Diabetes Practice Nurse - General Practice

Diabetes Practice Nurse - General Practice

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint for an experienced, friendly, and enthusiastic Diabetes Specialist Nurse Nurse to join our highly regarded team at Greenway Community Practice.

We are seeking a Diabetes Specialist Nurse to join our team on a part time, permanent basis. As a specialist in the role, you will work closely with the Clinical Nurse Lead and the GP Diabetes Lead to provide specialist Diabetes clinics to our patient population.

You will be responsible for carrying out Patient diabetic reviews. The role focuses on maintaining clinical standards and improving services for patients with long term conditions.

This is an excellent opportunity for a local Practice Nurse who has a specialist interest in Diabetes care/management and is committed to providing high-quality care in a primary care setting.

Scope and Purpose of the role

• To provide expert care, education, and support for people with diabetes, aiming to improve quality of life and self-management.
• Undertake regular diabetes reviews for patients with Type 1, Type 2 and pre-diabetes in line with local and national guidelines
• Monitor and assess glycaemic control, including HbA1c results, blood glucose records and trends
• Provide lifestyle advice and structured education on diet, physical activity, smoking cessation and self-management.
• Where trained, support initiation, titration and monitoring of diabetes medications, including oral agents and injectable therapies.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date clinical records and contribute to diabetes audits and QOF requirements.
• Liaising with GPs and other healthcare professionals to ensure integrated care.
• Assessand prioritise patients health needs, taking appropriate action to support their care and wellbeing.
• Deliver high-quality patient care using advanced nursing knowledge and specialist clinical skills.
• Deliver routine treatment room services in line with practice protocols.
• Perform procedures such as wound care and dressings, Injections and immunisations, Venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring and removal of sutures and staples
• Ensure infection prevention and control standards are adhered to at all times.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality patient care.

Greenway Community Practice is located in Southmead, an northern suburb and council ward of Bristol. Filton (in South Gloucestershire) and the Bristol suburbs of Monks Park, Horfield, Henleaze and Westbury on Trymare on its boundaries.

The area is well served with a range of local parks andsporting facilities. On the Southmead development trust site, where the practice is based, is a vibrant community gym and Cafe. A David Lloyd privategym is located next to our Practice and Horfield Sports Centre is a mile away.

You would be part of a strong and experienced clinical team comprising of 5 GP partners, 5 salaried GP's, 2 clinical pharmacists, 4 Nursesand 4 HCA's a Paramedic Practitioner and a First Contact Physiotherapist.

We are very proud to have been rated as Outstanding by theCare Quality Commission and voted 4 times the Best GP Practice in Bristol byour patients in the annual GP patient survey.

We are ranked 65 in the top 100 practices in England andhave one of the best patient recommendation scores with 95% of patients recommending our service.

We are a popular training practice with an excellent staff retention rate. We engage in regular clinical meetings and invest time to interact with each other on a daily basis. There is also a mentorship scheme inplace for newly qualified GP's.

With a list size of over 12,000 patients, were a busy and vibrant Practice but one that never loses its community feel, team spirit, andfun.

Working in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct, the Diabetes Practice Nurse will provide high-quality, patient-centred diabetes care alongside general treatment room nursing duties. The post holder will be responsible for undertaking structured diabetes reviews, supporting patients with long-term condition management, and delivering safe, effective treatment room services in accordance with…