Diabetes Nurse

You will work solely within diabetes care, supporting our existing team to deliver highquality, evidencebased management for our patients with diabetes. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is:

You will support our patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. You will be involved in diabetes reviews, patient education, diabetic medication reviews and adherence, and contributing to the ongoing development of our diabetes service. Knowledge on how to initiate insulin is not essential.

You will work alongside other members of the diabetic team and wider practice team to ensure a proactive, patient-centred approach to diabetes management, focusing on prevention, treatment optimisation, and self-management support.

To view a detailed job description including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

The practice serves a population of 13,500 patients over 3 sites in mid-Cornwall. The 3 sites are all dispensing practices, within a close proximity and within approx. 5 mins of the A30, this provides convenient road access from many parts of Cornwall. Two of our sites are located in villages on the Mid Cornwall Metro rail line.

Our main site in Roche is in a modern premises and we are co-located with Arbennek District Nursing Team which enables us to have a very close working relationship.

The practice clincal staff are made up of a broad MDT with 7 GPs, registrar, two paramedics, an ACP, a paediatric nurse, clinical pharmacists, pharmacy techs, 4 practice nurses, 4 HCAs, 2 FCPs, an IPS worker, workflow admin, 2 care coordinators & a social prescriber.

We are an active teaching practice hosting a GP registrar, and nursing & paramedic students. We hold regular clinical meetings and personal development is highly encouraged.

The practice are consistant high QOF achievers, with consistantly high positive patient feedback.

We are proud to be active members of both the well-regarded Arbennek PCN and the Cornwall Deep End Network. Through both of these partnerships and alongside the INT we have been able to develop innovative initiatives such as Community Hubs that helps address health inequalities and improve opportunities for our patients.

Qualifications

Desirable: - Independent Nurse Prescribing Course or willing to undertake; - Insulin Initiation qualification or willing to undertake; - Nurse Trainer qualification

Experience