Practice Nurse

Park Lane Surgery is recruiting a practice nurse with a diabetes focus to cover maternity leave, on a 12-month fixed-term contract of 30 hours a week. The core of the work is running diabetes clinics and annual reviews, alongside treatment room care such as immunisations, cervical screening and wound care. The post sits within a large multidisciplinary team at Waters Green Medical Centre, with autonomy inside scope of practice and a named GP for clinical supervision.

Current NMC registration and a post-registration diabetes qualification are essential.

• Run own diabetes clinics and lead annual and interim reviews for Type 1 and Type 2 patients, interpreting HbA1c, renal function, ACR, lipids, blood pressure and BMI
• Develop personalised care plans covering education, lifestyle, self-management, glucose monitoring and insulin technique
• Review and optimise diabetes medication in line with NICE guidance, within competence and prescribing authority
• Carry out diabetic foot assessments and risk stratification
• Monitor for complications, escalat... refer to specialist services (including pregnancy and diabetes technology) and follow up patients not attending or outside target
• Wound care, dressings, suture and clip removal, and leg ulcer care
• Adult and childhood immunisations, seasonal and travel vaccinations, maintaining the cold chain
• Cervical screening, contraceptive injections and women's health advice
• Venepuncture, specimen collection, point-of-care testing, ECGs, injections and routine observations
• Support minor surgery and GP-led procedures, with aftercare and safety-netting advice
• Contribute to long-term condition reviews, NHS Health Checks, QOF and audit
• Help develop the diabetes service and teach healthcare assistants and nursing colleagues

• Post-registration diabetes qualification or specialist training, with evidence of competence
• Cervical screening qualification
• Immunisation and vaccination training
• Competence in core treatment room procedures
• Current basic life support and safeguarding training (adults and children)

• Current NMC registration as a registered nurse

• Experience in general practice, primary care or community nursing
• Venepuncture, ECG, wound care, compression therapy and ABPI competencies
• Experience of QOF, clinical audit or service development
• Demonstrable experience in diabetes assessment, monitoring and management

• Excellent communication, documentation and organisational skills
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team

• Independent or supplementary nurse prescribing qualification
• Insulin initiation and titration training
• Diabetic foot assessment and risk stratification
• CGM or flash glucose monitoring training

• 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• NHS Pension
• Sick leave
• Paid CPD training
• Paid professional fees
• Monthly training afternoons
• NHS discount scheme
• Employee assistance programme