Senior Practice Nurse - Diabetes & Chronic Care Lead

LMC Buying Group; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen Square Medical Practice in Preston seeks an experienced Practice Nurse with a passion for diabetes care and long-term conditions management. The role focuses on leading diabetes care, delivering evidence-based assessments, education, and management within a patient-centered clinical team.

Experience in general practice nursing is essential, with confident management of diabetes and other chronic diseases.

Qualifications

• Experience in general practice nursing.
• Confident managing patients with diabetes and other chronic diseases.
• Independent prescribing would be advantageous but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Diabetes Management
• Participate in leading diabetes clinics within the practice.
• Undertake comprehensive diabetes reviews, including annual assessments.
• Support achievement of QoF and other quality indicators relating to diabetes care.
• Interpret and act upon investigation results.
• Optimise diabetes management in line with current NICE guidance.
• Provide insulin initiation and titration support where appropriately qualified.
• Deliver patient education to promote self-management and improve health outcomes.
• Identify and proactively manage patients at risk of complications.
• Long-Term Condition Management
• Manage patients with chronic conditions including: Diabetes Hypertension Cardiovascular disease COPD Asthma CKD
• Undertake clinical assessments and formulate management plans.
• Monitor treatment effectiveness and escalated concerns where appropriate.

Skills

Diabetes management

General practice nursing

Chronic disease management

Patient education

Job description

Queen Square Medical Practice in Preston seeks an experienced Practice Nurse with a passion for diabetes care and long-term conditions management. The role focuses on leading diabetes care, delivering evidence-based assessments, education, and management within a patient-centered clinical team.

Experience in general practice nursing is essential, with confident management of diabetes and other chronic diseases.