University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Child Branch Specialist Nurse - Diabetes

The closing date is 12 November 2026

Job summary
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust are seeking two enthusiastic children's qualified nurses to join the current paediatric diabetes team.

The successful candidate will be required to work in collaboration with the Diabetes MDT ensuring safe, effective diabetes care to children and young people.

The diabetes team is a well-established service with responsibility for over 500 speciality patients. This is an excellent opportunity to develop clinical, educational and communication skills. It is anticipated induction and training for successful applicants will be required but we hope to attract candidates with a working knowledge of diabetes.

We are looking for initiative-taking individuals who can demonstrate the ability to lone work, trouble shoot and communicate well with the MDT, children and their families

• 1 x Permanent, Part-Time position
• 1 x Fixed-Term, (11 months) Part-Time position

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide specialist nursing advice to a cohort of patients referred for specialist intervention, care and support for diabetes.

You will offer support and education in relation to management of diabetes and care in the community including school settings.

You will practice under the direction of the diabetes service lead and the consultant team and work towards achieving agreed levels of competence, skills and knowledge.

The diabetes service uses a range of techniques to ensure and monitor good standards of clinical practice, audit, and teaching. Education consists of a bespoke package of the management of childhood diabetes for children, young people, their families and their carers. This role also involves educating and supporting the clinical teams in inpatient and assessment areas.

Using agreed pathways the successful candidate will support young people through their transitional care to adult diabetes services. It is essential that applicants have regular access to their own vehicle for community visits

About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 304-9019901
Job locations: Trustwide, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Child Nurse on the NMC Register (Field dependent upon role)
• Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification appropriate to area of speciality
• Recognised mentorship course
• Evidence of completion of/ working towards completion of appropriate identified competencies specific to the speciality.

Desirable

• To have or working towards advanced health assessment module -- where applicable to the role

Experience
Essential

• Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
• Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/competence.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality.
• Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment.
• Experience of patient service user advocacy role
• Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to patients / relatives / care staff
• Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality
• Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding
• Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance

Desirable

• Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
• Experience in service development
• Awareness of current research related to the speciality

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. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Hiring Manager, Nagina Kausar, Nagina.Kausar@uhb.nhs.uk, 07833407827

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.