Practice Nurse - Chronic Disease (Diabetes)
We require an experienced chronic disease Practice nurse with specialist knowledge in the care and management of diabetic patients to work 24 hours per week.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking Practice. We would love to hear from you if:
* You are committed to outstanding patient care.
* You are an experienced Nurse who is trained to deliver diabetes reviews and ongoing management.
Main duties of the job
Practice nurses are part of our multi-disciplinary team delivering chronic disease management clinics.
The successful candidate will:
* Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to patients.
* Prioritise and manage their own workload, recognising where elements of care can safely be delegated to other colleagues, carers and family members.
* Provide and receive sensitive information concerning patients' medical conditions.
About us
With over 18,000 registered patients, Combe Coastal Practice is the largest GP Practice in North Devon. Our main surgery is in Ilfracombe with branch surgeries at Combe Martin and Woolacombe.
Combe Coastal Practice is a busy teaching Practice with 12 GP partners and 5 salaried GPs. We have strong management, nursing, and admin teams.
Job responsibilities
For our full job description, please see the file we have attached to this advert.
If you have any queries about this, please contact us directly.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Current NMC registration.
* Minimum 2 years post-registration.
* Accredited training in Diabetes, Diploma or degree.
* Post-registration study in topics allied to general practice.
* Cervical cytology qualification.
Knowledge + Skills
* Knowledge of clinical governance.
* Knowledge of clinical audit.
* Excellent planning, organising, and time management skills.
* Ability to perform under pressure.
* Flexible and adaptive to change.
* Motivated and enthusiastic.
* Compassionate and understanding.
* Willingness to undergo education and training for personal and practice development.
* Good team worker.
* Clean Driving Licence.
Experience
* Working in a primary care environment.
* Basic life support skills.
* Anaphylaxis Training.
* Up to date training in childhood immunisations.
* Health promotion.
* Family planning.
* Working with clinical system (SystmOne).
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.
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