Practice Nurse / Diabetes NurseNHS

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic, dedicated Registered Nurse to join our collaborative primary care team across our Dordon and Polesworth surgery sites. We welcome applications from candidates with diabetes experience or nurses eager to complete a development pathway to become a Diabetes Specialist Nurse.

Main duties of the job

• Diabetes Care: manage patients with Type 2 diabetes, insulin initiation, and complex long-term condition reviews.
• Core Practice Nursing: Deliver essential treatment room services including immunisations, wound care, cytology, and routine health checks.
• Collaborative Teamwork: Work closely alongside GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, HCAs, and administrative staff across both surgery sites.
• Patient Impact: Drive proactive, long-term health outcomes for the Dordon and Polesworth communities.

Job description

• Diabetes Care: manage patients with Type 2 diabetes, insulin initiation, and complex long-term condition reviews.
• Core Practice Nursing: Deliver essential treatment room services including immunisations, wound care, cytology, and routine health checks.
• Collaborative Teamwork: Work closely alongside GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, HCAs, and administrative staff across both surgery sites.
• Patient Impact: Drive proactive, long-term health outcomes for the Dordon and Polesworth communities.

About us

The practice has been established for many years and serves the whole of Dordon, Polesworth and surrounding villages. Dordon Surgery building, was completed in 1990 and is now the main administrative centre with six doctors rooms, three nurse consultation rooms, one nursing treatment room, one Emergency Care Practitioner room, large dispensary and administration office. Polesworth Health Centre houses our smaller branch surgery, where we rent two doctors rooms, a nursing treatment room, a reception and small dispensary.

Our enthusiastic and dedicated team of clinical and administration staff, includes three GP partners and two salaried doctors, alongside two Emergency Care Practitioner, five Practice Nurses, two Health Care Assistants and Dispensers. The clinical staff are all supported by our reception and administration staff.