# Diabetic Nurse

**Company**: Hersham Surgery
**Location**: Hersham, Surrey
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: Depending on experience
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Diabetic Nurse to join our friendly and patient-centred team at Hersham Surgery.

The successful candidate will provide high-quality, patient-centred care to patients living with diabetes within the general practice setting. The role involves supporting patients to effectively manage their condition, prevent complications and improve their overall health.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Conducting routine diabetes reviews and assessments

- Monitoring and managing blood glucose/HbA1c, blood pressure, weight and cardiovascular risk

- Supporting patients with lifestyle changes, diet, exercise and self-management

- Reviewing and supporting diabetes medication and treatment plans, within scope of practice

- Carrying out diabetic foot checks and identifying potential complications

- Arranging and/or monitoring relevant blood tests and investigations

- Providing education and support around insulin, blood glucose monitoring and medication where appropriate

- Identifying patients requiring further clinical review or referral

- Working closely with GPs, pharmacists, healthcare assistants and other members of the multidisciplinary team

- Maintaining accurate clinical records and ensuring care meets current diabetes guidelines and practice requirements

- Supporting the practice with diabetes QOF and enhanced service targets where applicable

**Requirements:**

- Registered Nurse with relevant diabetes experience/qualification

- Excellent clinical and communication skills

- Confident working autonomously within their scope of practice

- Passionate about patient education and preventative care

- Works well as part of a friendly and supportive team

**Person Specification:**

- Essential qualifications & experience:

+ Registered Nurse (NMC registered)   + Evidence of relevant diabetes training/qualification, such as a Diabetes Nursing course or equivalent experience   + Experience managing patients with Type 1 and/or Type 2 diabetes in primary care   + Competence in diabetic annual reviews, including foot checks and cardiovascular risk assessment   + Up-to-date knowledge of diabetes management, NICE guidance and current primary care standards   + Basic Life Support (BLS)   + Evidence of ongoing CPD and professional development

- Desirable qualifications & experience:

+ Diabetes Nurse Specialist qualification   + Independent/Supplementary Prescribing qualification   + Experience with insulin initiation and titration   + Experience using EMIS Web and primary care diabetes templates   + Experience with DES/QOF diabetes requirements

## Skills

### Required
- Diabetes care
- Patient assessment
- Medication management
- Lifestyle advice
- Communication skills

### Nice to have
- Diabetes Nurse Specialist qualification
- Independent/Supplementary Prescribing qualification
- Insulin initiation and titration
- EMIS Web and primary care diabetes templates
- DES/QOF diabetes requirements

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