Job summary
A great opportunity to drive clinical excellence within an
innovative NHS GP practice.
We are recruiting a Diabetes Clinician to work alongside our
established team to provide high class clinical care to our patient population.
As a vital member of our team, you will play a pivotal role
providing and delivering prescribed programmes of patient care.
Main duties of the job
The Diabetes
Clinician will provide high-quality, patient-centered diabetes care for our
patient population. The role is open to
suitably qualified General Practitioners, Nurses, or Pharmacists with advanced
diabetes expertise. The post holder will
lead on the management of people with diabetes, including insulin initiation
and titration, optimisation of therapies, and support for the wider practice
team to improve diabetes outcomes in line with national and local guidelines.
About us
Health Care First Partnership (HCF) is a partnership formed
by a group of high-quality practices: Dr Bance & Partners, Ferrybridge
Medical Centre, Queen Street Surgery and FMC Health Solutions Limited (t/a Park
View Surgery). We came together to deliver modern services that are high
quality and will meet the needs of our patients into the future.
HCF is a General Practice Partnership open to all patients
living within our practice boundary within Methley, Castleford, Ferrybridge,
Airedale, Normanton and surrounding villages. We work in partnership with our
patients and our Patient Forum to provide medical care for our patients.
We are a Personal Medical Services (PMS) practice offering
Primary Care Services for the diagnosis and prevention of disease. We help
patients to manage their health and prevent illness. Our GPs assess, diagnose,
treat and manage illness. They carry out screening for some diseases and
promote general health and wellbeing. Our GPs act as a patients advocate,
supporting and representing a patients best interests to ensure they receive
the best and most appropriate health and/or social care.
The Practice has a current list size of 30,000 patients and
we are part of the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (formerly NHS Wakefield
Clinical Commissioning Group).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details about the role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in insulin initiation and titration within a primary care or community setting.
- Significant experience managing patients with diabetes in clinical practice.
- Sound knowledge of current diabetes guidelines and best practice
- Demonstrate an understanding of audit
- Compiling procedures and clinical guidelines
Desirable
- Relevant experience of working within a primary care or and community-based environment
- Involvement in diabetes service development or quality improvement projects.
Skills and Qualities
Essential
- Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication skills with patients and healthcare professionals.
- Ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively to a multidisciplinary team.
- Commitment to patient-centered care and reducing health inequalities.
- Competent IT skills, including use of clinical systems and data recording.
- Punctual timekeeper and a positive role model
- Ability to work core hours
- Flexibility for cover
- Ability to travel to meetings
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered healthcare professional as GP, Nurse, or Pharmacist with current professional registration (GMC / NMC / GPhC).
- Diabetes Diploma (or equivalent recognised postgraduate diabetes qualification).
Desirable
- Independent Prescribing qualification (for Nurses or Pharmacists).
- Mentor/teaching qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in insulin initiation and titration within a primary care or community setting.
- Significant experience managing patients with diabetes in clinical practice.
- Sound knowledge of current diabetes guidelines and best practice
- Demonstrate an understanding of audit
- Compiling procedures and clinical guidelines
Desirable
- Relevant experience of working within a primary care or and community-based environment
- Involvement in diabetes service development or quality improvement projects.
Skills and Qualities
Essential
- Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication skills with patients and healthcare professionals.
- Ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively to a multidisciplinary team.
- Commitment to patient-centered care and reducing health inequalities.
- Competent IT skills, including use of clinical systems and data recording.
- Punctual timekeeper and a positive role model
- Ability to work core hours
- Flexibility for cover
- Ability to travel to meetings
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered healthcare professional as GP, Nurse, or Pharmacist with current professional registration (GMC / NMC / GPhC).
- Diabetes Diploma (or equivalent recognised postgraduate diabetes qualification).
Desirable
- Independent Prescribing qualification (for Nurses or Pharmacists).
- Mentor/teaching qualification
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).
