St Paul’s Medical Centre

Practice Nurse Specialising in Diabetes

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Practice Nurse specialising in Diabetes care management to join our friendly team at St Paul's Medical Centre. The main responsibility of this role is to provide comprehensive care management to our diabetic patients, providing them with clinical care, guidance and support with their diabetes. You will also be required to undertake other practice nurse treatment room duties within your experience and skills. Experience of working in primary care is essential.

We are a supportive, forward thinking GP training practice with a happy, reliable workforce providing care to approx. 11,700 patients. There is a strong emphasis on high quality patient care, education and personal development.

Main duties of the job

You will work to policies and protocols and strive to improve standards of care to the practices patient population. You will also be required to undertake other practice nurse treatment room duties and chronic disease management, within your experience and skill set.

The post holder must work as part of a team, have the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload on a day to day basis, and observe strict rules about confidentiality at all times. They must also know the limits of their own capabilities and seek direction from a GP, or Lead Nurse Manager.

Working strictly in accordance with specific practice or national guidelines, the Practice Nurse will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

The post holder must maintain registration with NMC, maintaining its Code of Conduct to protect the public through professional standards. Fulfil their learning requirements through regular CPD.

About us

St Pauls Medical Centre is a busy GP practice situated in the North Shore area of Blackpool serving a population of approximately 11,700 patients. Our motto we care for you, we care about you is embedded in the practice ethos aiming to offer a high standard of care to our patients and support for our staff.

We offer Free parking, NHS pension, easy access to all transport links, free tea & coffee club along with a commitment to employee health and wellbeing.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity.

Date posted

16 December 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

A2042-24-0002

Job locations

Dickson Road

Blackpool

FY1 2HH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Diabetes Care Management

To ensure that the Practice's diabetes care is delivered in a timely, professional manner whilst maintaining equity of access to a coordinated and seamless service.

To identify patient's diabetes care needs using a holistic approach and to assess and offer highly specialist advice in all aspects of complex diabetes management to all members of the multidisciplinary team.

Chronic disease management - assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients, including insulin initiation.

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

To demonstrate a positive supportive approach to patients at diagnosis and/or patients with the development of diabetes related complications.

Work with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments

Establish and maintain highly effective communication skills with patients, carers/relatives, and professionals across health and social services. This may involve the giving of sensitive and complex information.

On occasion the post holder may be required to visit patients in their own home e.g. to conduct Diabetic chronic disease reviews.

Perform advanced clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis and treatment.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs. Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records.

Involve patients and carers/relatives in the planning and delivery of care and development of services.

Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and outside agencies to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to ongoing care needs

Act as a resource for specialist advice and expert clinical knowledge across the Practice, giving advice to colleagues on the clinical management of patients.

Provide expert specialist advice and education to patients and carers/relatives to enable the safe and independent management of their diabetes.

Maintain clinical areas and equipment, sterilisation of instruments and stock control and drugs and sundry items

Keep accurate, contemporaneous records, both written and electronic

Other duties dependent on knowledge and skills

Manage other chronic diseases e.g. Hypertension, Asthma, Thyroid disease, etc.

Developing an integrated approach to chronic diseases within the Primary Health Care Team and being actively involved in their clinical management.

Carry out immunisation clinics and associated admin

Carry out travel immunisation clinics and associated admin.

Undertake preventative and treatment clinics for the general nursing care of patients including dressings, removal of sutures, ECGs, blood pressures

Undertake wound management

Provide a comprehensive vaccination service

Provide a cervical smear service, family planning information and advice

Establish diagnoses to set protocols (e.g. BP, blood tests, ECG recordings etc)

Participate in clinical call and recall systems and record results

Undertake clinical audits and assist with administration of recalls

Perform other clinical tasks as trained and agreed to meet the needs of the practice

Be involved in identifying practice clinical needs

Perform any other tasks within the skills of the post holder.

Safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.

Legislation places a statutory duty on all organisations and professionals to work together in the interest of protecting vulnerable children, young people and vulnerable adults. All healthcare professionals, including those staff and volunteers who work within a healthcare setting have a duty to safeguard and support the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and our organisation is committed to this principle. The Practice will provide training and induction programmes to include safeguarding to all existing and new staff and volunteers to promote these aims and raise awareness of the duties and responsibilities it places on our staff.

All health professionals working directly with children, young people and vulnerable adults should ensure that safeguarding and promoting welfare forms an integral part of all stages of the care they offer. Other health professionals who come into contact with children, young people and vulnerable adults, parents and carers in the course of their work also need to be aware of their safeguarding responsibilities.

Special attention should be given to our existing policies regarding Safeguarding and Domestic Violence.