Specialist nurses sought for Diabetes UK Professional Conference organising committee

Diabetes specialist nurses are invited to join the Diabetes UK Professional Conference organising committee ahead of next year’s event.

Successful applicants will ensure that the national conference represents the diabetes specialist nursing profession. 

Using their expert insights, the new members will help to shape the annual conference each year.

Their role will be to help ensure the creation of a high-quality programme with a broad range of topics and a good mix of scientific and clinical care content.

The committee meets six times a year and members also mark the abstracts that are submitted to the conference to ensure the highest quality data, evidence and research is presented.  

The role includes:

• Identifying and approaching speakers, facilitators and chairs

• Leading on an abstract category, including marking and identifying a team of markers

• Allocating abstracts into the programme along with identified chairs/judges.

• Identifying successes and opportunities for improvement after the conference.

• Support Diabetes UK in the strategic development of the conference and showcasing the organisation’s work.

The closing date for applications is Monday, June 3, 2024.

To apply, you must send your CV and a covering letter to healthcare@diabetes.org.uk, outlining the skills and expertise you would bring to the role and why you are interested in this position.

The successful candidates will be selected for the committee based on their CV and covering letter – there are no interviews for these positions.

Please limit your CV to four pages and send both your CV and cover letter as word documents. Please also include where you heard about the vacancy in your cover letter.