An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, professional, and experienced Diabetic Practice Nurse to join our excellent Nursing Team at Brockworth Surgery. The ideal candidate will be experienced in diabetic management, willing to learn, able to take on responsibilities and have a good team spirit. We are looking for the candidate to work around up to 20 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
The candidate will need experience working with diabetic patients whether that it is a hospital/community setting or working within general practice and caring for patients with diabetes. Experience in chronic disease management and Asthma/COPD is desirable along with knowledge in other areas such as CHD, health promotion and routine health screening such as smears, contraception, sexual health, and childhood immunisations.
About us
Brockworth Surgery is a practice based in Gloucestershire caring for over 10,000 patients. We are a teaching practice and our team consists of 4 GP Partners, 6 salaried GPs, 1 Lead Practice Nurse, 2 part-time Practice Nurses, 1 Nurse Associate, 3 Healthcare Assistants and a Phlebotomist. We also work within a multidisciplinary team of Mental health practitioners, Pharmacists, Care Co-ordinators and Social Prescribers. We have a very good team ethic at the practice and all work together to ensure high quality care is given to our patients.
Job responsibilities
Specialist diabetic nurse or Practice Nurse with a special interest in Diabetes who will work within the nursing team providing care to our patient population.
Depending on qualifications and experience- Training will be given to work towards delivering care in the following clinical areas:
* Run chronic disease management clinics in any of the following areas: Diabetes, Asthma or Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception.
* Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by GPs.
* Cytology.
* Removal of Sutures.
* Travel Immunisations.
* ECGs.
* Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry.
* Venepuncture.
* Ear syringing.
* Routine immunizations/Childhood immunisations.
* Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician.
* Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings.
* Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs.
* Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to GPs as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Skills
* Works effectively within a team.
* To maintain confidentiality.
* Able to work under pressure.
* To be flexible around working hours.
* Friendly and approachable.
Experience
* Practice Nurse experience or Diabetes Speciality.
* IT literate with experience with SystmOne.
* Chronic disease management.
* Immunisations.
* Cytology.
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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