Job summary
Long Lane Surgery has a rare opportunity for an experienced Diabetic Specialist Nurse to join our friendly and growing nursing team.

We are looking for a motivated and compassionate individual with experience in Diabetes Nurse duties within a GP practice or healthcare setting. Applicants must have a Diabetic diploma or equivalent and post-registration practice nurse experience.

This post is offered on a 3033 hour per week basis.

If you would like to join a supportive practice team committed to providing high-quality patient care, we would love to hear from you.

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
Long Lane Surgery provides care for more than 14,000 patients. We are committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate healthcare, with a strong focus on inclusivity, continuity and trusted clinician-patient relationships.

Our clinical team includes 2 GP Partners and 9 salaried GPs, 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioners and 3 paramedics, alongside 4 clinical pharmacists and a pharmacy technician. Our nursing team is led by our Lead Practice Nurse and includes a Practice Nurse, a Nursing Associate, 2 Healthcare Assistants and 3 Phlebotomists, all working closely with our GPs to provide excellent clinical care and patient support. We're also supported by a large administrative and reception team.

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 responsibilities
To assess, plan and monitor care for patients. To promote health and wellbeing within the practice and PCN population. To work with GPs, the Lead Practice Nurse, Partners, practice staff, other members of the wider healthcare team and the ICB 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 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 ICB, 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 Long Lane 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.
• 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 Lead Practice Nurse, a member of the senior management team and/or Partners.
• To attend mandatory training identified through the appraisal system.
• 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.
• Follow practice, ICB and NHS England policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Complete reports and forms required by the practice, ICB and NHS England.
• Participate in staff surveys and contribute to research-based practice.
• Ensure all equipment and drugs with expiry dates are in date.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by diploma level specialist training
• Minimum 1 year experience in practice/Community Nursing

Desirable

• Nurse independent prescribing
• Diabetic Diploma
• Travel health and vaccinations
• Treatment Room duties

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).

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.