Practice Nurse with Special Interest in Diabetes

Job description

Job responsibilities

Weekly Hours: Part Time hours negotiable. May need to work during extended access hours

Managed by: Lead Nurse

Reporting to:Partners,Practice Manager & Lead Nurse

Essential Qualifications:NMC Registration

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

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 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registration with minimum 2 years post registration experience with specialist interest in diabetes.
• Warwick Diabetes Course
• Merit Module for Insulin Iniitiation

Desirable

• Qualified in
• Cytology
• Baby Imms
• Travel Imms
• Treatment Room

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Aylmer Lodge Cookley Partnership

Address

Hume Street Medical Centre

Hume Street

Kidderminster

DY11 6SF

Employer's website

https://www.aylmerlodgecookleypartnership.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)