Job summary
Greensand Surgeryhas a fantastic opportunity for a experienced long term conditions nurse to join our team on a part-time basis, for 18 hours per week. As a specialist nurse, you will provide and maintain a high standard of chronic disease management, which includes diagnosis, monitoring & development of individual management plans. Specifically in Diabetes, CHD and HF you will work strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines & protocols. You will work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary general practice team, to meet the needs of patients, provideassessments and reviews of health care needs, the optimisation of care where co-morbidity exists, maximising wellbeing, self-empowerment, and quality of life.
Main duties of the job
1. Responsible for management of long-term condition clinics in diabetes, chronic heart disease & heart failure.
2. Recognise health promotion opportunities, give brief, focused lifestyle advice using motivational interviewing techniques which may include alcohol screening & smoking cessation.
3. Complete annual long-term condition reviews for patients.
4. Complete medication reviews, change when necessary according to results.
5. Review patients who present to the service on the day needing an acute service.
6. Process pathology, workflow & tasks.
7. Be proactive in improving and influencing the patient care pathway/ journey.
About us
Our Mission Statement: "Our Surgery aims to provide excellent clinical care that is available, accessible and efficient. We recognise the benefit of good teamwork to achieve our aims, provide the best possible service to patients as well as appropriate reward and job satisfaction for the team.
Greensand Surgery is a semi-rural, GMS, practice in mid-Bedfordshire with just over 10,000 patients.
We are a dynamic, hard-working team whose aim is to provide high quality patient centred care. The partnership is supportive and cohesive and we have a full complement of enthusiastic team members. We provide a comprehensive range of medical services for our patients as well as meeting targets for the New Contract. The practice consists of three partners and four salaried GPs, a dedicated nursing team, clinical pharmacist, and admin staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about thisrole, please see the attached job specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
8. Registered nurse.
9. NMC 1st level registration.
10. Accredited diploma (or above) level award in at least one chronic disease diabetes, CHD or HF.
Experience
Essential
11. Experience of continued professional development.
12. Experience in management of long-term conditions specifically CHD, HF and Diabetes.
13. Experience in primary or community nursing care.
14. Have an understanding of QOF and enhanced service management.
15. Willingness to undertake training and education.
16. Willingness to improve and develop the patient experience and patient care pathway.
17. Experience of using Microsoft software.
Desirable
18. Non-medical prescribing qualification (or willing to work towards).
19. Experience of SystmOne and using Arden's templates.
20. Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines.