Job summary
A fantastic opportunity to join a high performing GP
surgery, looking to welcome a new Diabetes Nurse to the team.
As a member of the Watling Street Practice nursing team,
you will be working from our surgery in Great Holm, Milton Keynes.
In addition to diabetes management, experience around
other long-term conditions is essential to this role.
Hours, Salary and Benefits
- £23 per hour
- An excellent NHS pension
scheme
- Aminimum 25 days annual
leave (pro-ratad), plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days with length of
service
- NHS Discounts with a massive
number of retailers (with a Bluelight card)
- Wellbeing resources available
free to all staff
Shift Pattern 35 hours per week
Conversations around flexible working and compressed hours are encouraged
Your working hours will be on a fixed rota, over 4 or 5
days per week.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Diabetes
Nurse to join our clinical team; someone with excellent communication skills, a
strong sense of empathy, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced
environment.
If youre passionate about making a positive impact on
patients lives and are ready to contribute to a hardworking, collaborative
clinical team, we encourage you to apply.
About us
Our ethos is to treat patients as we would expect our
family members to be treated. We are proud of our caring and supportive team
approach and it is important that the successful applicant fits well within our
team.
We pride ourselves on being a modern, forward thinking
general practice whilst retaining traditional values.
As Watling Street Practice, our three sites are within
Stony Stratford, Great Holm and Shenley Church End. We are part of the Watling
Street Primary Care Network and have a community team including nurses, social
prescribers and social work assistant supporting our patient populations.
We strive to provide high quality, readily accessible
medical and preventative health care within a well organised, efficient,
up-to-date, friendly and caring environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities and Duties
- To run special diabetic
clinics for patients
- Give patients appropriate
dietary and lifestyle advice
- Development of individual
patient management plans
- Assist in the formulation of
appropriate diabetic protocols
- Monitor the overall practice
performance in the area of diabetes
- In-depth knowledge about the
use of oral hypoglycaemias and to be able to educate patients appropriately
- In-depth knowledge about the
use of insulin and to be confident advising patients on how to administer
insulin and adjust doses
- Identify high risk patients
and liaise with the community diabetic team where appropriate
- Awareness of how to manage
diabetic emergencies and to educate patients appropriately
- Providing assessment,
screening and treatment services and health education advice
- Provide nursing treatments to
patients in participation with general practitioners or independently to agreed
protocols
- Provide general and specific
health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with
referral to general practitioners as necessary
- Advise patients on general
health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary
- Assist in and perform routine
tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
- Following agreed clinical
protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
Additional Expectations
- An understanding, acceptance
and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
- Ability to use own judgment,
resourcefulness and common sense.
- A commitment to maintain a
high professional standard of nursing care and keep up to date with all aspects
of nursing care relevant to the post
- A commitment to ensure all
Health and Safety requirements and Infection Control measures are met and to
report any problems to the Practice Manager
- A commitment to the effective
use of practice and NHS resources.
- An awareness of own
limitations and experience
- To work only in accordance
with the UKCC Code of Conduct and within the scope of professional practice
- To have a written professional
development plan and to maintain an up-to-date portfolio which meets the
requirements of registration with the UKCC
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities and Duties
- To run special diabetic
clinics for patients
- Give patients appropriate
dietary and lifestyle advice
- Development of individual
patient management plans
- Assist in the formulation of
appropriate diabetic protocols
- Monitor the overall practice
performance in the area of diabetes
- In-depth knowledge about the
use of oral hypoglycaemias and to be able to educate patients appropriately
- In-depth knowledge about the
use of insulin and to be confident advising patients on how to administer
insulin and adjust doses
- Identify high risk patients
and liaise with the community diabetic team where appropriate
- Awareness of how to manage
diabetic emergencies and to educate patients appropriately
- Providing assessment,
screening and treatment services and health education advice
- Provide nursing treatments to
patients in participation with general practitioners or independently to agreed
protocols
- Provide general and specific
health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with
referral to general practitioners as necessary
- Advise patients on general
health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary
- Assist in and perform routine
tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
- Following agreed clinical
protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
Additional Expectations
- An understanding, acceptance
and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
- Ability to use own judgment,
resourcefulness and common sense.
- A commitment to maintain a
high professional standard of nursing care and keep up to date with all aspects
of nursing care relevant to the post
- A commitment to ensure all
Health and Safety requirements and Infection Control measures are met and to
report any problems to the Practice Manager
- A commitment to the effective
use of practice and NHS resources.
- An awareness of own
limitations and experience
- To work only in accordance
with the UKCC Code of Conduct and within the scope of professional practice
- To have a written professional
development plan and to maintain an up-to-date portfolio which meets the
requirements of registration with the UKCC
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience with diabetes management
- Experience with long term conditions
- Strong knowledge of infection control
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma in Improving Diabetes Care (Warwick) or equivalent
- PITstop or Merit injectables courses
Desirable
- Being a qualified prescriber would be advantageous but not essential
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience with diabetes management
- Experience with long term conditions
- Strong knowledge of infection control
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma in Improving Diabetes Care (Warwick) or equivalent
- PITstop or Merit injectables courses
Desirable
- Being a qualified prescriber would be advantageous but not essential
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).