Diabetes Nurse

Job summary

Woodview Medical Centre are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated diabetes nurse to join our team and take a leading role in the management and education of patients with diabetes across our practice population. This position is offered on a part-time basis for 2-3 sessions per week, depending on availability.

Main duties of the job

• Work collaboratively with GPs and the wider clinical team to meet the needs of patients supporting the delivery of both drug and non-drug based treatment plans.

• Run nurse-led diabetes clinics and support QOF achievement.
• Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes that optimise the health and well being of patients in conjunction with the patient and/or their carers.
• Deliver comprehensive diabetes care, including reviews and patient education.
• Maintain effective communication with patients and/or carers to act as a first point of call for diabetes related issues.
• Refer newly diagnosed patients to DESMOND
• Request and interpret diagnostic investigations and inform patients of results
• Discuss medication changes to achieve target HbA1c and lipid levels
• Promote self-management, lifestyle modification, and preventative care.
• Proactively identify and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing complications associated with diabetes and manage these patients.
• Identify vulnerable groups and provide support, care and education to enable them to be self caring.
• Monitor blood pressures and QRISK
• Provide weight management advice and to discuss and plan weight management programmes with patients and refer as necessary
• To be able to provide diabetic care for patients in their own home if required would be desirable.
• Work in close liaison with specialist tissue viability and podiatry services where necessary.

About us

We are a friendly, forward-thinking training practice caring for approximately 11,000 patients. Our dedicated multidisciplinary team includes GPs, practice nurses, HCAs, clinical pharmacists, and allied health professionals. We pride ourselves on providing high-quality, patient-centred care and supporting the development of both staff and trainees in a positive learning environment.

Northampton is a vibrant town with plenty to offer in the way of parks, leisure facilities, restaurants and bars, good schools and a University. It is surrounded by leafy villages yet is close to the MI and only 1 hour by train from central London.

On Offer:

• Established training practice
• High QOF achieving plus range of Enhanced Services
• SystmOne surgery
• List size 11,000
• CQC Rating Good
• Member of MWeb PCN with complement of ARRS staff
• Salary negotiable depending on experience
• NHS pension
• Flexible working options