Lead Diabetes Nurse

Job summary

Are you a dynamic andexperienced Diabetes Specialist Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity?Latham House Medical Practice, an enhanced Practice for Diabetes, is seeking adedicated professional to lead our diabetes team and deliver high qualityservices to our practice population.

As our Lead Diabetes Nurse, youwill play a crucial role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality,evidence-based diabetes care. You will work autonomously, using your strongprofessional decision-making skills and clinical expertise. Excellent communicationand interpersonal skills are essential to support and empower our patients inmanaging their diabetes effectively.

Key qualities we seek include:

Exceptional organisationaland time management skills A commitment to ongoingprofessional development Up to date knowledge ofcurrent clinical and professional issues in diabetes nursing. We offer a supportiveenvironment where your expertise will be valued and your professional growthencouraged. Take the next step and make areal difference in diabetes care with Latham House Medical Practice

Main duties of the job

Thepost holder will be a key team leader within Latham House Medical Practice andwill also be able to work autonomously, demonstrating strong professionaldecision-making skills and clinical expertise. They are responsible forensuring the delivery of evidence-based diabetes care to the Practicepopulation and will actively support the Practice Management team in developingand reviewing clinical policy.

Theywill provide leadership to the diabetes team members to ensure the effectiveand efficient provision of Primary Health Care services.

Theywill also support our clinical staff in developing diabetes competencies andwork alongside the GP Partners and practice management team to audit andevaluate the quality of the Diabetes care within the Practice.

About us

Latham House Medical Practice is one of the UKs largestdoctors surgeries, based in the Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.

We are conveniently situated within 30 50 minutes ofNottingham, Leicester and Peterborough; Melton Mowbray is a large market townin the fortunate position of being surrounded by picturesque villages,beautiful countryside, and local activities.

The post will give the opportunity for professionaldevelopment through a working plan that suits you, working within a dedicatedteam and building close links with the community and other neighbouringPractices.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role Purpose

To work autonomously as a Diabetes Nurse delivering immediate or planned diabetes care to patients with complex diabetes Support, manage, monitor, and maintain the efficient and continued development of diabetes care services within the Practice. To provide clinical leadership within the diabetes team Support training and development of clinical practitioners to ensure the consistent delivery of high-quality care diabetes within the service. To facilitate the planning, development, and evaluation of the diabetes service within the Practice Maintaining and developing own practice as a diabetes nurse, research, and educator To work within the framework of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice to ensure that the best possible care is given to the Practice population

Role Responsibilities

Clinical:

Toco-ordinate the diabetes services within the Practice, networking with amulti-disciplinary team Use highdecision-making skills in the assessment and management of patients withcomplex diabetes. Monitoringthe control of existing diabetes caseload and ensuring accurate diagnosis, care,and education of all referrals with a new diabetes diagnosis. Toprovide people living with diabetes care that is patient centred,evidence-based, and treatment according to local protocols, guidelines, andpublished data from recent major diabetes trials. Toprevent and detect early complications and other physical, social, orpsychological problems. To liaisewith other health professionals or voluntary organisations both community andhospital based Prescribe and review medication for therapeuticeffectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance withevidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scopeof practice. Initiationand monitoring and appropriate follow up of injectable therapies in line withlocal formulary and guidance. Tofacilitate self-management of diabetes with appropriate education Toprovide diabetes specialist advice and support to community nursing staff,residential and nursing homes as required with occasional home visits. Apply infection control measures inall areas of Practice. Signpost effectively to otherclinicians and agencies when appropriate.

ManagerialRole

Understand own role and scope withinthe Practice, responding to changes as needed. Participate in regular team meetingsto maintain lines of communication. Attend and contribute to relevantinternal and external meetings as required. Provision and promotion ofevidence-based practice Remaining up to date with pertinenthealth policies, work with the practice team to consider the impact and thestrategies for implementation. Monitor effectiveness of clinicalpractice through quality assurance strategies such as clinical audit and peerreviews To provide clinical leadership withinthe diabetes team, directing and supporting others through relevant change andnew ways of working To support colleagues within theirroles to enhance diabetes knowledge and skills. Development and maintenance ofrelevant policies and protocols that are relevant to the role of the leaddiabetes nurse. Line manages diabetes team staffmembers according to the Practice organisational plan. Work with the Head of ClinicalServices to maximise all areas of income for the Practice. Minimise expenditure for the Practicewhilst ensuring high standards of care are provided. Develop, deliver, and maintain diabetesservices including maintaining disease registers in liaison with administrativestaff. Ensuring any changes to policies arecascaded accordingly to the relevant practice team. Tosupport public health campaigns. Toprovide specialist knowledge on all public health programmes relating to themanagement of diabetes which is available to the public.

