Job overview

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 professional to join our dedicated diabetes team, working alongside consultants, specialist nurses, and dietitians.

We’re looking for a highly motivated individual with a passion for developing their skills, particularly in patient support and education around self-management of diabetes.

In this role, you will play a key part in delivering education and advice to patients, families, carers, and other healthcare professionals.

The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in diabetes care, a proactive approach to learning, and a commitment to delivering high-quality education and support to help improve patient outcomes.

Main duties of the job

• Providing one to one education and structured group education to patients with diabetes. Coordinating group education sessions 
• Supporting patients with the initiation of diabetes technology such as continuous glucose monitoring systems.
• Supporting consultants in clinics 
• Visiting patients at home to assess and support them with their diabetes 

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.