Diabetes Nurse

NHS; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Practice Nurse with a special interest in diabetes to join their team in Stratford-upon-Avon. The role focuses on delivering high-quality nursing care, particularly for chronic disease management. Candidates should have a relevant nursing qualification and an interest in further developing skills in diabetes care. This is a part-time permanent position with a supportive clinical team.

Qualifications

• Qualified Practice Nurse with a special interest in Diabetes.
• Experience in managing chronic disease patients.

Responsibilities

• Implement and evaluate treatment plans for chronic disease patients, particularly those with diabetes.
• Develop health promotion and well-being programmes.
• Provide routine nursing care and maintain chronic disease registers.

Skills

Interest in Diabetes

Experience in Chronic Disease Management

Management of Minor Illnesses

Education

Qualified Practice Nurse

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for a Practice Nurse with a special interest in Diabetes

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly team serving 21,300 patients from our GP practice in Stratford upon Avon. We are an excellent forward thinking practice that have a large and well supported clinical team

You will be supporting the GP's and Nurse Partner in the delivery of nursing care, including diabetes, to our patient population.

Ideally, you will have previous experience of diabetes care as part of chronic disease management within Primary Care. Alternatively, you may have a special interest in diabetes and be looking to quickly develop your skills in this area. We will consider applicants with special interest in other areas of nursing

Experience in managing the type of minor illnesses that present in Primary Care would also be advantageous in your application.

Main duties of the job

To work within our current nursing team to deliver a high standard of clinical care to patients. To assist with our Chronic Disease Clinics. The ideal candidate will have a special interest in Diabetes

About Us

We are a hardworking, friendly and supportive Practice that puts patient care first. Working within a highly motivated nursing team we aim to deliver high quality patient care meeting the needs of our practice population and will support the applicant with further relevant and professional development where required.

Details

Date posted: 01 October 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: Depending on experience

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: A3503-25-0005

Job locations: Trinity Court Surgery, Arden Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6HJ

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Primary Duties

• Your main role will be to implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients, particularly those with diabetes
• To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
• To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health
• To provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence
• Experience with COPD / Asthma or an interest in developing skills
• To request pathology services as necessary
• To process pathology results as required
• To provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
• To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
• To ensure read codes are used effectively
• To carry out routine treatment room duties i.e. cervical smears, childhood immunisations, travel vaccines
• To maintain chronic disease registers
• To chaperone patients where necessary
• To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
• To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
• To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
• To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
• Maintain personal education update

Secondary responsibilities

• Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments
• Participate in local initiatives, QOF and enhanced services to support service delivery and patient care
• Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
• Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
• Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Practice Nurse with a special interest in Diabetes

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.

UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Trinity Court Surgery
Arden Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 6HJ