enhanced practice nurse

Pall Mall; Leigh on Sea; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Leigh on Sea is seeking an experienced enhanced practice nurse for a part-time role focused on delivering high-quality diabetes care. The ideal candidate will manage long-term conditions and promote general health. Applicants should hold a relevant nursing degree, have current NMC registration, and possess independent prescriber qualifications. This position offers NHS pension benefits and a minimum of 25 days annual leave.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Minimum 25 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Must be an independent non-medical prescriber.
• Experience in asthma, COPD, and diabetes clinics required.
• Evidence of clinical skills in wound care and cervical cytology.

Responsibilities

• Undertake health assessments and administer medication.
• Provide range of health interventions for patient needs.
• Lead diabetes clinics for Type 1 and Type 2 patients.

Skills

Compassionate manner

Clinical skills in treatment room consultation

Knowledge of long-term conditions

Education

Relevant nursing degree

Current NMC registration

Tools

Vaccination and immunisation certificates

Job description

Overview

The Pall Mall Surgery are seeking an experienced and motivated enhanced practice nurse with a specialist interest in diabetes to join our team on a part-time basis, for 20 hours per week. The postholder will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based diabetes care to our patient population, alongside other long term conditions and other practice nurse duties. The Pall Mall Surgery is a large, modern GMS training practice operating from a contemporary health centre in Leigh On Sea which in 2022 was voted the best place to live in Essex. The town has excellent transport links, with two separate train lines into London. The practice is popular in its locality and supports 21,500 patients from birth to end-of-life care. We are proud to hold our CQC rating of 'Good' in all areas. We are looking for an outstanding individual to join our wonderful team, to share knowledge and experience.

Please contact our Operations Manager Ellie White for more information at the email address provided in the original posting if you are interested in joining us.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking health assessments, administering medication and treatments, and performing diagnostic tests.
• Providing and evaluating a range of health interventions to ensure that patients' health and social care needs are met.
• Leading diabetes clinics, providing assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management for patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
• General health and well-being promotion as well as creating individual, person-centred plans for patients with, or at risk of, a long term condition.
• Managing and treating long-term conditions, in line with national and local policies and the practice needs.
• Reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence-based practice as well as national and practice protocols; working with patients to support their adherence to prescribed treatments.
• Prioritising health problems and intervening appropriately, to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
• Supporting and managing the health needs of women presenting for sexual health and contraception, and cervical cytology consultations.
• Implementing, and participating in, vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children, including patients travelling abroad.
• Meeting the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care.
• Hypertension review and management.
• Running asthma, CHD, COPD and diabetes clinics and reviews.

Qualifications and requirements

• A relevant nursing degree.
• Current NMC registration with an active PIN
• Independent non-medical Prescriber
• Competence to undertake asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates.
• Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, dressing and wound care.
• Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work. The successful candidate will value the dignity of our patients, their relatives and carers, as well as their colleagues at the practice.
• Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
• Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.

Additional information

• NHS Pension Scheme
• Annual leave: minimum 25 days FTE
• Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the DBS is required to check for any previous criminal convictions.