Community Specialist Diabetes Practitioner

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

To provide an expert role within the Integrated Diabetes Service for patients with Diabetes.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care for adults with diabetes, through hospital and home, developing individual care plans in partnership with the patient, their family and relevant others

Facilitate and monitor the management of diabetes patients across primary and secondary care, and identify other complex care areas requiring input

To support & educate Diabetes patients in a variety of settings.

To support staff caring for Patients with Diabetes in a variety of settings

To be an integral member of the Integrated Diabetes Service working with all members of the Multi-Disciplinary team.

Be a non-medical prescriber. Reflecting the requirements for prescribing principle areas, knowledge and competencies required to underpin the practice of prescribing.

The post holder will be experienced in starting and monitoring patients on CGM and HCL and in the interpretation of data.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist diabetes care for adults with complex physical and mental health needs across hospital and community settings.

Develop and review care plans with patients, families and the multidisciplinary team.

Lead on diabetes management including interpreting clinical results and adjusting insulin/medications.

Deliver CGM/HCL support from assessment to device initiation and ongoing review.

Educate patients and carers on self-management, early warning signs and health promotion.

Work collaboratively in MDTs and liaise with health, social care and voluntary services.

Maintain care quality while managing own caseload and supporting junior staff.

Continue professional development and uphold required clinical registration.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in relevant subject or equivalent with HPC/NMC registration
  • Post registration qualification in insulin management e.g. DAFNE educator
  • Working knowledge of the NSF for Diabetes and relevant NICE guidelines

Desirable

  • Registered non-medical prescriber or willingness to achieve within the first 6 months in post

Corporate

Essential

  • Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings, etc.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 12 July 2026

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