Diabetes Nurse inStratford-Upon-Avon inStratford-Upon-Avon PUBLISHED 3 APR 2024

To work within our current nursing team to deliver a highstandard of clinical care to patients.
Job summary

We are looking for a Practice Nurse with a special interestin Diabetes

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendlyteam serving 21,250 patients from our GP practice in Stratford upon Avon. We are an excellent forward thinking practicethat have a large and well supportedclinical team

You will be supporting the GP's and Nurse Partner in thedelivery of nursing care, including diabetes, to our patient population.

Ideally, you will have previous experience of diabetes careas part of chronic disease management within Primary Care. Alternatively, youmay have a special interest in diabetes and be looking to quickly develop yourskills in this area. We will consider applicants with special interest in other areas of nursing

Experience in managing the type of minor illnesses thatpresent in Primary Care would also be advantageous in your application.

Main duties of the job

To work within our current nursing team to deliver a highstandard of clinical care to patients. To assist with our Chronic DiseaseClinics. The ideal candidate will have a special interest in Diabetes

About us

We are a hardworking, friendly and supportive Practice thatputs patient care first. Working within a highly motivated nursing team we aimto deliver high quality patient care meeting the needs of our practicepopulation and will support the applicant with further relevant andprofessional development where required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

PrimaryDuties

Your main role will be to implement andevaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients, particularlythose with diabetes

To develop, implement and embed healthpromotion and well-being programmes

To identify, manage and support patients at riskof developing long term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patientshealth

To provide routine nursing care to patients asrequired in accordance with clinical based evidence

Experience with COPD / Asthma or an interest in developing skills

To request pathology services as necessary

To process pathology results as required

To provide chronic disease clinics, deliveringpatient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care asrequired

To maintain accurate clinical records inconjunction with extant legislation

To ensure read codes are used effectively

To carry out routine treatment room duties i.e.cervical smears, childhood immunisations, travel vaccines

To maintain chronic disease registers

To chaperone patients where necessary

To prioritise health issues and interveneappropriately

To support the team in dealing with clinicalemergencies

To delegate clinical responsibilitiesappropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope ofpractice of the individual)

To support the clinical team with allsafeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies

To deliver opportunistic health promotion whereappropriate

Maintain personal education update

Secondaryresponsibilities

Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotationand disposal of medicaments

Participate in local initiatives, QOF andenhanced services to support servicedelivery and patient care

Support and participate in shared learningwithin the practice

Continually review clinical practices, respondingto national policies and initiatives where appropriate

Participate in the review of significant andnear-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)

Job description
Job responsibilities

PrimaryDuties

Your main role will be to implement andevaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients, particularlythose with diabetes

To develop, implement and embed healthpromotion and well-being programmes

To identify, manage and support patients at riskof developing long term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patientshealth

To provide routine nursing care to patients asrequired in accordance with clinical based evidence

Experience with COPD / Asthma or an interest in developing skills

To request pathology services as necessary

To process pathology results as required

To provide chronic disease clinics, deliveringpatient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care asrequired

To maintain accurate clinical records inconjunction with extant legislation

To ensure read codes are used effectively

To carry out routine treatment room duties i.e.cervical smears, childhood immunisations, travel vaccines

To maintain chronic disease registers

To chaperone patients where necessary

To prioritise health issues and interveneappropriately

To support the team in dealing with clinicalemergencies

To delegate clinical responsibilitiesappropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope ofpractice of the individual)

To support the clinical team with allsafeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies

To deliver opportunistic health promotion whereappropriate

Maintain personal education update

Secondaryresponsibilities

Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotationand disposal of medicaments

Participate in local initiatives, QOF andenhanced services to support servicedelivery and patient care

Support and participate in shared learningwithin the practice

Continually review clinical practices, respondingto national policies and initiatives where appropriate

Participate in the review of significant andnear-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Practice Nurse with a special interest in Diabetes
Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Practice Nurse with a special interest in Diabetes
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

Additional information
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Trinity Court Surgery
Address

Trinity Court Surgery

Arden Street

Stratford-upon-avon

Warwickshire

CV37 6HJ

Employer's website
Job summary

We are looking for a Practice Nurse with a special interestin Diabetes

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendlyteam serving 21,250 patients from our GP practice in Stratford upon Avon. We are an excellent forward thinking practicethat have a large and well supportedclinical team

You will be supporting the GP's and Nurse Partner in thedelivery of nursing care, including diabetes, to our patient population.

