Bank Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Shrewsbury, SY1 3GZ
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Bank
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 September 2026
8 days left
Job description
We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse (PDSN) to join our progressive and supportive team on the bank! ...
To assess, plan and implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing care for children and young people.
To provide effective nursing expertise, specialist advice and support to the nursing team and the wider MDT to ensure high quality care is delivered across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.
To work closely with the wider MDT to provide support and direction in the education and training of patients and their families to deliver the highest standards of clinical care.
Promote a "can-do" attitude and determination to develop and sustain dynamic and responsivemultidisciplinary/ multi agency community services within the county which delivers best practice.
Manage a complex specialised caseload providing high quality clinical education, advice, information and support to CYP and their carers/ families on all aspects of their condition and its effect on their lives
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse/RN (Child)
- Highly developed specialist knowledge achieved through first level degree or equivalent portfolio of evidence
- Evidence of short courses at master's level or equivalent experience
- Recognised Qualification in field of practice
- Teaching Certificate or equivalent experience
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
- Counselling qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience in field of practice
- Experience of provision of training/education to range of staff and service users
- Assessing and prescribing care and treatment plans
- Participation in service development and the implementation of change
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Advanced communication, negotiation, decision making and organisational skills
- Ability to communicate complex and distressing information to patients and their carers in a sensitive and supportive way at a level they can understand
- Ability to manage complex caseload of high-risk patients
- Ability to take initiative, work autonomously, make decisions and prioritise workload
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- Knowledge of national clinical guidelines & ability to interpret their impact on strategic service developments, patient outcomes and clinical practice
- Advanced training and utilisation skills in therapeutic/ diagnosis procedures and equipment relevant to field of practice
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
25 August 2026
Last checked
27 August 2026
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