Diabetes Practice Nurse (Remote Working)

PartnersHealth; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading medical practice seeks a Diabetes Practice Nurse to manage complex diabetes patients with evidence-based care. This part-time role offers flexible hours, with the potential for remote working. The ideal candidate is a registered nurse with experience in diabetes management and strong interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years post-registration experience.
• Accredited training in diabetes management including insulin initiation.
• Valid NMC registration.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of diabetic patients.
• Develop, implement, and review personalized care plans.
• Monitor medication effectiveness and provide patient support.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Planning and organizing

Adaptability

Education

Registered General Nurse

Accredited training in diabetes management

Job description

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Job Summary

We are currently looking for a diabetes practice nurse to help manage our complex diabetes patients.

The role is for 10 15 hours per week, with flexibility on days and times, and would be suitable for remote working. The post is for an initial trial period of 6 months fixed term, after which the role will be reviewed with the possibility of it becoming a permanent position. The ability to offer occasional home visits would be desirable, but not essential.

The post holder will work autonomously and as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care, ensuring patients receive personalised treatment and education to support safe, independent diabetes management.

Salary: £22.00 per hour.

For any queries relating to the role, please contact Louise Newton,

Closing date: Thursday 3rd July 2025.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for their own caseload of diabetic patients, developing, implementing and reviewing personalised care plans, including initiating and adjusting insulin doses.

They will monitor medication effectiveness, ensuring treatments are safe, evidence-based, and meet individual needs.

The role involves providing practical and emotional support to patients, particularly those newly diagnosed or experiencing complications.

They Will Complete Referrals To Other Services As Required.

Accurate record-keeping is vital, alongside involving patients and carers in planning care. The post holder will work closely with GPs, nurses, HCAs, pharmacists and external partners to ensure continuity. They will also act as a clinical resource, support staff development, provide patient education, and promote self-management, prevention and early intervention.

The post holder must become familiar with enhanced service specifications regarding diabetes and ensure they work within those specifications and assist the practice in providing any monitoring requirements.

About Us

St Georges Medical Practice is a friendly, 10 doctor, practice providing care for over 15,000 patients based in the centre of West Bridgford. We are an established teaching and training practice, accommodating medical and nursing students and GP Registrars. We have a multi-disciplinary practice team with care also being provided by First Contact Physios, Pharmacists and a Social Prescriber. We aim to provide high quality, safe and compassionate care in partnership with our patients and seek to continuously improve the service we offer.

Details

Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£22 an hour

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0045-25-0055

Job locations

St. Georges Medical Practice

93 Musters Road

West Bridgford

Nottingham

NG2 7PG

Job Description

Job responsibilities

St. Georges Medical Practice

Job Description

Job Title: Diabetes Practice Nurse

Hours: 10 to 15 hours

Reports to: The Partners (Clinically)

Practice Manager (Administratively)

Education And Experience

Registered General Nurse with valid NMC registration and minimum of 2 years post registration experience.

Ability to manage time effectively.

Accredited training in diabetes management including insulin initiation.

Possess good interpersonal, organisation and communication skills.

Job Summary

To work in conjunction with or independently of the other members of the practice team, according to practice policy and protocols. To deliver high-quality, evidence-based care, ensuring patients receive personalised treatment and education to support safe, independent diabetes management, whilst maintaining professional conduct in accordance with NMC standards.

Principle Duties

Professional

• Develop, implement and review personalised care plans for diabetic patients.
• Perform insulin initiation and adjustments to doses as required.
• Monitor diabetes medication effectiveness, ensuring treatments are safe, evidence-based, and meet individual needs.
• Provide practical and emotional support to diabetic patients, particularly those newly diagnosed or experiencing complications.
• Complete referrals to other services as required.
• Be familiar with monitoring and reporting requirements for diabetes, including enhanced service specifications.
• Liaise with other members of the primary health care team and other agencies accordingly, to maintain provision of appropriate care.
• Ensure all nursing care, interaction and procedures are recorded accurately and within 24hours, into patients medical records according to practice protocol, including opportunistic QOF requirements.
• Provide audit information in accordance with practice policy and the Care Quality commission (CQC).
• Work according to Health and Safety regulations as specified in the Health and Safety policies.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times with regard to both patients and staff.
• To provide support to colleagues with diabetic follow up.
  
