Clinical practice Assess patients presenting for review of chronic disease conditions with a focus on, but not limited to diabetes. Work with the practice team to foster care and support planning with people with long term conditions and increase patients' participation in their healthcare Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychologicalperspective, and plan clinical care accordingly Manage chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and nondrug-based treatment methods into a management plan Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols andformularies Work with patients and their carers in order to support shared care planning and self-management. Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, andapply principles of self-care Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults andchildren Communication Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fullyinformed and consent to treatment Attend and contribute to nursing team, practice and primary care team meetings Delivering a quality service Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulatedby the NMC Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation,consistent with legislation, policies and procedures Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotesquality Deliver care according to local and national policy, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formalevaluation Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processesacross the organisation and its activities Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team,implementing improvements where required In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health careresponding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate Actively participate in the practice significant event procedures. Ensure learning and actionsfrom significant event reviews are implemented and reviewed. Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abusedchildren and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health proceduresand local guidance Leadership personal and people development Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role mode Support nursing staff development in order to maximise potential Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learnfrom each other and from external good practice Enlist support and influence stakeholders and decision-makers in order to bring about newdevelopments in the provision of services Take a lead role in planning and implementing changes within the practice to improve services and quality of care Contribute to the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards Maintain effective communication with those responsible for the overall commissioning andprocurement process Team working Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring themechanisms to develop new ways of working Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessmentof competence Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embeddedwithin the culture of the team Manage and lead on the delivery of specifically identified services or projects as agreed withthe practice management team Agree plans and outcomes by which to measure success Managing information Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning,implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information Review and process data using accurate codes in order to ensure easy and accurateinformation retrieval for monitoring and audit processes Manage information searches using the internet and local library databases Understand responsibility of self and others to the practice regarding the Freedom of Information Act, GDPR etc. Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information to the team Learning and development Undertake mentorship for more junior staff, assessing competence against set standards Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share goodpractice and inform others about current and future developments (e.g. courses and conferences) Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate Equality and diversity Identify patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote diversityand equality of opportunity Enable others to promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice