Diabetes Nurse - Mansfield Park Surgery (Watercress Medical)
Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Diabetes Practice Nurse to join our dynamic and forward thinking team at Mansfield Park Surgery
Benefits include:
6 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays
Company events – Whole Practice events during the year – training afternoons for whole practice twice per year, Nurse supervision sessions quarterly.
NHS pension, NHS employee discount and free onsite parking
This is a permanent role, so if you think this is for you and can work 16+ hours a week, we look forward to hearing from you.
We are looking for a Practice Nurse who has a specialism in diabetes.
Main duties of the job
The Diabetes Practice Nurse will perform tasks prescribed and delegated by the GP Partners, working unsupervised to PGDs, agreed protocols and within defined competencies.
The Diabetes Practice Nurse will assess patients and plan, implements and review treatment programs. The Diabetes Practice Nurse will have shared responsibility for training and supervision of new members of the nursing team and colleagues.
Main duties of the job
Job responsibilities
We are a training practice, use the EMIS Clinical system and have a strong emphasis on proactive teamwork.
The successful candidate will work as part of the clinical team and be responsible for consulting with patients in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs.
Diabetes reviews skills, to include:
Interpreting results
Starting and adjusting medication
Promoting lifestyle changes
Managing reviews and follow ups
Treatment room skills, to include:
Phlebotomy
ECGs
Removal of sutures/clips
Wound care/dressings
Contraception
Cervical cytology
Child and adult injections
Hypertension management
Keep up to date with current guidelines and attend training updates as agreed with the practice.
Overview of your organisation
About us
The Practice serves approximately 7000 patients from our wide rural catchment area.
We value communication and teamwork. We operate a strongly relational team structure and endeavour to listen well, encourage ownership and involvement and enable staff to grow in their individual development. We, therefore, spend a lot of time investing in team meetings and communication across the organisation.
Other key aspects of the Practice include:
Strong IT and systems including Emis Web, Accu-Rx, Docman.
Longstanding Training Practice with 5 Partners, Salaries GPs, Retainers and GP Trainees
Opportunities for development
Tier two Cardiology on site
High Achieving QOF and highly successful PCN
Successful and proactive PPG
How to apply
In the first instance, please contact Louise Webb at louise.webb1@nhs.net.