Diabetes Assistant Practitioner | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Liverpool, L9 7AL
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Disability Confident: No
Closing Date: 10/04/2026
About this job
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the diabetes team within the Diabetes and Endocrinology department. The post is within the specialist diabetes nurse team for outpatient clinics to focus on people with diabetes that are attending consultant clinics and require timely intervention and education to improve health outcomes.
This role is critical to support implementation of NICE TA Implementation of technology for people with type 1 diabetes and eligible for insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring as part of HCL national drive. We currently have 290 patients on HCL technology and anticipate this demand will increase.
Key tasks:
- Direct care and education for patients attending Aintree within the 6 Consultant clinical sessions per week.
- Supporting clinical advice line queries regarding use of technology to ensure patients are independent and safe.
- Arranging pump Showcase events and participating in patient education sessions.
- Liaising with external agencies to ensure education and patient training sessions are timely and patients have all required support to attend.
- Maintaining the insulin pump & consumables ordering process, ensuring accuracy of information and liaison with financial teams for timely payment of invoices and accurate data for reimbursement submission.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group aims to improve the care we provide to patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities from birth and beyond. For 630,000 people across Merseyside, we provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single‑site maternity hospital each year.
The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Ordering of equipment via Oracle system of pumps and equipment relating to the Diabetes and Endocrinology department. Maintaining and managing internal processes for pump patients. Support with telephone calls to the nurse advice line. Maintaining data for pump reimbursements.
This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Mar 2026.
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