Job summary
Join Our Specialist Endocrine Team at HHFT
Are you an experienced and motivated nurse with a passion for endocrinology? Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic and highly skilled Endocrine Clinical Nurse Specialist (Band 7) to join our established Diabetes and Endocrine multidisciplinary team.
Based primarily at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, this is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred endocrine care across the Trust, with a requirement to provide cross-site support at Winchester and Andover.
About the Role
As an Endocrine Nurse Specialist, you will work as an autonomous practitioner and recognised clinical expert, managing a defined caseload of patients with a wide range of endocrine conditions, including complex cases.
You will:
- Deliver specialist endocrine care across outpatient, inpatient and virtual settings
- Runnurse-led clinics and contribute to dynamic endocrine testing
- Provide expert advice and support to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluateindividualised care programmes
- Request and interpret diagnostic investigations within scope of practice
- Act as a key link betweenprimary, community, and secondary care services
This is a varied and rewarding role combining clinical expertise, service development, education, and leadership.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
- Autonomously manage and prioritise a specialist endocrine caseload
- Deliver nurse-led clinics, patient education, and telephone/virtual consultations
- Support diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of endocrine disorders
- Contribute to multidisciplinary working and decision-making
- Act as a clinical role model, supporting and mentoring junior staff and students
- Participate in service development, audit, and quality improvement initiativess
- Provide specialist education and training across the Trust and wider system
- Support development of care pathways and improve patient outcomes
About us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Your Next Career Move Made Easier - Accommodation May Be Offered
We understand relocating can be a big step. Hampshire Hospitals may be able to provide accommodation options for successful candidates, depending on availability. If this something you would like to explore please contact Southern Housing on 02080 360017
Job description
Job responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registration
- Evidence of working at or towards Level 7 study or experience
- Evidence of CPD
- Relevant clinical skills
- Teaching and assessing skills gained through formal study
Desirable
- Membership of a relevant endocrine/diabetes specialist interest group
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
- Postgraduate qualification in endocrinology/diabetes or related specialty
- Leadership/management qualification
- Teaching/assessing qualification or equivalent
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of ongoing CPD and professional development
- Significant post-registration clinical experience, including experience in endocrine/diabetes care
- Experience managing a defined caseload and delivering specialist nurse-led care
- Evidence of contribution to service improvement, audit or quality improvement initiatives
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working across organisational boundaries
- Knowledge of national and local drivers relevant to endocrinology/diabetes services
Desirable
- oExperience supporting workforce planning or skill mix development
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Demonstrates behaviours aligned to HHFT values
- Specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to endocrinology practice
- Ability to manage and prioritise own workload within a complex and unpredictable environment
- Advanced communication skills, including ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers, and professionals
- Ability to influence, advise and support clinical decision-making across multidisciplinary teams
- Experience in delivering education and training to a range of healthcare professionals
Desirable
- Highly developed specialist endocrine clinical skills
- Ability to approach service challenges innovatively
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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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
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North Hampshire Hospital
Basingstoke
RG24 9NA
United Kingdom
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