Practice Diabetes Nurse (Fixed Term Maternity Cover)


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,960 - £48,113
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Weymouth, DT4 7BY
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	15 Aug 2026
Closing date:	11 Sept 2026

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Summary

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.

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