Registered Practice Nurse with specialist interest in Diabetes Care

• Has specialist interest in diabetes care.
• delivers high standards of patient centred care over both sites of the Downend Health

• is able to deliver a range of treatment room skills and assist patients

• is an enthusiastic, proactive, and positive individual who is able to work

• have an understanding, acceptance, and adherence of the need for strict confidentiality and clinical governance.
• will be flexible to the service needs and be able to adapt times and location

• Deliver

• Carry out general observations and offering tailored lifestyle advice for various health checks and initiatives. Including health promotion and motivational interviewing
• Manage wound care, including acute, chronic, and post-operative wounds. Assessing for

• Provide

• Travel

• Perform

• Ability

• Work within a large, established, supportive and forward-thinking practice across two modern sites, situated within ten minutes walking distance of each other
• Become part of a friendly, multi-disciplinary team of over 100 colleagues
• Make a real impact on the health and wellbeing of 28,500+ patients
• Enjoy a collaborative environment where your contribution is genuinely valued
• Two large scale social events each year
• Practice recognition scheme
• Small tokens of appreciation throughout the year

Essential

• Experience of working accordance with the UKCC Code of Professional Conduct and The Scope of Professional Practice
• Demonstrable experience of working as part of a team
• Demonstrable experience of working in partnership with other agencies

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Full NMC Registration
• Specific training in Primary Care Nursing
• Diabetes diploma or equivalent
• Demonstrable commitment to professional development
• Willingness to undertake further training to fulfil the post
• Treatment room experience
• Chronic disease management

Essential

• Excellent clinical skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good personal organisation
• Good keyboard and computer skills

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm to developing nursing skills
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Commitment to ensuring equity of access to health care for all
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
• Pleasant and articulate
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work in a changing environment