Diabetes Specialist Nurse
| Posting date: | 14 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 November 2025 |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9430-25-0694 |
Summary
Please refer to the job description for further details. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Provide specialist, evidence-based nursing care to support and facilitate high-quality, individualised care for people living with diabetes and their families/carers. Manage a community diabetes caseload (out-patients and housebound), applying advanced diabetes knowledge and skills to support individuals with complex needs. Demonstrate critical application of in-depth knowledge in diabetes care, with associated management and leadership responsibilities, including completion (or commitment to undertake, if developmental) a postgraduate module in diabetes. Work collaboratively with community services, general practice, care homes, nursing homes, and rehabilitation hospitals to reduce hospital admissions, improve diabetes outcomes, and enhance quality of life. To act as an expert practitioner and role model, demonstrating advanced skills and knowledge to professional staff and patients. To analyse and interpret national recommendations, i.e. NSF / NICE guidance and formulate action plans to achieve compliance from a nursing perspective. To promote expert practice, facilitating the development of others by acting as a role model, mentor, and supervisor in practice. Contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings to support with education and case management for patients in primary and community settings including nursing homes. Provide virtual, telephone and email advice to patients, primary care, and other healthcare professionals. Contribute to the domiciliary service across Milton Keynes and undertake joint visits for patients with very complex needs where an assessment visit to their home will help inform the management plan (housebound patients) through mutual agreed between the practice and the provider. Liaise with community nursing, allied health care professionals and ambulance crews across Milton Keynes specific to patient diabetes care. Deputise for the Lead DSN as appropriate on day to day operational issues as appropriate. Hold a valid UK driving license and be willing to drive between sites and undertake home visits.