Ideally, you will have previous experience of diabetes careas part of chronic disease management within Primary Care. Alternatively, youmay have a special interest in diabetes and be looking to quickly develop yourskills in this area. We will consider applicants with special interest in other areas of nursing

Experience in managing the type of minor illnesses thatpresent in Primary Care would also be advantageous in your application.

Main duties of the job

To work within our current nursing team to deliver a highstandard of clinical care to patients. To assist with our Chronic DiseaseClinics. The ideal candidate will have a special interest in Diabetes

About us

We are a hardworking, friendly and supportive Practice thatputs patient care first. Working within a highly motivated nursing team we aimto deliver high quality patient care meeting the needs of our practicepopulation and will support the applicant with further relevant andprofessional development where required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

PrimaryDuties

Your main role will be to implement andevaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients, particularlythose with diabetes

To develop, implement and embed healthpromotion and well-being programmes

To identify, manage and support patients at riskof developing long term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patientshealth

To provide routine nursing care to patients asrequired in accordance with clinical based evidence

Experience with COPD / Asthma or an interest in developing skills

To request pathology services as necessary

To process pathology results as required

To provide chronic disease clinics, deliveringpatient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care asrequired

To maintain accurate clinical records inconjunction with extant legislation

To ensure read codes are used effectively

To carry out routine treatment room duties i.e.cervical smears, childhood immunisations, travel vaccines

To maintain chronic disease registers

To chaperone patients where necessary

To prioritise health issues and interveneappropriately

To support the team in dealing with clinicalemergencies

To delegate clinical responsibilitiesappropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope ofpractice of the individual)

To support the clinical team with allsafeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies

To deliver opportunistic health promotion whereappropriate

Maintain personal education update

Secondaryresponsibilities

Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotationand disposal of medicaments

Participate in local initiatives, QOF andenhanced services to support servicedelivery and patient care

Support and participate in shared learningwithin the practice

Continually review clinical practices, respondingto national policies and initiatives where appropriate

Participate in the review of significant andnear-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)

Job description
Job responsibilities

PrimaryDuties

Your main role will be to implement andevaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients, particularlythose with diabetes

To develop, implement and embed healthpromotion and well-being programmes

To identify, manage and support patients at riskof developing long term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patientshealth

To provide routine nursing care to patients asrequired in accordance with clinical based evidence

Experience with COPD / Asthma or an interest in developing skills

To request pathology services as necessary

To process pathology results as required

To provide chronic disease clinics, deliveringpatient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care asrequired

To maintain accurate clinical records inconjunction with extant legislation

To ensure read codes are used effectively

To carry out routine treatment room duties i.e.cervical smears, childhood immunisations, travel vaccines

To maintain chronic disease registers

To chaperone patients where necessary

To prioritise health issues and interveneappropriately

To support the team in dealing with clinicalemergencies

To delegate clinical responsibilitiesappropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope ofpractice of the individual)

To support the clinical team with allsafeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies

To deliver opportunistic health promotion whereappropriate

Maintain personal education update

Secondaryresponsibilities

Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotationand disposal of medicaments

Participate in local initiatives, QOF andenhanced services to support servicedelivery and patient care

Support and participate in shared learningwithin the practice

Continually review clinical practices, respondingto national policies and initiatives where appropriate

Participate in the review of significant andnear-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Practice Nurse with a special interest in Diabetes
Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Practice Nurse with a special interest in Diabetes
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

Additional information
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Trinity Court Surgery
Address

Trinity Court Surgery

Arden Street

Stratford-upon-avon

Warwickshire

CV37 6HJ

Employer's website


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