Paediatric Diabetes Lead Specialist Nurse

• • Coordinate the care of CYP with diabetes, providing specialist assessment, treatment and ongoing management across the care pathway. • Manage an autonomous caseload, delivering child-focused and family-centred care in hospital, community, educational and home settings. • Lead nurse-led clinics, undertake comprehensive assessments, formulate management plans and interpret specialist investigations. • Independently adjust insulin regimens and support advanced diabetes therapies, including insulin pump management, in line with Trust policies and competencies. • Provide specialist advice and support to CYP, families, carers and healthcare professionals in the management of routine and complex diabetes needs. • Act as a patient advocate, supporting informed decision-making, self-management and navigation of healthcare services. • Deliver timely specialist support during periods of acute illness, crisis or increased clinical need. • Work collaboratively with acute, community, network and regional services to ensure seamless, coordinated care. • Promote health education, wellbeing and self-management, empowering CYP and families to manage diabetes effectively. • Support the delivery of effective transition services between paediatric and adult diabetes teams. • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation, including use of relevant electronic systems and the Diamond database. • Support National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) submissions and promote high standards of data quality. • Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people, participating in safeguarding activities and meetings as required. • Adhere to infection prevention and control policies and act as a positive clinical role model. For further details of the role please see the attached job description Job description Job responsibilities • • Coordinate the care of CYP with diabetes, providing specialist assessment, treatment and ongoing management across the care pathway. • Manage an autonomous caseload, delivering child-focused and family-centred care in hospital, community, educational and home settings. • Lead nurse-led clinics, undertake comprehensive assessments, formulate management plans and interpret specialist investigations. • Independently adjust insulin regimens and support advanced diabetes therapies, including insulin pump management, in line with Trust policies and competencies. • Provide specialist advice and support to CYP, families, carers and healthcare professionals in the management of routine and complex diabetes needs. • Act as a patient advocate, supporting informed decision-making, self-management and navigation of healthcare services. • Deliver timely specialist support during periods of acute illness, crisis or increased clinical need. • Work collaboratively with acute, community, network and regional services to ensure seamless, coordinated care. • Promote health education, wellbeing and self-management, empowering CYP and families to manage diabetes effectively. • Support the delivery of effective transition services between paediatric and adult diabetes teams. • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation, including use of relevant electronic systems and the Diamond database. • Support National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) submissions and promote high standards of data quality. • Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people, participating in safeguarding activities and meetings as required. • Adhere to infection prevention and control policies and act as a positive clinical role model. For further details of the role please see the attached job description