University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Nurse Specialist – Diabetes
The closing date is 04 November 2025
Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes Service
We are looking for a fixed term Clinical Nurse Specialist (1.0 WTE Band 7) to cover maternity leave, with the contract finishing in August 2026.
Our multidisciplinary diabetes team provides a service for children and young people aged 0-19 years, incorporating paediatric, adolescent and young adult clinics. Our current service has an excellent reputation, with strong clinical and patient reported outcomes nationally. We have a large catchment across London and Southeast England where patients and families have chosen to transfer their care to us.
Main duties of the job
We require a Paediatric Nurse with proven experience in delivering paediatric and adolescent diabetes care, including at least one year working as a paediatric diabetes specialist nurse at band 6 level. You will be enthusiastic about improving standards of diabetes care, have excellent communication skills and an ability to work both autonomously and in collaboration with other professionals.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
* University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
* National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
* Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
* University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
* Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
* University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
* The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
* University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff. To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
* Registered Nurse Child Branch
* First level registration with NMC
* Teaching/Assessment programme
* Educated to degree level or equivalent
* Completed/completing Master\'s Degree/ module with specific diabetes component
Experience
* Significant post registration experience nursing children and young people e.g. experience working on a children's ward
* Experience working as a specialist diabetes nurse (minimum one year at band 6 level)
* Leadership and management experience
* Experience of working with a diverse multidisciplinary team
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to work collaboratively and autonomously in a multidisciplinary environment
* Ability to manage a patient caseload
* Prioritises own workload
* Ability to lead and coordinate others to deliver care
* Self-motivated and enthusiastic individual
Communication
* Ability to communicate effectively with different disciplines within an MDT
* Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
Personal and People Development
* Demonstrates evidence of up-to-date professional development
* Experience as a preceptor/ facilitator/ mentor
* Demonstrable ability to teach others
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
* Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties
Specific Requirements
* Flexibility with working hours
* Taking part in nursing on call rota
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£56,276 to £63,176 a year inclusive of HCAS
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