Professional Role:

To planand pursue own professional development with regular appropriate study days,conferences and journals and maintain links with secondary diabetes care as necessary. Criticallyreflect on own performance, through peer group and clinical supervision Tomaintain and develop personal professional profile.

Education and Research:

Supporting patients,relatives/carers on all aspects of diabetes management through engagement withstructured education programmes, virtual or individually Facilitation andprovision of education for other health professionals and students To support thedevelopment of other clinicians in diabetes management To collaborativelyidentify areas for nursing practice development and maintain a learning environment. To recognise and usespontaneous learning opportunities. To participate inresearch projects applicable to diabetes care, management service review andservice delivery

Performance Appraisal

Provide ongoing performance management, feedback,and development to the diabetes team. Participatein the appraisal process as required for team members you directly line manage.

Employee Relations

Maintain relationships with wider practice team andcolleagues through team working, respect and communication.

Communication:

To beaware of data protection issues. To liaiseeffectively with other health professionals both inside and outside theorganisation, about accepting and making clinical referrals Communicateeffectively with patients and relatives, considering differences in language, literacy,and culture.

Confidentiality:

Whileseeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitiveinformation in relation to their health and other matters. They do so inconfidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacyand act appropriately. In theperformance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holderwill have access to confidential information relating to the Practice as abusiness organisation. All such information from any source is to be regardedas strictly confidential. Informationrelating to patients, carers, colleagues, other health care workers or thebusiness of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons inaccordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating toconfidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Quality

Alertother team members to issues of quality and risk. Assessown performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly orunder supervision Contributeto the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities andmaking suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance. Workeffectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs. Effectivelymanage own time, workload, and resources Workwith the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards. To liaise effectively with other healthprofessionals both inside and outside the organisation, with regard toaccepting and making clinical referrals. Communicate effectively with patients andrelatives, considering differences in language, literacy, and culture.

Health & Safety

The post-holder will support, promote, and maintainthe Practices Health & Safety Policy and Procedures and the PracticesInfection Control Policy and Procedures.

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support, promote, and maintainthe Practices Equality & Diversity Policy. Person Specification

Skills

Essential

A conscientious and reflective Clinical Practitioner. Confident in the accurate analysis of data and information; and identifying implications for the individual patient/impact on care plan. The ability to take responsibility for the day the day to day running of the diabetes team Excellent organisational skills Ability to work under pressure, excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise workload Proficient in the use of MS Office, Word, Excel, SystmOne and or other Clinical Software Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills demonstrating an ability to engage and communicate with individuals and groups, Able to lead and manage, motivate a team in occasionally a pressured environment. A Strategic thinker Ability to manage change

Additional requirements

Essential

Commitment to continuing professional development of self and others. A flexible and adaptable approach to maintain the consistent delivery of high-quality services Able to maintain the consistent delivery of high-quality services. Satisfactory completion of an enhanced check through the Vetting and Barring Service (this will be taken up if offered the post). Legal Right to work in the UK A commitment to anti-discriminatory practices in employment, training, and service delivery. An understanding of Health and Safety responsibilities. Flexibility in working hours. Vaccinated or willing to be vaccinated for Hep B, MMR, Covid 19 and other relevant employment vaccinations programmes.

Experience

Essential

Recent and relevant experience in diabetes practice nursing Post registration experience (Minimum 5 years). Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinic practice Evidence of capacity to work successfully autonomous and as part of a team Maintenance of up-to-date skills, knowledge and understanding; and on-going competence in all aspects of clinical role Evidence of capacity to work successfully, both as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a team Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of and others own clinical practice Understand, interpret, and help implement local and national guidelines Understanding of infection prevention and control measures in clinical practice

Qualifications

Essential

Registered General Nurse (Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council) Independent Nurse Prescriber Qualification Teaching/Mentoring qualification or qualification by experience to Diploma/Degree Module Level)

Desirable

Accredited Qualification in Diabetes Care

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of effective team working Understanding of evidence-based practice Understanding of the NHS/ Primary Care services and the National standards that inform practice (IE PCN, QOF, NHS Long term plan) Understanding of their accountability arising from the relevant Professional/Governing Body. Understanding of equal opportunity and diversity issues Knowledge of confidentiality in the workplace/ information governance.

Desirable

Understanding of systems to gain understanding of the health needs of the practice population as they relate to Primary Care

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