Practice Nurse (Diabetes Focus Part Time) in Ipswich

Are you a passionate and motivated Practice Nurse with an interest in diabetes care and long-term condition management? This is an exciting opportunity for a Practice Nurse with diabetes focus to join our team and make a real difference. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care across chronic disease management, health promotion, screening, and preventative services. You will be supported by an experienced multidisciplinary team and encouraged to develop your skills, particularly in diabetes care, while contributing to a service that is responsive, patient-focused, and continually improving.

We are a friendly, forward-thinking, and close-knit GP surgery based on the outskirts of Ipswich, serving a thriving and engaged patient population. We pride ourselves on creating a genuinely supportive and welcoming environment where every member of the team feels valued. We are proud to have achieved a Good CQC rating, reflecting our commitment to delivering high-quality, safe, and patient-centred care. Our practice is based in a pleasant village setting, offering a calm and welcoming working environment while remaining well-connected.

• Free on-site parking available
• Convenient access to local amenities
• Excellent transport links, including easy access to the A12, making this an ideal location for those wishing to commute

We offer:

• A genuinely supportive and inclusive working environment
• Collaborative multidisciplinary working
• Commitment to continuous professional development
• Opportunities for training and career development, particularly in diabetes care
• A well-managed workload with protected time for clinical duties
• The chance to make a real difference to your local patient population

Main duties of the job:

• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based nursing care
• Undertake diabetes reviews, monitoring, and patient education
• Support the management of long-term conditions (e.g. asthma, COPD, hypertension)
• Immunisations and vaccinations
• Wound care and dressings
• Cervical cytology (if trained)
• Health checks and screening
• Promote health and wellbeing through lifestyle advice
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records
• Work collaboratively with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team
• Provide high-quality, evidence-based nursing care in line with NICE guidelines
• Suture and staple removal
• ECGs and spirometry
• Undertake new patient health checks and routine screening
• Carry out reviews, monitoring, and patient education for asthma and COPD
• Support patients to self-manage their conditions
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion and lifestyle advice
• Support national and local health campaigns (e.g. vaccinations, NHS health checks)
• Work in accordance with infection prevention and control policies
• Support IPC audits and compliance activities as required
• Administer medications in accordance with PGDs and scope of practice
• Provide advice to patients on medication use, side effects, and compliance
• Request and process pathology tests as appropriate
• Refer patients to GPs or other healthcare professionals when appropriate
• Participate in practice meetings and training

Person Specification:

• Registered Nurse (NMC)
• Experience in chronic disease management
• Immunisation and vaccination training
• Cervical cytology training
• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience managing long-term conditions, particularly diabetes
• Experience working autonomously within scope of practice

• Experience working in primary care
• Experience managing long-term conditions, particularly diabetes
• Experience working autonomously within scope of practice
• Experience with audit or quality improvement
• Experience with elderly or housebound patients

• Chronic disease management (including diabetes)
• Wound care and dressings
• Immunisations and vaccinations
• Cervical cytology
• Spirometry and ECGs
• Pathology testing and results handling
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice and NICE guidelines
• Understanding of PGDs

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Professional, patient-focused approach

Additional Information:

• Subject to DBS check and referencing
• Must hold current UK professional registration

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.