This part-time post sits in the chronic disease team at Balsall Common and Meriden Group Practice, working alongside two treatment room nurses and a Nurse Associate. The role centres on long-term conditions, especially diabetes including GLP-1 and insulin initiation, delivered against QOF targets. The 27-hour week is split between the main shared practice site and a smaller site in Meriden. Fit depends on Registered General Nurse status and a diabetes diploma or degree.
What the job involves
- Manage diabetes patients, including initiating GLP-1 and insulin
- Maintain responsibility for patients with long‑term conditions
- Deliver evidence‑based care in line with QOF targets
- Run nurse‑led chronic disease clinics
- Manage chronic disease patients in line with guidelines and protocols
- Work autonomously while liaising with practice and multi‑disciplinary team members
- Support patients to change lifestyle
- Take part in changes to working practice
What’s required
Qualifications
- Diploma or degree‑level chronic disease qualification in diabetes
Registration & licences
- Registered General Nurse
Experience
- Diabetes management, including GLP-1 and insulin initiation
- Chronic disease management and nurse‑led clinics
- Managing patients to guidelines and protocols
- Working autonomously and within a team
- Liaising with GPs and multi‑disciplinary teams in primary and secondary care
Skills & knowledge
- Clinical skills
- Knowledge of long‑term condition needs, health promotion and prevention
- Knowledge of QOF and practice business needs
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- IT skills
Other
- Time management, problem solving, planning, organising and interpersonal skills
- Adaptability, flexibility and performing under pressure
- Supporting patients to change lifestyle and involvement in working practice change
- Awareness of accountability for own role, confidentiality and enthusiasm
Nice to have
- Nurse prescriber qualification
- Chronic disease respiratory diploma or degree
- Asthma and COPD management, with respiratory knowledge
- ARTP spirometry certificate of competence
- Experience of audit
- Sense of humour
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
