Job summary
Do you have experience in managing one or more long-term condition within a Primary Care environment? Or are you an experienced Practice Nurse who has expanded their skills and has experience in managing long term conditions?
We are recruiting an enthusiastic Chronic Disease Specialist Nurse to work across Lakeside Surgery, Corby and Brigstock.
As a Specialist Nurse, you will provide and maintain a high standard of chronic disease management, which includes diagnosis, monitoring and development of individual management plans and agreeing these as appropriate with the patient and other health professionals.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary general practice team, to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures. The post holder will provide specialist assessments and reviews of health care needs, the optimisation of care where co-morbidity exists, maximising wellbeing, self empowerment, and quality of life.
The post holder will be expected to:
- Responsible for managing and running long-term condition clinics for your speciality
- Be proactive in QoF and enhanced services management by completing annual reviews using Ardens templates and patient digital platforms
- Review patients who present to the service on the day needing an acute review
- Process pathology, workflow, tasks and assisting with audits as required
About us
LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE is changing the face of primary care provision in England. We are bold, adventurous and ambitious and determined to thrive in uncertain times. We are the largest true partnership in the NHS and operate from various sites across the East Midlands. We serve the healthcare needs of over 170,000 patients across Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire.
Living and breathing our values at Lakeside Healthcare
Caring & Respect: Simply put we genuinely care about people: working together for our patients and our teams, our patients come first in everything we do.
Teamwork & Quality: In all areas of our business we network, collaborate and learn from our Patients, Stakeholders and each another to ensure we are always striving to improve, making the right and best decisions to provide the best service.
About the Practice/Department/Team
Lakeside Surgery 46500 patients registered and is rated as GOOD with CQC. We have a strong team ethos and believe that including those delivering the service in decisions are key to the best patient outcomes so management actively engage with all parts of the surgery to achieve this.
We have created a supportive environment through clinical supervision, team and quality meetings and an open and honest working relationship across our team.
We continue to invest in the training and development of our nursing team and recognise the importance of personal as well as organisational development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Long-term conditions nurse, you will provide and maintain a high standard of long-term disease management, which includes diagnosis, monitoring & development of individual management plans, agreeing these as appropriate with the patient & other health professionals. Specifically in Diabetes, CHD and HF (asthma/COPD may also be part of the role); you will work strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines & protocols. Working within the NMC Code of Conduct and professional boundaries, the post holder will deliver primary health care interventions and care. The post holder will support service development, the safe delivery of policy and procedures, and demonstrate effective professional nurse standards, advocacy, and performance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Long-term conditions nurse, you will provide and maintain a high standard of long-term disease management, which includes diagnosis, monitoring & development of individual management plans, agreeing these as appropriate with the patient & other health professionals. Specifically in Diabetes, CHD and HF (asthma/COPD may also be part of the role); you will work strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines & protocols. Working within the NMC Code of Conduct and professional boundaries, the post holder will deliver primary health care interventions and care. The post holder will support service development, the safe delivery of policy and procedures, and demonstrate effective professional nurse standards, advocacy, and performance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- NMC 1st level Registration
- Accredited diploma (or above) level award in at least one chronic disease e.g. diabetes, asthma/COPD
- Non-medical prescribing qualification (or willing to work towards)
- Experience of continued professional development
Desirable
- Non-medical prescribing qualification (or willing to work towards)
- Primary care Nursing qualification
- Mentorship course
- Minor illness course
Experience
Essential
- Management of long-term conditions
- Experience in Primary or Community Nursing care
- Have an understanding of QOF and enhanced service management
- Willingness to undertake training and education
- Willingness to improve and develop the patient experience and patient care pathway
- Experience of audit or research
- Experience of using Microsoft software
Desirable
- Experience of SystmOne and using Ardens templates
- Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines
- Clinical skills and competence in Practice Nurse Treatment Room interventions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- NMC 1st level Registration
- Accredited diploma (or above) level award in at least one chronic disease e.g. diabetes, asthma/COPD
- Non-medical prescribing qualification (or willing to work towards)
- Experience of continued professional development
Desirable
- Non-medical prescribing qualification (or willing to work towards)
- Primary care Nursing qualification
- Mentorship course
- Minor illness course
Experience
Essential
- Management of long-term conditions
- Experience in Primary or Community Nursing care
- Have an understanding of QOF and enhanced service management
- Willingness to undertake training and education
- Willingness to improve and develop the patient experience and patient care pathway
- Experience of audit or research
- Experience of using Microsoft software
Desirable
- Experience of SystmOne and using Ardens templates
- Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines
- Clinical skills and competence in Practice Nurse Treatment Room interventions
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).
