Adolescent and Young Persons Diabetes Specialist Nurse – Transition
The closing date is 14 June 2026.
We are pleased to announce the expansion of our well established Diabetes service and are looking to recruit an Adolescent and Young Persons Diabetes Specialist Nurse with a particular interest in transition. This role is a newly created post, initially for 12 months and will be working alongside the Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurses, Adult Diabetes Specialist Nurses, Dieticians, Psychologists, Consultants and sits within the Integrated Community Children’s Nursing Team working between paediatric and adult services.
Responsibilities
* Develop new and innovative roles and work with young people and diabetes to support their transition.
* Apply specialist diabetes knowledge to teaching colleagues, parents and young people in the management of their care.
* Provide outstanding communication and teaching skills to engage audiences.
* Support young people with diabetes technology, including digital devices.
* Promote independence of young people through transition into adult services within a multidisciplinary team.
* Support professional development of clinical and non-clinical staff.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
* Professional UK registration, e.g., RSCN, CH Dip, RN.
Experience and Knowledge
* Two years’ experience of working in the field of diabetes at Band 6 or above.
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to deliver services that include current technologies available in diabetes care.
* Highly specialised clinical skills in adolescents/young adults’ diabetes and managing a community caseload.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£49,387 to £56,515 a year, Pro Rata.
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