Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust • Farnborough, Surrey GU16 7UJ

Senior Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

About this role

Band 7 Senior Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse

37.5 hours per week | 12-month Fixed Term Contract

Are you a passionate and forward-thinking nurse looking to make a real difference to children and young people living with diabetes? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Our paediatric diabetes service is growing from strength to strength, driven by a supportive and ambitious multidisciplinary team committed to transforming the way we deliver care. We are looking for a dynamic, motivated individual who enjoys thinking creatively and is eager to help shape innovative, accessible services for our patients and families.

As a Senior Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse, you will play a key role within our dedicated MDT, bringing fresh ideas and enthusiasm to support continued service development and high-quality patient care.

We are seeking a nurse with a genuine passion for diabetes care and improving outcomes for children and young people. In return, we offer a comprehensive development pathway, including support to undertake specialist training that will further enhance your skills and professional growth.

You will receive ongoing support and mentorship within a welcoming cross-site nursing team, led by an experienced Matron. Although primarily based at Frimley Park Hospital, you will be part of a wider collaborative service, providing excellent opportunities to learn, develop, and broaden your experience.

Join us and help shape the future of paediatric diabetes care.

  • To take the leading role in the advanced assessment, treatment, and management of children with diabetes within inpatients and outpatients.
  • To act as a clinical lead for the Paediatric diabetes services
  • To review and educate all children and young people
  • To develop comprehensive care plans for CYP
  • To be highly skilled in the advanced clinical assessment and advanced management of CYP with diabetes
  • To provide advanced information, education, advice, and support to the CYP, parents, ward staff and schools.
  • Working in a demanding environment, the successful applicant will be required to:
  • Lead on a designated clinic and independently manage a case load of CYPs.
  • Use excellent communication skills.
  • Have advanced and extensive knowledge and clinical skills to manage CYP with diabetes, aetiology, and treatment.
  • Have experience of working autonomously and as a member of the nursing team/MDT
  • Be confident and competent in their role and have a willingness to develop their skills.
  • Have excellent organisational, prioritisation and problem-solving skills.
  • Have the experience and expertise of supporting and teaching ward staff, families, and other professionals such as schools
  • Have the ability to work flexibly and manage change in a positive and effective way.
  • Demonstrate resilience with a fast paced and unpredictable workload.
  • Lead in quality improvement projects involving audits
  • Manage junior staff
  • Hold strong leadership and management skills

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

This advert closes on Thursday 21 May 2026