Practice Nurse (Diabetes Interest)

Dockham Surgery; Cinderford; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A local healthcare practice in Cinderford is seeking an experienced practice nurse to provide quality care with a focus on diabetes management. The role offers flexibility in hours to maintain work-life balance and opportunities to develop managerial skills within a supportive team environment. Prior experience in primary care and chronic disease management is essential.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Candidates must have evidence of Diabetes training.
• Experience in Primary Care and chronic disease management is required.
• Up to date experience in childhood immunisations.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the nursing team to provide nursing services.
• Support patients living with diabetes.
• Participate in national screening work such as cervical cytology.

Skills

Experience in managing Diabetes

Team management

Adaptability

Confidentiality

Self-motivation

Education

RGN Qualification with current NMC Registration

Tools

System1

SystmOne

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced practice nurse to join our friendly team of General Practice Staff with a focus on supporting our patients living with diabetes.

We are looking for a motivated team player who is highly organised, enthusiastic and patient-focused with a can-do attitude and friendly personality. Candidates must have evidence of Diabetes training (Diploma, PitStop or other accredited course)

We can consider candidates seeking 28 hours per week with a working pattern to be agreed.The role allows part time working and has some flexibility in the hours worked and will allow the candidate to maintain an effective work life balance.

This role has the opportunity to develop managerial skills.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of our nursing team to provide a diverse and comprehensive range of nursing services and care to our patients.

To focus on supporting patients living with diabetes to independently manage their condition. To support colleagues with diabetes queries and help to develop the diabetes strategy.

Other duties to include:

• Long Term Condition Management
• Cervical Cytology
• Childhood and Adult Immunisations
• Travel Health

About us

We are a close-knit team of 2 GP partners, 3 salaried GPs, a Nursing team of 4 Registered Nurses, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner and 2 HCAs along with 13 admin and reception staff. This allows a supportive friendly, team based atmosphere and an opportunity for the right candidate to combine an interesting professional career while maintaining a good work life balance. Continuing professional development will be supported.

Job responsibilities

• To work within clinical boundaries, demonstrating safe clinical decision-making, delivering high quality clinical care.
• To provide care and structured education to patients with diabetes.
• Become the Diabetes Champion and attend meetings and updates as required.
• Participate in reviewing Diabetes protocols when required.
• To provide essential treatment duties such as BP checks, Long Term Condition Reviews, NHS Healthchecks, prescribed injections (e.g. B12, Depo-Provera and Denosumab) BMI and lifestyle advice
• Provide holistic assessment of wounds and implement wound care including complex wound management in line with current evidence-based guidelines
• Offer advice about childhood and adult immunisations and ensure vaccines/injections are administered under patient group directives (PGDs) or individual prescriptions (PSDs)
• Participate in national screening work such as cervical cytology and deliver the national immunisation and vaccination schedule
• Actively participate in seasonal and special projects as requested e.g. flu campaign
• Act as chaperone when required
• Vaccine / cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Undertake health promotion to help educate patients
• To maintain accurate patient records and enter onto the computer using agreed Read Codes
• To collect data and participate in regular Practice audit and research projects
• To contribute to the preparation of any Practice development plans
• To maintain own annual registration with the NMC and adhere to Code of Professional Conduct
• To maintain own continuous professional development with the support of the practice as required
• Attend and participate in staff and Practice meetings and clinical training sessions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RGN Qualification with current NMC Registration
• Experience of managing Diabetes as a primary condition
• Experience in Primary Care
• Experience in chronic disease management
• Experience in managing a team
• Up to date experience in childhood immunisations
• Knowledge of System1
• Cervical Screening
• Travel health

Experience

• Self motivated
• Adaptability planning and organising
• Performing under pressure
• Using initiative
• Flexible
• Confidentiality
• Knowledge of using SystmOne
• Knowledge of clinical governance
• Knowledge of clinical audits
• Understanding of QOF

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.