Enhanced Practitioner - Diabetes

To provide a specialist and

advanced professional contribution to the clinical management of patients

attending within their specialist area (diabetes).

Use a combination of skills,

knowledge, values and self-esteem to manage change and move beyond competency,

moving from experienced to expert in area of specialism.

Practice with autonomy and

accountability.

To assess selected patients taking

a full comprehensible history, carrying out comprehensive clinical

examinations, making diagnosis and provide treatment where necessary.

To be responsible for the follow up

of the patients under their care.

Adhere to the NMC/ HCPC/

professional body Code: Standards of Conduct, Performance and ethics for nurses

/ professional body at all times.

To undertake assessments for

clinical risk within the service and ensure all staff are aware of

responsibilities and related policies.

To participate in the

identification, development, implementation and dissemination of local clinical

protocols, policies, procedures, guidelines relating to individualised

specialist service; which includes their management ensuring clinical

governance is maintained.

Please see the job description for more information

Main Duties

and Responsibilities

To provide a specialist and

advanced professional contribution to the clinical management of patients

attending within their specialist area (diabetes).

Use a combination of skills,

knowledge, values and self-esteem to manage change and move beyond competency,

moving from experienced to expert in area of specialism.

Practice with autonomy and

accountability.

To assess selected patients taking

a full comprehensible history, carrying out comprehensive clinical

examinations, making diagnosis and provide treatment where necessary.

To be responsible for the follow up

of the patients under their care.

Adhere to the NMC, HCPC professional body Code: Standards of Conduct, Performance and ethics for nurses

/ professional body at all times.

To undertake assessments for

clinical risk within the service and ensure all staff are aware of

responsibilities and related policies.

To participate in the

identification, development, implementation and dissemination of local clinical

protocols, policies, procedures, guidelines relating to individualised

specialist service; which includes their management ensuring clinical

governance is maintained.

Professional development

To provide leadership by acting as

a role model for other nurses within the service and provide specialist and up

to date relevant diabetes information to other Nurses and Health Professionals.

Lead and develop local clinical

policies and procedure in relation to specific skill set.

To ensure that clinical and

educational practice within their scope of practice adheres to recent research

findings, clinical governance and professional guidelines.

To participate in regular clinical

supervision and personal staff review.

Maintain a portfolio of evidence

aligned to competency frameworks to showcase education and in on-going skills,

knowledge, competencies and attributes.

Keep up to date with professional

body/ Organisational and national Guidelines, policies and protocols.

Maintain your own professional and

personal development, attending mandatory trainings as required.

To support and encourage the

clinical supervision process for all nurses within their services and actively

be involved in the process.

To organise, develop, deliver and

facilitate formal and informal teaching sessions to staff, Primary Care and

other members of the health care team such as medical students, student

nurses/midwives and trainee GPs.

Quality

To provide expert advice to their

patients on clinical issues and follow relevant guidelines.

Follow best practice for

safeguarding.

To be a flexible, effective member of

the team and provide cover for other relevant staff during absence as

appropriate.

To report to the Manager, progress

in the assessment, planning, implementation, and monitoring of national

strategies ensuring targets are met within the Service.

To identify to the Manager future

service requirements.

To respond to daily problems faced

by the service and ensure issues are resolved as swiftly as possible. This may

include analysing complex situations and making independent decisions and

identifying longer-term solutions as required.

To report to the Manager progress

in the assessment, planning, implementation and monitoring of national and

local strategies and key performance indicators (KPIs) ensuring targets are met

within the Service.

To manage, contribute and

participate in audit of clinical practice and service delivery within the

Service. This includes data collection, analysing information, evaluating

findings, writing action plans and putting systems into place to ensure these

are actioned.

Communication

Utilise and

demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully

informed and consent to treatment.

Communicate

effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative

methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding,

cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.

Anticipate barriers

to communication and take action to improve communication.

Maintain effective

communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders.

Act as an advocate

for patients and colleagues.

Ensure awareness of

sources of support and guidance (eg PALS) and provide information in an

acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring

where appropriate.

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, the practice Health

& Safety manual, 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

NCPC (North Cumbria Primary Care) was established in August 2019 in response to an increasingly fragile general practice provision within North Cumbria. NCPCs vision is to bring practices together to develop a sustainable, fully integrated primary care- built locally and delivered together.

The Copeland NCPC area consists of 3 major practices, Fellview Health Care, Lowther Medical Centre and Seascale Health Centre as well as a shared PCN (Primary Care Network) which delivers services to patients across all 3 practices.

We are a not-for-profit company with all money we receive in funding and other business activities going towards supporting the organisation, our staff, and our services

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