Practice Nurse with Special Interest in DiabetesNHS

Job summary

Practice Nurse with Special Interest in Diabetes required - part time. Minimum 2 years post registration experience required.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our practice nursing team. You will be responsible for the routine, evidence based care of patients with Diabetes, including annual reviews incorporating local prescribing guidelines as well as following up patients with more complex diabetic needs including insulin transfers.

Duties will also include providing Chronic Disease Management support to patients living with asthma, COPD and cardiac conditions as well as general nursing procedures such as Cervical Screening, Childhood Immunisations and ear syringing.

Job description

Broadwater Medical Centre

Job Title: Practice Nurse with Special Interest in Diabetes

Team: Nursing

Location: Broadwater Medical Centre

Weekly Hours: Hours negiotiable - part time

Managed by: Clinical Nurse Manager

Reporting to: Partners, Practice Manager & Clinical Nurse Manager

Essential Qualifications: NMC Registration

Minimum 2 years post registration experience

Role of the department: Assist GPs in the care of practice patients to include treatment, preventative care, screening & patient education.

Job Summary

The Practice Nurse is a member of the Primary Health Care Team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who will be responsible for the routine, evidence based care of patients with Diabetes, including annual reviews incorporating local prescribing guidelines as well as following up patients with more complex diabetic needs including insulin transfers.

You will also provide Chronic Disease Management support to patients living with asthma, COPD and cardiac conditions as well as general nursing procedures and the successful candidate should ideally be able to undertake Cervical Screening, baby immunisations and ear syringing.

Main Duties:

Clinical

Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with chronic diseases or complex needs with the support of our Clinical Nurse Manager and GPs.

Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective and plan clinical care accordingly.

Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition as appropriate.

Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both pharmacological and non-pharmacological based treatment methods into a management plan.

Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national, local & practice based protocols.

Work with patients to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments. Provide information and advice on prescribed and over-the-counter medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care.

Carry out those activities involved when assessing patients including but not limited to diagnostic tests such as blood tests, peak flow readings, spirometry and ECGs.

Recognise the significance of the observations made and use these to develop a plan of care, with the support of the Clinical Nurse Manager.

Treatment of wounds, dressing and management of leg ulcers, removing sutures, routine injections, childhood immunisations & ear syringing where required.

Advising and giving immunisations and vaccinations as appropriate for patients travelling abroad.

Taking and despatching laboratory specimens including blood, urine, swabs and cervical smears.

Recognise and work within own competence and professional codes of conduct as regulated by the NMC.

Administrative

Prioritise, organise and manage workload in a manner that promotes quality.

Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of all patient contacts, consistent with legislation and practice procedures.

Support and participate in shared learning across the practice.

Liaison with and referral to other agencies.

Assist the management and admin teams in assessing and implementing new enhanced services and QOF requirements.

Confidentiality

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Personal/Professional Development

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the Implementation of Services

The post-holder will:

• Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
• Participate in audit where appropriate

About us

The Practice Nurse's role is to assist GPs in the care of practice patients to include treatment, preventative care, screening & patient education.