Location
Norwich
Department
Thorpewood Medical Group
Advertising Salary
DOE
Function
Nursing
Careers Site Advertising End Date
13 Feb 2025
Vacancy
8802
About the Role
Thorpewood Medical Group located in Norwich, are looking for a diabetic specialist nurse to join our team on a full-time basis. 
 
Working as an autonomous practitioner, the role will encompass telephone triage, face-to-face consultations, home visits and interactions with the care homes linked with the surgery, with the focus of care on our diabetic patients.
 
The postholder will be required to work at the Thorpewood Surgery or Dussindale Branch surgery as required.
 
Main duties will include; 
  • Provide expert diabetes and nursing advice to others working within the team.
  • Assessment, diagnosis, treatment, prescribing, referral and discharge as appropriate and deliver key elements of surgery initiatives.
  • Instigate invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations, interpretation of findings and reports.
  • Directly admit patients to secondary care outlets in medical need.
  • Refer patients to other medical specialities for assessment where indicated including fast track referrals.
  • Take responsibility for making autonomous decisions in relation to patient care.
  • Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly.
  • Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs.
  • Break bad news to patients/parents/carers and provide appropriate ongoing support to meet identified needs.
  • Collect data and participate in regular practice audit and research projects.
  • Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients and carers needs.
  • Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC.
About the Candidate
All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
  • A relevant nursing degree.
  • Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
  • Advanced clinical and diabetic knowledge/skills.
  • Competence in the use of IT systems, i.e coding work.
  • An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
  • A can-do attitude. 

About Us
Thorpewood Medical Group is a GP surgery based in the east of Norwich service over 12,000 patients. We strive to provide high quality care and pride ourselves on our excellent team-working. 
 
We are a forward thinking and progressive practice, with a dedicated team of staff including GPs, advanced nurse practitioners, advanced care practitioners, practice nurses, health care assistants and a committed administration team.
 
The surgery has an excellent participative Patient Participation Group.
 

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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