Band 6 Community/Inpatient Diabetes Nurse Specialist 

An exciting opportunity for a Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join the team in NHS Grampian, based within Maryhill House/Dr Grays Hospital, Elgin. Are you enthusiastic and have experience in Diabetes Nursing with a warm personality and excellent people skills.

Willing to be adaptable to change and work flexible to with existing resources to meet service needs. You will be willing to undertake relevant training and be able to demonstrate innovative practice.

Responsible for providing high quality evidence-based care for people living with diabetes, their families, carers and Health care professionals

The post will require you to work in areas of clinical service provision which include:

•    Community /Inpatient management•    New diagnosis of Diabetes•    Insulin Initiation and management•    Insulin Pump Therapy•    Flash Glucose Monitoring and CGMS•    Out-patient service•    Pre-pregnancy/antenatal care

The ability to work as both part of a team and autonomously is essential, as our team of highly innovative and motivated individuals deliver diabetes care in Grampian. This post will be rewarding as there are many exciting opportunity ahead. 

If you are interested in discussing this post and also consider taking the specialty forward we would like to hear from you.

Informal enquiries contact: 

Sandra Wilson, Nurse Manager 07876258906 or email [email protected] 

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.