Community Diabetic Specialist Nurse

Job Summary

To work within the community nursing service to support patients with diabetes, as part of a team collaboration with Wirral University Teaching Hospital's diabetes service. The post-holder will have managerial and clinical supervision from WCHC, with access to specialist clinical supervision and professional development from the Wirral University Teaching Hospital team.

• Supporting discharges from hospital for patients with complex insulin regimens as part of a multidisciplinary team, ensuring safe, timely and well-coordinated discharges.
• Developing and delivering training and advice in diabetes and diabetes management to staff in and beyond district nursing, including titration of patients on insulin.
• Providing direct specialist diabetes nursing assessment and support (including for self-management) to their own caseload of patients, typically housebound, and including those on palliative care pathways, ensuring their diabetes management needs are met.
• Conducting joint home visits and providing specialist clinical patient assessments to support frontline clinical staff in delivering high quality, safe, integrated community care.
• Contributing to the development of best practice and facilitating shared learning to develop services and initiatives that meet local needs in relation to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust aims and objectives.
• Supporting the development of a self-care pathway for patients with diabetes on the community nursing caseload within the Nursing Directorate.

This work will include the same responsibilities as above, focusing on:

• Discharges coordination for patients with complex insulin regimens.
• Training and advice on diabetes management for staff in and beyond district nursing.
• Direct specialist diabetes nursing assessment and self-management support for a home-based caseload, including palliative care pathways.
• Joint home visits and specialist clinical assessments to support safe, integrated community care.
• Developing best practice and learning to meet local needs in line with Trust aims.
• Supporting the development of a self-care pathway for diabetes within the Nursing Directorate.

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by CQC (Dec 2023) with some outstanding areas. The Trust has policies and procedures to provide standard organisational ways of working in line with objectives, legislation and requirements. Employees must abide by all Wirral Community NHS Trust policies at all times.

• Date posted: 14 January 2026
• Pay scheme:
  Agenda for change
• Band:
  Band 7
• Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 per year
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working pattern:
  Full-time
• Reference number:
• Job locations:
  St Catherine's Health Centre, Derby Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0LQ

Essential

• Meets essential criteria on person specification

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 CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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Adult dependants (over 18) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer name
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Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address
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St Catherine's Health Centre, Derby Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0LQ

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