Go back Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Nurse Manager for Paediatric Diabetes Nurse Specialists
The closing date is 22 May 2026
The post holder will havemanagerial accountabilityfor a team ofClinical Nurse Specialists, Specialist Diabetes Allied Health Practitioners,overseeingservice planning, workforce development, and performance management. They will work closely withsenior leadershipwithin the directorate, commissioners, NHS Trusts, and research bodiesto ensure service alignment withbest practices and emerging innovations in diabetes management.
The post holder's responsibilities will be divided between strategic leadership/operational managementand clinical oversight,ensuring the serviceremainsresponsive, efficient, and aligned with organisational priorities.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
* Strategic Leadership & Service Development
* Clinical Oversight & Patient Safety
* Workforce Development & Education
* Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration
* Research, Innovation, and Quality Improvement
About us
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Job responsibilities
Attached you will find the detailed job description and person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
* Registered Nurse (Child) + NMC PIN
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Extensive nursing experience of caring for children and young people
* Nurse Prescriber or willingness to work towards
* Recognised Teaching, Assessing qualification
* Management or leadership qualification (or willing to work towards)
* Demonstratable clinical experience within Diabetes care
* Post Graduate Diabetes Course
* Significant post registration experience in a leadership position
* Research and audit experience in Diabetes
* Project Management
* Investigation training or willingness to undertake
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
* Specialised theoretical and clinical Knowledge appropriate to diabetes care
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Highly developed knowledge of professional standards and application in practice
* Knowledge of specific innovative techniques/initiatives
* Ability to lead and inspire a team
* Experience in the supervision and management of other staff
* Experience of teaching others in a variety of settings
* Competent IT skills in order to collect and interpret data, present reports and compile presentations in a range of contexts
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Excellent report writing and presentations skills.
* Ability to influence and motivate others
* Negotiating skills and ability to resolve conflict.
* Ability to make decisions and be accountable for them
* Knowledge of Children's issues and their impact on service delivery
* Highly motivated
* Ability to work flexibly as required to meet the needs of the service
* Ability to network across directorates and divisions
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.
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum, pro rata
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