About this role
Job summary
Diabetic specialist nurse Rowden Surgery
Rowden Surgery has a rare opportunity for an experienced Practice nurse to join our friendly and growing nursing team.
We are looking for a motivated and compassionate individual with experience in Diabetes and general Practice Nurse duties within a GP practice or healthcare setting. Applicants must have a Diabetic diploma or equivalent and post registration practice nurse experience.
Hours are negotiable for the right candidate, with some weekend working as part of our extended access service.
If you would like to join a supportive practice team committed to providing high-quality patient care, we would love to hear from you.
Please see the job description for full details of the role and responsibilities.
Main duties of the job
Main duties will include undertaking annual diabetic reviews, initiating and adjusting medication in line with agreed protocols, and providing advice and guidance to other members of the clinical team. The postholder will respond to patient queries, work closely with local diabetes services to improve patient outcomes, and attend and contribute to regular team meetings.
Depending on experience, there will also be opportunities to broaden the role through a range of treatment room duties, including vaccinations, wound dressings, injections and other routine nursing procedures.
About us
Rowden Medical Partnership has proudly served the community since 1830 and now provides care for more than 19,900 patients across our catchment area. We are committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate healthcare, with a strong focus on inclusivity, continuity and trusted clinician-patient relationships.
A key part of our identity is our Personal List system, which we have worked hard to preserve. Every patient and family is allocated a named GP from registration, ensuring personalised care and consistent support throughout their healthcare journey.
Our nursing team is central to everything we do. Made up of 22 dedicated professionals, including Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Specialist Nurses, Nursing Associates and Healthcare Assistants, the team works closely with our doctors to provide excellent clinical care and patient support.
We are a friendly, supportive and forward-thinking practice where teamwork, respect and professional development are highly valued. Staff benefit from working in a collaborative environment with experienced colleagues, opportunities to broaden skills, and the satisfaction of making a real difference to patients and families every day.
Job description Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION and PERSON SPECIFICATION
Diabetic Specialist Nurse
REPORTS TO: Nurse Manager
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Partner with responsibility for the Nursing function
Key Working Relationships
GPs and Healthcare Colleagues
Patients
Senior Management team
Care navigation and Administration team.
CCG and NHS England staff, managers, and directors
Visiting clinicians
Clinical professionals from external NHS providers at Primary and secondary care levels
Job Summary:
To assess, plan and monitor care for patients.
To promote health and wellbeing within the practice and PCN population
To work with GPs, Nurse Manager, Partners, practice staff, other members of the wider healthcare team and the CCG and NHS England in contributing to:
The achievement of QOF
The achievement of Enhanced Services
Delivering objectives set by the practice and governing bodies.
Audits
Protocols
To support the practice to ensure compliance with its statutory and regulatory obligations, such as but not limited to the Care Quality Commission and Data Protection Act 2018(GDPR)
Principal Activities Clinical
To promote and maintain high standards of nursing care in accordance with the NMC Code of professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses.
To plan and run health promotion and disease related clinics. Ensure that the care given meets the requirements of local and national guidelines, policies and standards including the Quality Outcome Framework and working the rules and guidelines laid down by the CCG, NHS England, and practice.
To offer general practice nurse duties as described in the work plan attached.
To directly communicate with patients on matters relating to their ongoing and highly complex health needs giving due consideration to the likelihood that there will be emotive issues which will require developed skills of tact, diplomacy, and empathy.
To ensure that patients have detailed assessments made of their healthcare needs and that individual programmes of care are planned, implemented, and regularly reviewed.
Facilitate patient referrals to appropriate clinical services.
To liaise with other disciplines and outside agencies with a view to providing holistic healthcare, whilst maintaining patient confidentiality in accordance with the NMC Code of professional Conduct
To participate in the delivery and evaluation of healthcare services at Rowden Surgery through meetings, working groups and regular liaison with colleagues
To be responsible for the ordering, safe systems, and processes, storing and administering of all medicines/drugs according to NMC standards
To undertake and participate in clinical audit projects as necessary to own work.
Respond to medical emergencies.
Ensure that the principles of Infection Control are always adhered to.
Principal Activities Education and Development
To keep abreast of advances in clinical practice and identify personal training and development needs.
Support junior colleagues in their development by encouragement, informal teaching and coaching.
To attend meetings as directed by the Nurse manager, member of the senior management team and/or partners.
To attend mandatory training identified through the appraisal system.
Principal Activities Professional
Contribute and work within the broad framework of the clinical governance agenda.
Work within evidence-based nursing protocols
Personally, and accurately record all healthcare activity within the patients clinical records ensuring compliance with the NMC standards for record keeping.
Ensure that communication is effective between all stakeholders giving adequate attention to the complex and sensitive nature of such information. Make all reasonable attempts to overcome any barriers to understanding that may occur, giving due consideration to ethnicity, language, educational ability, barriers caused by illness/distress etc. which may adversely affect communication.
To work in a flexible manner to meet the needs of the service and as directed by senior staff and GPs.
Principal Activities Administrative
Follow practice, CCG and NHS England policies, procedures and guidelines.
Complete reports and forms required by the practice, CCG and NHS England
Participate in staff surveys and contribute to research-based practice.
Ensure all equipment and drugs with expiry dates are in date.
Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health & Safety:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice health & safety policy and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include:
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
Actively reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role
Undertaking periodic infection control training
Reporting potential risks identified
Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Equality and Diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers, and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional Development
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Quality
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.
Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources.
Communication
The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with other team members.
Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Contribution to the Implementation of Services
Apply practice policies, standards, and guidance.
Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.
Participate in audit where appropriate.
PERSON SPECIFICATION - POSITION OF SPECIALIST NURSE
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications and Training:
Registered General Nurse
Professional Knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by diploma level specialist training.
Minimum 1 year experience in practice/Community Nursing
DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications and Training:
Nurse independent prescribing
Diabetic Diploma
Travel health and vaccinations
Treatment Room duties
Abilities and Aptitudes:
Evidence based decision making.
Evidence of multi- professional working
Ability to work on own initiative dealing with confidential issues.
Ability to communicate sensitive, confidential information requiring empathy, persuasion, and reassurance.
Ability to organise and prioritise work, and to adhere to deadlines and targets.
Ability to assess and interpret complex needs of patients
Ability to delegate tasks to HCA, Nursing Associates and Phlebotomist
Ability to work in a changing environment.
Able to develop networks to learn from others.
To work within code of practice, professional
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered General Nurse Minimum 1 year experience in practice/Community Nursing
Desirable
Nurse independent prescribing Diabetic Diploma Travel health and vaccinations Experience in Treatment Room duties
Experience Essential
Experience of providing Diabetic patient education on an individual basis and initiating and adjusting medication in line with agreed protocols. Ability to provide advice and guidance to other members of the clinical team Suitable knowledge and experience to be able to respond to patient or specialist enquiries independently.
Desirable
Experience in general Practice nurse duties Experience and training in administering vaccinations and injections Experience and training in wound care and dressings.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Rowden Medical Partnership
Address Rowden Hill
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 2SB
Employer's website https://www.rowdensurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)