Title: Diabetes Education Manager
Requisition ID: 6975
Location:
Box Hill, VIC, AU, 3128
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Job Posting Date: 14 Aug 2026
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Diabetes Education Manager (Clinical Nurse Consultant)
Permanent part-time (32 hours per week) | Flexible hours to support your ideal work-life balance
Box Hill | Easy access to public transport, shopping, and dining options
Oversee specialist diabetes education across Eastern Health and help shape the future of diabetes care
About the role
As the Diabetes Education Manager, you will provide strategic, operational and clinical leadership for diabetes services across Eastern Health. This key leadership role is responsible for overseeing specialist diabetes education services across both inpatient and outpatient settings, ensuring excellence in clinical care, service delivery, governance and workforce development.
Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across Medicine, Maternity, Allied Health, Pharmacy, Community Services and Primary Care, you will ensure patients receive safe, evidence-based and person-centred diabetes care.
A regular day will see you:
Lead and support the Diabetes Education Service across multiple Eastern Health sites.
Manage and develop a team of Credentialled Diabetes Educators and Diabetes Clinical Nurse Consultants.
Improve patient access, flow and service performance across inpatient and ambulatory settings.
Drive quality improvement, research, innovation and service redesign initiatives.
Provide expert clinical leadership in complex diabetes management.
Support implementation of contemporary diabetes technologies including continuous glucose monitoring and insulin pump therapies.
Lead workforce planning, professional development and succession planning activities.
Manage service resources and contribute to budget and performance monitoring.
Build strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to support integrated diabetes care.
About you
To be successful in this role you will possess:
Registered Nurse (Division 1) with current AHPRA registration.
Credentialled Diabetes Educator (CDE) with the Australian Diabetes Educators Association and postgraduate qualification in Diabetes Education or equivalent.
Extensive experience in diabetes education and management across acute and ambulatory care settings.
Demonstrated leadership experience managing clinical teams and healthcare services, including service planning, workforce management and operational leadership.
Advanced knowledge of contemporary diabetes management, including insulin therapies, diabetes technologies, gestational diabetes and care across the continuum.
Proven ability to lead quality improvement, clinical governance, service redesign initiatives and implementation of new models of care, digital health initiatives, digital culture and digital transformation.
Strong understanding of National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards and relevant professional practice frameworks.
Demonstrated involvement in research, publications or conference presentations.
Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role, and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.
About Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.
Our Employee Value Proposition is “Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”.
This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.
What we offer
Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!
Mentor and Shadowing program
Access to discovery days across our 50 sites
Study and professional development leave
Friendly and supportive teams
Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
Fitness passport for work-life balance
Employee assistance program accessible to you and your loved ones
Flexible working hours and excellent entitlements
Salary packaging options and an employee benefits scheme
Access to private health insurance offers
Digital upskilling, such as excel and Power-Bi training
Cafes at all our hospitals
Next steps
Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference and are eligible to work in Australia. We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates. If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check.
Good to know
We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
Advertising may end before the closing date.
We do not accept recruitment agency applications.
Please click here to view the Position Description.
Contact Person: Peta Dempster
Contact Number: 9871 3341
Contact Email: [email protected]
Job Posting End Date: Friday 18 September 2026
Need help submitting your application?
Contact the Hiring Manager listed in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (option 1) for support.
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