Locum Practice Nurse (Long Term Conditions)

Integrated Care System; Truro; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Truro seeks a Locum Practice Nurse with experience in long-term conditions, especially diabetes. The ideal candidate will have at least two years of post-registration experience, along with strong clinical and communication skills. You will deliver patient care, work with GPs and support chronic disease management in a busy practice setting, contributing to improved health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years post-registration experience in managing long-term conditions.
• Experience of working as a Practice Nurse specializing in diabetes.
• High level of clinical skills including cervical cytology and wound management.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a range of nursing assessments and provide appropriate care.
• Work alongside GPs to offer care, advice, and education to patients.
• Strive to improve standards of care and identify Practice population needs.

Skills

Practice Nurse experience

Diabetes management

Excellent communication skills

Cervical cytology skills

Wound management skills

Education

Nursing degree qualification

Qualification in long-term conditions

Job description

Locum Practice Nurse (Long Term Conditions)

Wehave an excellent opportunity for a Locum Practice Nurse (experienced in long-term condition management) to join our team at The ThreeSpires Medical Practice.

Based inTruro city centre, serving over 18,000 patients, this is an exciting opportunityfor an experienced practice nurse to contribute tothis busy practice. This post will be ideal for someone who is passionate about supporting patients who are living with a long-term condition, and who has at least two years post qualification experience in managing long-term conditions.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring and motivated professional with excellent clinical, organisation and communication skills.

Practice Nurse experience is essential as is a minimum of two years post-registration experience of providing nursing care to patients with diabetes. We welcome experience in other long-term conditions, including asthma, COPD, and cardiovascular disease.

The role requires resilience and the ability to be flexible and adaptable. The successful applicant will be working alongside GPs and experienced nurses to offer care, advice, support and education to patients with long term conditions. Working both independently and with our other chronic disease nurses, you will primarily deliver care to patients who have been diagnosed with diabetes (and other long term conditions e.g. asthma, COPD, cardiovascular disease) as well as undertaking those duties usually undertaken by a Practice Nurse.

About us

TheThree Spires Medical Practice operates from Truro Health Park and we have adedicated team of GPs, nurses, phlebotomists and physiotherapists caring forover 18,000 patients. We are a learning practice, hosting GP trainees, medicalstudents and nursing students from the Peninsula School of Primary Care, theUniversity of Exeter and Plymouth University.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will undertake a range of nursingassessments and provide appropriate care / treatment in conjunction with GPs,other Practice Nurses or independently as appropriate for the need, accordingto Practice policies and protocols. Thepost holder will strive to improve standards of care and be involved inidentifying Practice population needs.

Further information is available in the job description and person specification document.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working as a Practice Nurse specialising in diabetes, in a GP setting.
• Two or more years post registration experience in managing long-term conditions / chronic disease management at Band 6.
• High level of clinical skills include cervical cytology, family planning/women's health, immunisation and vaccination, wound management.
• Well-developed communication skills in English, both written and verbal.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree qualification with full registration of NMC.
• Qualification in long-term conditions.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions.
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
• Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care.
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area and wider health economy.

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.