Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced, innovative, and highly motivated Highly Specialist Adult Diabetes Nurse (Clinical Lead) to join our Diabetes Service on a 9‑month secondment. This role provides clinical leadership and specialist support, driving excellence in diabetes care across the service.
The post holder will work autonomously to assess, diagnose, and manage patients with complex diabetes needs, delivering high‑quality, evidence‑based, patient‑centred care. As the clinical lead for the service, you will provide expert advice and support to colleagues across the multidisciplinary team, promoting best practice, service development, and improved patient outcomes.
Working closely with key stakeholders, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and developing diabetes services, contributing to education, quality improvement, and the implementation of innovative models of care. The role combines advanced clinical practice, leadership, service development, and staff education to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and responsive diabetes care for our population.
Main Duties
- Deliver advanced assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients with diabetes.
- Provide expert clinical decision‑making and specialist advice to the multidisciplinary team.
- Lead service improvement, quality improvement, audit and research activities.
- Develop and deliver education and training for healthcare professionals.
- Contribute to the operational and strategic development of the diabetes service.
- Work collaboratively across organisational and system boundaries to improve patient care.
Details
Date posted: 14 July 2026; Pay scheme: Agenda for change; Band: Band 8a; Salary: £63,665 to £70,887 a year; Contract: Secondment; Working pattern: Full‑time; Reference number: 824‑NORTH‑8140402; Job locations: Edgware Community Hospital, London, HA8 0AD.
Person Specification
Education / Qualification
Essential:
- Relevant registered professional qualification (NMC/HCPC/GPhC)
- MSc in specialism, Equivalent Level 7 course, or completion of the NHSE e‑Portfolio Route
Desirable:
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Recognised leadership qualification
Experience
Essential:
- Significant experience in the field of diabetes
- Significant experience of teaching and assessing clinical practice of colleagues
- Experience in providing clinical expertise to patients with complex undifferentiated health problems, requesting and interpreting investigations as indicated and formulating a plan of care based on differential diagnosis's
- Experience in managing clinical complexity within diabetes
- Established relevant experience of service transformation
- Experience in recruitment, retention, and staff performance
- Experience in assessment of personal and team competencies, capabilities and learning/training needs; able to establish training package to address needs
- Experience, understanding and application of research
- Management or leadership experience
- Experience of supervision, mentoring, teaching and assessment
Desirable:
- Evidence of presentations at local / national level
- In depth knowledge of research and audit systems relevant to profession and ability to apply to practice
- Leadership experience in delegating and managing workload of team members.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential:
- Advanced knowledge and skills in assessment, diagnosis and clinical decision making.
- Well‑developed IT skills.
- Proven leadership skills, with a vision to work with others
- Change management skills, for example evidence of Quality Improvement or Service improvement knowledge and experience.
- Professional Portfolio of evidence showing achievements, reflections and on‑going learning in practice/speciality
- Understand the importance of clinical supervision, and can reflect to participate in Clinical Supervision.
- Evidence of ability and knowledge on how to undertake research and audit, and be able to provide feedback outcomes and plan.
- Critical appraisal skills and ability to utilise research evidence in practice.
- Knowledge of research processes
- Implementation of audit/research recommendations
- Evidence of research/audits undertaken and outcomes
- In depth understanding of quality issues including clinical governance
- Non‑medical prescribing experience and qualification
Desirable:
- Ability to travel across health and social care sites as required for the programme.
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Highly Specialist Adult Diabetes Nurse (Clinical Lead) London employer: Meeveem Limited
Meeveem Limited is an exceptional employer that values its employees by fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture in the heart of Yorkshire. With a strong focus on professional development, employees are encouraged to grow their skills and advance their careers while enjoying competitive benefits and a supportive environment that prioritises work-life balance. Joining Meeveem means being part of a dynamic team dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the cardiovascular and endovascular sectors.
