Job Description

The University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust



Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes Service



We are looking for a fixed term Clinical Nurse Specialist (1.0 WTE Band 7) to cover maternity leave, with the contract finishing in August 2026.



Our multidisciplinary diabetes team provides a service for children and young people aged 0-19 years, incorporating specific paediatric, adolescent and young adult clincs. Our current service has an excellent reputation, with some of the best clinical and patient reported outcomes nationally. We have a large catchment across London and Southeast England where patients/families have chosen to transfer their care to us.



We require a Paediatric Nurse with proven experience in delivering paediatric and adolescent diabetes care, including at least one year working as a paediatric diabetes specialist nurse at band 6 level. You will be enthusiastic about improving standards of diabetes care, have excellent communication skills and an ability to work both autonomously and in collaboration with other professionals.



University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.



We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:



University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)



National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery



Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals



University College Hospital Grafton Way Building



Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine



University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre



The Hospital for Tropical Diseases



University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street



We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.



We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040



For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached .



Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*



UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the third year in a row.

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