Diabetes Specialist Nurse
| Posting date: | 02 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 January 2026 |
| Location: | Norwich, NR4 7UY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9234-26-0002 |
Summary
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUHs PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture. To provide ongoing advice, information and emotional support to clients with diabetes and their relatives and carers. To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate educational needs and programmes for clients and their relatives/carers. Initiate treatment for diabetes for those patients with poor glycaemic control under the guidance of the medical team, or nurse prescriber. Give dose adjustment/titration advice for patients to be able to continue self-management, or to other prescribing healthcare staff. Ensuring appropriate follow up for all diabetes patients. Provide telephone support to patients/relatives/carers and other health care professionals including dose adjustment, sick day rules and hypo advice. Initiate referrals to other health care professionals, e.g. podiatrist, dietician and community nursing teams. Manage own caseload of patients. Provide nurse-led clinics in specialist areas. Provide expert opinion/advice to other healthcare professionals within the Trust, either as part of individual patient review or wider Trust staff education Please see the attached job description for full details.