Diabetes Specialist Nurse | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 15 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 September 2025 |
| Location: | Newton Heath, M40 2JF |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7388596/349-LCO-7388596 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an existing band 6 Adult nurse to join our small, dynamic community specialist diabetes team in a full-time band 6 development role on a clinical pathway to development to a band 7 Diabetes Specialist Nurse.
The successful candidate will be provided with the specialist training and support required to become a Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN).
You must be a forward thinking and dynamic individual with a passion for diabetes management and a strong interest and commitment to support the service in driving forward national diabetes care agenda and deliver high quality, effective and safe patient care.
To work as an advanced autonomous practitioner, to be professionally and legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of patient's diabetes care including decision making around the treatment and management of patients with complex physical and social needs
To maintain accurate and comprehensive documentation
To hold a caseload of patients with a range of complex needs requiring advanced intervention to improve patient outcomes.
To prescribe appropriate medication as independent non medical prescriber V300, to maintain and keep up to date with prescribing practices using evidence based care
To work as a specialist practitioner supporting patients within both a clinic setting and working closely with community nursing teams to manage complex patients cared for within their own homes.
To communicate complex and sensitive information and education to a wide range of patients requiring excellent interpersonal and communication skills
To provide Type 2 diabetes education within the community setting
To provide a resource for MDT members providing advice and guidance. To provide mentorship to student nurses, new staff members and primary care staff as required
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Sunday 31 Aug 2025
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