Practice Nurse -Diabetes - 30 hours per week

Job description

Job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities to be undertaken by the post holder may include any or the entire following list. Duties may be varied from time to time under the direction of the partners or senior management team and dependent on current and evolving practice workload and team levels.

The role will involve working across all practice site

This list provides a broad outline of responsibilities to cover all eventualities that may be encountered in the Practice Nurse Role.

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to diabetic patient care as directed by recall, diabetic nurse colleagues and GPs
• Undertaking reviews for those patients with Diabetes as part of Care planning for Long Term Conditions.
• Monitoring the dose of those patients taking insulin and other diabetic medication.
• Share diabetes education and guidance to the wider primary care team
• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs.
• Minor Illness (if qualified) and General clinics
• Basic wound care / ulcer care
• Removal of Sutures
• Urinalysis
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Blood pressure measurements
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Requesting pathology tests
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
• Other tasks including:
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
• In the absence of an HCA, monitoring the temperature of clinical fridges, to ensure adherence to the Cold Chain Policy.
• Liaise with nursing colleagues to ensure that regular checks and testing of emergency equipment and drugs are performed and documented.
• Undertake housekeeping duties including, general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
• Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
• At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
• A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
• Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
• Completion of mandatory training
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.
• Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered first level nurse,
• Evidence of a commitment to continuing professional development,
• Relevant nursing/health degree level modules,
• Diabetes Qualification

Desirable

• Minimum 2 years post registration diabetic experience,
• Mentor/teaching qualification,
• Have or be working towards the Independent Prescribing Course,completion.

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience in the management of diabetes,
• Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions,
• Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse led service,
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies,
• Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary Care,
• Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area,
• EMIS experience.

Desirable

• At least 1 year recent primary and community nursing experience,
• Management of long-term Conditions,
• Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines,
• Experience and involvement in Diabetes Patient Education Programs,
• Participation in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking,
• Experience of audit

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

Westongrove Partnership

Address

Wendover Health Centre

Aylesbury Road

Wendover

Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire

HP22 6LD

Employer's website

https://www.westongrove.com/ (Opens in a new tab)