Job summary
Lydney GP surgery are looking for an enthusiastic practice nurse with a specialist interest in Diabetes.
Lydney surgery provide care for an ever growing & diverse patient group in the Forest of Dean.
The position is part time, days & hours can be flexible to suit the right candidate.
Main duties of the job
- Management of the diabetes patients, along with help from other nurses, experienced HCA's & GP
- Be willing to also see & treat patients in a general practice nurse capacity
- Be part of a friendly team & be willing to teach others
About us
You will be required to be immunised
in compliance with Green Book (link attached) and NHS recommendations for your
role (unless medically exempt), including immunisations against Covid.
The Care Quality
Commission requires us to have a complete employment history from the age of
16, including explanations for any gaps in employment.
G DOC LTD is owned by all the GP Practices in Gloucestershire; the
Practices are our shareholders.
We operate on a not-for-profit basis: any profits are redistributed into
primary care in Gloucestershire.
We are a limited company run by a Board of Directors, most of whom are experienced
local GPs.
We run a number of GP practices, as well as some other services for the
whole county.
In Gloucester we run 9,500 patients at Gloucester Health Access Centre/Matson
Lane (9,500 patients) and Partners in
Health (12,400).
In the Forest of Dean, we run two practices, both of which are
dispensing: Lydney (7,500 patients), and Blakeney (3,200 patients).
Our countywide services include:
G DOC is running a Covid Medicines Service to help and support the
high-risk patients in Gloucestershire.
Over 17,000 primary care appointments each year at Gloucester Health
Access Centre for patients who may need to be seen the same day when their own
practice is already full, or who do not have a registered GP. GHAC is open
8am8pm, 365 days a year.
For more details visit our website http://www.gdoc.org.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and General Administrative Responsibilities:
- Clinically, the role will include all elements of treatment room nursing.
- Chronic disease management, dependant on training and experience.
- Working within infection control policies and other CQC requirements.
- Conduct all duties in accordance with the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) code of professional conduct and other local/ national policies, guidelines, and protocols.
Essential:
- Awareness of accountability of own and others roles in a general practice surgery
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Awareness of local and national health policy
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues in primary care
- Knowledge of infection prevention and control
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Passion for high quality patient safety and care
- Clinical skills wound management, venepuncture, ECG
- Communication skills, both written and verbal
- Management of patients with long- term conditions including Asthma, COPD and Diabetes
- Diabetes qualification
- Knowledge of population health issues
- Knowledge of public health issues in the area
- Clinical skills cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, contraception, travel health
- Annual long- term conditions reviews, including Asthma, COPD and Diabetes
- Ability to support patients to change lifestyle
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and General Administrative Responsibilities:
- Clinically, the role will include all elements of treatment room nursing.
- Chronic disease management, dependant on training and experience.
- Working within infection control policies and other CQC requirements.
- Conduct all duties in accordance with the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) code of professional conduct and other local/ national policies, guidelines, and protocols.
Essential:
- Awareness of accountability of own and others roles in a general practice surgery
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Awareness of local and national health policy
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues in primary care
- Knowledge of infection prevention and control
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Passion for high quality patient safety and care
- Clinical skills wound management, venepuncture, ECG
- Communication skills, both written and verbal
- Management of patients with long- term conditions including Asthma, COPD and Diabetes
- Diabetes qualification
- Knowledge of population health issues
- Knowledge of public health issues in the area
- Clinical skills cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, contraception, travel health
- Annual long- term conditions reviews, including Asthma, COPD and Diabetes
- Ability to support patients to change lifestyle
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - BSc Nursing
- - Diabetes management
- - Clinical skills cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, ear care,
Desirable
- - Participation in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
- - Mentor/teaching qualification
- - Awareness of local and national health policy
- - Awareness of issues within the wider health economy
Experience
Essential
- - Experience in primary care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - BSc Nursing
- - Diabetes management
- - Clinical skills cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, ear care,
Desirable
- - Participation in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
- - Mentor/teaching qualification
- - Awareness of local and national health policy
- - Awareness of issues within the wider health economy
Experience
Essential
- - Experience in primary care
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).