Job summary
- Main area
- Diabetes
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 34.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 362-NAM7DIAB-02-26
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingsgate House
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Band 7
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Job overview
Stockport Foundation Trust is seeking a highly motivated diabetes nurse to join their Integrated Diabetes Team. We at Stockport take pride with the understanding that the team manage all aspects of the speciality including Inpatient work, pregnancy, insulin pumps, young adults and transition, complex wound and foot alongside community referrals from primary care. The post advertised requires minimum of 2 years experience working as a DSN with knowledge of diabetes technology and implementation.
Main duties of the job
- To assess, plan, prioritise, implement and evaluate nursing interventions to meet the patients’ needs which may be in the community or acute setting.
- To actively participate in delivering health care for people with diabetes in Stockport; to ensure high quality and safe standards of care.
- To advise, educate and support clients and carers on the management of diabetes by providing specialised programmes of care in relation to health and illness and the development of self-management techniques including individual and group sessions
- Adhere to Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Conduct and associated guidelines.
- Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of care and employment
- Be actively involved in clinical supervision of nursing and midwifery
staff.
- Act as a role model at all times.
- Maintain relevant professional registration.
- Maintain appropriate records adhering to Trust and Nursing &
- Midwifery Council (NMC) guidelines on record keeping
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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· The post holder will be expected to work as part of the integrated specialist diabetes team delivering diabetes care to adults in both in-patient and community settings |
Work as part of the MDT in specialist clinics such as ante-natal, pump, young adults and inpatient diabetes cover.
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· Provide specialist expertise, knowledge, advice and education demonstrating a sound understanding of the management of patients in this area · Demonstrate a high level of judgement, discretion and decision making in diabetes management within the acute or community setting, with an aim to reduce hospital attendance/admission and reduce length of stay during in-patient care · Deliver education including structured programmes to people with diabetes to enable them to self-manage their condition · Develop and deliver educational/training programmes and act as a specialist resource for staff and colleagues to improve standards of diabetes care · Develop and implement diabetes policies and standards based on national guidelines, as well as provision of specialist care · Monitor and improve standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence based practice, learning and development and the provision of skilled clinical leadership · Support the service lead with service improvement development The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16. |
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1st level registered Nurse - NMC
- Nursing Degree/diploma level or equivalent experience.
- Teaching qualification or equivalent
- Non medical prescriber or willing to undertake
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate effective teaching and presentation skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of proactive involvement in the mentorship and development of nurses and nursing practice
- Demonstrate initiative and innovative practice Ability to work autonomously and within a team
- Knowledge of diabetes specialist clinical treatment and technology
- Ability to develop leading services and change practice
- Working within an acute and community setting
Desirable criteria
- Ability to implement research/undertake audit recommendations
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working as a diabetes specialist nurse
- Ability to demonstrate evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to demonstrate evidence of change management
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent time management/priority setting skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in diabetes or experience of working as a Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Work related circumstances
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel between sites
- Flexibility
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nazia Arfin
- Job title
- Diabetes Nursing Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01612044661
- Additional information
Please contact Nazia Arfin on 0161 204 4661 /email: [email protected] for further details or to arrange an informal visit to the team.
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