciplinary collaboration with consultants, dietitians, and psychologists. They support emergency management of hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, and DKA. The role includes service development and audit, contributing to quality improvement, and delivering professional education to staff. The CNS also provides transition support for young people moving to adult services and upholds strong safeguarding responsibilities to ensure children’s safety and wellbeing.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.