Overview
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This role seeks a Band 6 Registered Nurse with a passion for diabetes care, strong communication skills, and leadership potential. As a Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse in Ealing, you’ll deliver specialist services, educate healthcare professionals, and support patients with Type 2 diabetes through structured programs. You’ll work across various settings, including home visits, and foster collaboration between acute, community, and social care teams. With an active NMC registration and diabetes qualification, you’ll help shape service development, introduce innovative practices, and empower non-specialist staff to improve diabetes management. The position offers opportunities to enhance both clinical expertise and leadership experience.
To attend regular meetings with the Matron / Team Leader to undertake PDP and appraisal; to attend and contribute to the Integrated Diabetes Service and multi-disciplinary team meetings across the primary and secondary care setting; to represent the Integrated Diabetes Service and/or Specialist Services at appropriate meetings locally, regionally and nationally; to assess and support local GP practices and provide specialist support to improve the standards and delivery of diabetes care; to support and up skill GPs, Pharmacist & Practice Nurses in delivering Level 1 & 2 care in their clinical networks; to maintain a clinical case including patients who are housebound; to promote national guidance and policy such as NICE Guidelines and proposed changes to working practices in order to identify patients with diabetes and improve their care; to organise and implement health promotion in the local community through public awareness days.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. Our high secure services care for patients from the South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m. The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’. The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Adamma Okwu
Job title: Matron
Email address: a.okwu@nhs.net
Qualifications and responsibilities
* Band 6 Registered Nurse with active NMC registration
* Diabetes qualification
* Strong communication skills, leadership potential
* Deliver specialist diabetes services and educate healthcare professionals
* Support patients with Type 2 diabetes through structured programs
* Work across settings including home visits; promote collaboration between acute, community and social care teams
* Shape service development and empower non-specialist staff to improve diabetes management
* Attend meetings, contribute to PDP/appraisals, and participate in Integrated Diabetes Service and multidisciplinary team meetings
* Represent the service at local, regional, and national meetings; support GP practices and clinical networks
* Maintain clinical caseload including housebound patients; promote NICE guidelines
* Organise health promotion in the local community
About West London NHS Trust
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m. The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
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