Diabetes; Endocrinology service Specialist Nurse

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert assessment, advice and treatment for people with diabetes and endocrine conditions across hospital, community, and outpatient settings.
• Manage your own patient caseload, delivering individualised care plans that promote optimal health outcomes.
• Offer ongoing education and support to patients and families to enhance self‑management and quality of life.
• Teach and train patients, carers and healthcare staff, fostering confidence in managing complex conditions.
• Develop educational resources and programmes tailored to different learning needs and clinical settings.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams (doctors, dietitians, pharmacists) to ensure coordinated, holistic care.
• Act as a key point of contact for complex cases, ensuring effective communication and continuity of care.
• Contribute to service development initiatives to enhance care delivery and patient experience.
• Conduct audits, collect data and apply research findings to improve standards and clinical outcomes.
• Support team growth by sharing expertise, mentoring colleagues and promoting best practices.
• Take an active role in clinical governance, policy development and innovation in care pathways.

Our people are our greatest asset. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI). We support staff with disabilities, people from black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBTQ+ individuals, and women. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

We reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date. We will not contact applicants with the outcome of the shortlisting. Short‑listed candidates will receive an invitation to an assessment day or interview.

Sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route is subject to Trust allocation and UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approval.

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a community‑focused provider of local and acute care, serving the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley.