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Band 8a Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist in Diabetes
The closing date is 26 August 2025
Are you an established Clinical Nurse Specialist in Diabetes / Diabetes Specialist Nurse considering a new leadership role?
Are you looking for your next challenge in which will shape the future of the diabetes / endocrine service across a large teaching hospital Trust?
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and ambitious Lead Nurse who will undertake the professional leadership and management of the Diabetes and Endocrinology CNSs based at Heartlands Hospital site.
The post holder will have a proven track record as a Band 7 CNS in Diabetes within an acute NHS hospital setting in both outpatients and inpatients.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your leadership and management skills, the post holder will be responsible for leading the on-going development of clinical practice and high-quality standards of care and ensure safe treatment, referral, follow up and discharge of patients within the speciality of diabetes and endocrinology. You will provide specialist advice in relation to care of people with diabetes and ensure the provision of a range of educational and training programmes for the multidisciplinary team, patients, families and carers.
Main duties of the job
You will be a confident committed clinical leader who is driven by challenges and demonstrates personal resilience working in a fast moving and changing care environment. You should have experience of staff, financial and change management, leading by example, motivating and empowering your team to ensure consistently high standards of care are set and delivered.
The successful post holder will, in conjunction with the Matron, Nurse Consultant in Diabetes, Clinical Service Leads and the Group and Operational managers participate in and lead on innovative, improvement projects which support the reduction in practice variation and improve the safety of our patients. In addition, you will have responsibility for ensuring both the operational and quality agendas are achieved and maintained, improving quality of care and patient outcomes driving transformation through agreed models of change.
If you think you have what it takes to join a forward-thinking, innovative team committed to the delivery of high quality care then we want to hear from you.
The post holder will be expected to work predominantly Monday -- Friday as core business hours but also be part of a weekend rota to cover inpatient diabetes referrals.
For further information, to arrange a visit or telephone call with Theresa Smyth, Nurse Consultant in Diabetes, Telephone: 07747630919 or Angela Phillips, Matron for Diabetes, Telephone: 07741136631
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
* *Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register.
* *Professional knowledge acquired through post graduate degree / supplemented by specialist training, experience, short courses to Masters level equivalent (
* *Non-Medical Prescribing Course or willingness to undertake where this is a requirement of the role
Experience
* *Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
* *Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
* *Extensive post registration experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Band 7 or above in defined or associated speciality
* *Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level
* *Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
* *Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of ongoing professional development/ competence.
* *Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality
* *Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
* *Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment
* *Experience of patient service user advocacy role
* *Experience of resource and budgetary management
* *Experience of leading on the writing / updating of organisational Policy / Procedure / Guidelines associated with the speciality /field Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to patients / relatives/ care staff
* *Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality and can translate this in to local practice reflected in organisational policy / procedure and service delivery
* *Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding
* *Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
* *Awareness of current research related to the speciality
Additional Criteria
* *Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances
* *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
* *Ability to communicate articulately and motivate others
* *Evidence of flexible and innovative approach to service delivery and development.
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.
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