About this role
Job summary
Queen Square Medical Practice is seeking an experienced and motivated Practice Nurse with a particular interest and expertise in diabetes management to join our friendly and progressive clinical team.
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled nurse looking to participate within a leading role in the delivery and development of high quality diabetes and long term condition services within a well established and patient focused practice. The successful candidate will have substantial experience in general practice nursing and be confident managing patients with diabetes and other chronic diseases. Independent prescribing would be advantageous but is not essential.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will participate in leading and supporting the delivery of diabetes care within the practice, ensuring patients receive evidence based assessment, treatment, education and ongoing management.
Key Responsibilities:
Diabetes Management Participate in leading diabetes clinics within the practice. Undertake comprehensive diabetes reviews, including annual assessments. Support achievement of QoF and other quality indicators relating to diabetes care. Interpret and act upon investigation results. Optimise diabetes management in line with current NICE guidance. Provide insulin initiation and titration support where appropriately qualified. Deliver patient education to promote self-management and improve health outcomes. Identify and proactively manage patients at risk of complications. Long-Term Condition Management Manage patients with chronic conditions including: Diabetes Hypertension Cardiovascular disease COPD Asthma CKD Undertake clinical assessments and formulate management plans. Monitor treatment effectiveness and escalate concerns where appropriate.
About us
Queen Square Medical Practice is a busy independent GP Practice based in Lancaster with a patient list of15500. We have 9 GP Partners and 5 Associate GP's who are supported by ANPs, paramedics, Pharmacists, Nurses, HCA's and Admin team. We also have a branch site in Caton.
Job description Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
To provide high quality nursing care within the practice, with a particular focus on the management of patients with diabetes and other long term conditions. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within their scope of practice, supporting the delivery of safe, effective and patient centred care whilst contributing to the ongoing development of nursing services.
The successful candidate will participate in leading and supporting the delivery of diabetes care within the practice, ensuring patients receive evidence based assessment, treatment, education and ongoing management.
Key Responsibilities:
Diabetes Management Participate in leading diabetes clinics within the practice. Undertake comprehensive diabetes reviews, including annual assessments. Support achievement of QoF and other quality indicators relating to diabetes care. Interpret and act upon investigation results. Optimise diabetes management in line with current NICE guidance. Provide insulin initiation and titration support where appropriately qualified. Deliver patient education to promote self-management and improve health outcomes. Identify and proactively manage patients at risk of complications. Long-Term Condition Management Manage patients with chronic conditions including: Diabetes Hypertension Cardiovascular disease COPD Asthma CKD Undertake clinical assessments and formulate management plans. Monitor treatment effectiveness and escalate concerns where appropriate.
General practice nursing duties:
Cervical cytology. Immunisations and vaccinations. Travel health advice and vaccinations. Wound care and dressings. Health promotion and lifestyle advice. ECG recording. NHS Health Checks. Infection prevention and control activities. Clinical governance:
Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records. Participate in audits and quality improvement initiatives. Contribute to significant event reviews and organisational learning. Ensure compliance with professional and regulatory standards. Team working:
Work collaboratively with GPs, pharmacists, HCAs and wider multidisciplinary teams. Support mentoring and development of junior members of the nursing team. Contribute to service development and innovation. Participate in team meetings and training activities. Professional responsibilities:
Maintain NMC registration. Participate in annual appraisal and personal development planning. Undertake mandatory training. Maintain professional competence and evidence of CPD. Work within NMC Code and practice policies. Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust practice staff with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.
Comply with Legislation with regards to data protection act and ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times.
The post-holder must regard all information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers (as well as information relating to the practice as a business organisation) 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, data protection legislation and the protection of personal and sensitive data, as well as other related healthcare legislation (e.g. the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice)
Health & Safety:
The post holder will comply with practice policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others. This includes (but not limited to):
Identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised Identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness, as well as ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols and implementing them across the practice. Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate. Identifying the risks involved in work activities, raising them with appropriate management and managing those risks across clinical and patient processes. Safe management of sharps procedures, including training, use, storage and disposal Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other managers Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Routine management team areas, and maintenance of work space standards; Waste management, including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection Spillage control procedures, management and training Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance 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 recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues Identify patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote diversity and equality of opportunity. Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights. 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 Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance e.g. PALS and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate.
Contribution to the implementation of services:
The post holder will:
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
Experience Essential
Significant experience working as a Practice Nurse. Experience of leading diabetes reviews and management. Long-term condition management experience. Cervical cytology. Vaccination and immunisation experience. Experience working with clinical IT systems. Insulin initiation and management. Experience leading or supporting long term condition services.Experience undertaking audits and quality improvement projects.Experience of supervising junior staff.
Qualifications Essential
Registered General Nurse RGN. Current NMC registration. Recognised qualification in diabetes management. Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Desirable
Independent Nurse Prescriber V300. Diploma/Degree level diabetes qualification. Mentor or teaching qualification.
Knowledge and skills Essential
Knowledge and Skills Strong knowledge of diabetes care and current NICE guidance. Clinical assessment and consultation skills. Excellent communication skills. Ability to manage a clinical caseload autonomously. Understanding of QoF and population health management. Ability to prioritise workload effectively. Personal attributes Patient-focused approach. Positive and collaborative team member. Professional and adaptable. Commitment to continuous improvement
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 Queen Square Medical Practice
Address 2 Queen Square
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 1RP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.queensquare.org/ (Opens in a new tab)