  

Managerial

• Contribute to the assessment of service needs.
• Assist patients to identify their health needs.
• Contribute a nursing perspective to the practice development plan.
• Manage and organise individual patient consultations.
• Be aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards.
• To attend staff meetings where possible.
• Ensure effective relationships and communications with the ICB and other agencies.
• Support the practice clinical governance agenda.
• Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based guidelines.
  
  

Educational

• Identify personal development and training needs in conjunction with the manager.
• Participate in clinical supervision.
• Support others with their training and development needs.
• To participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skills.
  
  

Personal

• Maintain good industrial relations.
• Maintain a safe and appropriate working environment when working remotely.
• Take reasonable care of his/her own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her act or omission.
• Be aware of, and comply with, all policies and processes relating to infection control.
• Co-operation with the practice to ensure all members of the team adheres to statutory regulations/policies and codes of practice and departments safety rules.
• Offer innovative ways of working and opportunities to facilitate learning.
• Facilitates a learning environment within the team.
• Maintains a caring environment through the support of colleagues.
  
  

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies and current legislation.
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
  
  

Personal/Professional Development

The Post-holder Will Participate In Any Training Programme Implemented By The Practice As Part Of This Employment, Such Training To Include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
  
  

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality risk.
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and teams activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
  
  

Communication

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
• Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
  
  

Contribution to the Implementation of Services

The Post-holder Will:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance.
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.
• Assist in the development of practice protocols and policies
• Participate in audit where appropriate.
  
  

Job Revision

It is the policy of the practice to periodically evaluate employees job descriptions and update them as appropriate to ensure that they reflect the job as it is performed and to allow for any changes to be made or proposed. This procedure is jointly conducted by both doctors and those working directly with them. Your input is therefore required when such decisions are made, and although it is the aim of this practice to reach agreement on reasonable changes, if agreement cannot be made, the partners reserve the right to insist on changes to your job description in accordance with your level within the practice.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

St. Georges Medical Practice

The Post-holder Will:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance.
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.
• Assist in the development of practice protocols and policies
• Participate in audit where appropriate.
  
  

Job Revision

It is the policy of the practice to periodically evaluate employees job descriptions and update them as appropriate to ensure that they reflect the job as it is performed and to allow for any changes to be made or proposed. This procedure is jointly conducted by both doctors and those working directly with them. Your input is therefore required when such decisions are made, and although it is the aim of this practice to reach agreement on reasonable changes, if agreement cannot be made, the partners reserve the right to insist on changes to your job description in accordance with your level within the practice.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of clinical governance
  
  

Desirable

• Knowledge of clinical audits
  
  

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN Qualification
• Current NMC registration
• Accredited training in diabetes management including insulin initiation.
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Working in General Practice
• Experience of managing patients with diabetes in primary care
• Working with SystmOne (Clinical system)
  
  

Desirable

• 2 years post-registration
• Health promotion / Patient Education
  
  

Skills

Essential

• Smart, polite and confident
• Planning and organising
• Performing under pressure
• Adaptability
• Using initiative
• Team working
• Self motivated
• Reliability
• Flexibility
• Confidentiality
  
  

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Smart, polite and confident
• Planning and organising
• Performing under pressure
• Adaptability
• Using initiative
• Team working
• Self motivated
• Reliability
• Flexibility
• Confidentiality
  
  

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

Employer name

PartnersHealth

Address

St. Georges Medical Practice

93 Musters Road

West Bridgford

Nottingham

NG2 7PG

Employer's website

https://www.partnershealth.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

PartnersHealth

Address

St. Georges Medical Practice

93 Musters Road

West Bridgford

Nottingham

NG2 7PG

Employer's website

https://www.partnershealth.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals

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