Diabetes Health Educator
| Posting date: | 03 June 2026 |
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| Salary: | £18.00 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £18.00 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2026 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE2 6UP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | E0010-26-0004 |
Summary
The educator will deliver diabetes education courses to patients referred to our service to enable them to live well with diabetes. The educator undertakes training and passes competence assessment to deliver diabetes education Diabetes education is delivered in an inclusive and interactive manner which allows for questions and discussion on the topics covered Delivery of education is patient centred and allows for a variety of learning styles to support cognitive learning The educator introduces and covers each topic following the curriculum closely Educators reflect on the session, identify what went well, what went less well and what changes could be made. The educator undertakes training on the curriculum and lesson plan, delivers courses, passes a competency assessment and is accredited The courses are delivered using the most up to date content The courses achieve a consistently high patient feedback score The educator understands the administration and course organisation process undertaken by the administration team The educator ensures that attendance is recorded on the database The educator responds promptly to administrator queries Delivery of interactive structured diabetes education programmes in accordance with the set curriculum and lesson plan Use a range of sound teaching and learning techniques to improve participants ability to self manage their diabetes Ensure the course is delivered using the most up to date programme content Understand the administration and course organisation process undertaken by the administration team Ensure all paperwork is completed, eg, attendance sheet, quality of life questionnaires, goal setting ad action plans and satisfaction surveys