Enhanced Practice Nurse

NHS; Milford on Sea; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Leigh on Sea is looking for an experienced enhanced practice nurse specializing in diabetes. The role involves providing high-quality care, leading diabetes clinics, and supporting patients with long-term conditions. Candidates must have relevant qualifications and experience. The position is part-time (20 hours/week) with a pay rate of £25.50 per hour.

Qualifications

• Experience in treatment room consultations and long-term condition management.
• Competence in asthma, COPD, and diabetic clinics.
• Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach.

Responsibilities

• Undertake health assessments and perform diagnostic tests.
• Lead diabetes clinics, providing treatment and management.
• Support sexual health and contraception needs.

Skills

Clinical skills

Empathy

Long-term condition management

Education

Relevant nursing degree

Current NMC registration

Independent non-medical Prescriber

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.

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.

About Us

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.

The practice shares a wealth of experience from GPs, physician associates, nurse practitioners, frailty team, ECPs, nurses, associate practitioners, HCAs and our phlebotomists. We also have a large, knowledgeable administration team, who work closely with our clinical team providing excellent patient care, along with a dedicated and supportive work environment. We are inclusive of ideas, which makes working here enjoyable and fulfilling.

We operate a total triage system at the surgery, which enables us to make quick decisions about patient care and outcomes, ensuring the most appropriate appointment is given to each patient based on symptoms. We offer face-to-face (15-minute) appointments and telephone consultations (10 minutes).

If you are interested in joining us, please contact our Operations Manager Ellie White.

Details

• Pay £25.50 an hour
• Contract Permanent
• Working pattern Part-time
• Reference number 29044
• Job locations 1st Floor, Leigh Primary Care Centre, 918 London Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 3NG

Job Description

Job responsibilities: If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 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.

Experience

• 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.

Other Requirements

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.

UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer: Primary Care Careers
Address: 1st Floor, Leigh Primary Care Centre, 918 London Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 3NG