Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Hereford, HR1 2ER
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
3 September 2026
3 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team in Herefordshire. We welcome a...
The successful candidate will
Provide high-quality, holistic and individualised care to people with diabetes.
Work collaboratively with people with diabetes, their families and carers where appropriate.
Support self-management, shared decision-making and patient empowerment.
Provide diabetes specialist nursing support across acute and inpatient settings, helping to prevent avoidable hospital admissions and facilitate safe, effective discharge.
Contribute to outpatient and subspecialty diabetes clinics.
a Assess, initiate and provide ongoing support of diabetes technologies including CGM and insulin pump therapy.
Deliver structured education to people with diabetes and education to healthcare professionals.
Work autonomously as well as alongside senior diabetes specialist nurses.
Use evidence-based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
Contribute to quality improvement and ongoing service development.
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse NMC registration
- Completed/completing relevant degree
- Diabetes qualification: Post graduate diploma in diabetes related field or equivalent experience, or equivalent experience or willing to work towards
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- NMC Independent Nurse Prescriber
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Awareness of local and national policy and initiatives in diabetes care
- Confidence of intensifying diabetes treatment regimens to include advice on initiating and titrating insulin and GLP-1 medications as well as initiating and reviewing of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM), or willing to learn
- Excellent communication skills
Desirable
- Experience of working within MDT
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work under pressure
- Committed to personal and professional development
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
20 August 2026
Last checked
24 August 2026
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