Practice Diabetes Nurse (Fixed Term Maternity Cover)

Long

Term Conditions

With appropriate training, participate in the annual care

needs of patients with known long-term conditions based on the quality outcome

framework (QOF). This will include diabetes.

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that

encourage patients to live healthily and apply principles of self-care.

In addition to carrying out basic reviews, the Practice

Nurse may also manage long term conditions at the following levels of

Competency

1)

Competent nurse

2)

Experienced or

proficient nurse

3)

Senior practitioner or

expert nurse

Quality Outcomes Framework

Support the practice to achieve the General Medical

Services contract by ensuring that Quality Outcome Framework (QOF) prompts are

addressed and documentation incudes appropriate Read Codes.

Integrated MDT working

In

order to reduce fragmentation of care for patients, the post holder is expected

to promote and participate in integrated multi-disciplinary team working

whereby colleagues from health and social care communicate and work in

collaboration. The post holder is expected to liaise and make appropriate

referrals to the wider MDT and attend multi-disciplinary team meetings and

events within the community which promote and facilitate integrated MDT

working.

Ensure appropriate knowledge of other local support

services and ways of referring for example healthy living, and carers support.

Please see attached full job description.

1. PROFESSIONAL

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST

In accordance with the NMC code of conduct the post holder

will assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate nursing care to promote

health and wellbeing, and prevent adverse effects. The post holder will be

deemed competent in tasks undertaken following suitable induction, training,

assessment and confirmation of competence where appropriate. The post holder is

responsible for ensuring that competence is achieved prior to practice. The

practice is responsible for providing the support and resources to achieve

competence.

2.

MAIN DUTIES OF THE POST

a)

Long

Term Conditions

With appropriate training, participate in the annual care

needs of patients with known long-term conditions based on the quality outcome

framework (QOF). This may include diabetes, COPD and asthma, hypertension, cardio

vascular disease, cancer, chronic kidney disease, epilepsy, osteoporosis,

rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid disease and chronic heart disease.

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that

encourage patients to live healthily and apply principles of self-care.

In addition to carrying out basic reviews, the Practice

Nurse may also manage long term conditions at the following levels of

Competency

1)

Competent nurse

2)

Experienced or

proficient nurse

3)

Senior practitioner or

expert nurse

b)

Quality Outcomes Framework

Support the practice to achieve the General Medical

Services contract by ensuring that Quality Outcome Framework (QOF) prompts are

addressed and documentation incudes appropriate Read Codes.

c) Integrated MDT working

In

order to reduce fragmentation of care for patients, the post holder is expected

to promote and participate in integrated multi-disciplinary team working

whereby colleagues from health and social care communicate and work in

collaboration. The post holder is expected to liaise and make appropriate

referrals to the wider MDT and attend multi-disciplinary team meetings and

events within the community which promote and facilitate integrated MDT

working.

Ensure appropriate knowledge of other local support

services and ways of referring for example healthy living, and carers support.

d) Information Technology

Have a working knowledge of the SystmOne clinical system

including chronic disease registers and templates. Maintain computerised

patient records at the time of consultation. Review and process data

using correct Read codes to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for monitoring

and audit processes.

Use technology as an aid to management in planning,

implementation monitoring, presenting and communicating information.

e) Health Promotion and Screening

Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for

patients at risk of developing a long-term condition with appropriate screening

and prevention strategies e.g. stopping smoking, maintaining a healthy weight,

safe alcohol consumption.

Weymouth

Bay Medical Practice is a large friendly GP practice in Weymouth, Dorset (previously

known as Royal Crescent and Preston Road Practice and Dorchester Road Practice)

and both practices were inspected prior to the merge and were rated as

Outstanding and Good by the Care Quality Commission.

The

Practice cares for 26,500 patients with 3 purpose-built surgeries, one in the

town centre of Weymouth (Royal Crescent Surgery), one in Lodmoor (Dorchester

Road Surgery) and one on the outskirts, in the area of Preston (Preston Road

Surgery). We are a training practice

with a dedicated team of 22 GP Partners and 60 nursing and administrative

staff, and we value the contribution of each staff member.

Knowledge and skills

Experience

Personal qualities

Qualifications