Senior Nurse

Diabetes Specialist Responsibilities • Provide evidence-based diabetes assessment, management, and review for patients with Type 1, Type 2, and other forms of diabetes • Support insulin initiation, titration, and monitoring in line with local and national guidance • Deliver structured patient education, promoting self-management and prevention of complications • Work collaboratively with GPs, pharmacists, and community services to optimise diabetes care • Identify patients at risk of complications and escalate care appropriately • Contribute to audit, quality improvement, and service development within diabetes care General Practice Nursing Responsibilities (Desirable) • Undertake cervical cytology (smear taking) in line with national screening programmes • Provide wound assessment and management, including leg ulcers and complex wounds • Deliver adult and childhood immunisations, in accordance with the national immunisation schedule • Provide travel health advice and travel vaccinations, where trained • Support the management of other long-term conditions as required • Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation using electronic patient records Leadership, Education and Professional Responsibilities • Provide support to nursing colleagues and the wider MDT • Participate in the training, mentorship, and development of staff and students • Contribute to service planning, evaluation, and improvement initiatives • Maintain professional development in line with NMC requirements and Trust policies • Demonstrate initiative, flexibility, and problem-solving skills in clinical practice Job description Job responsibilities Diabetes Specialist Responsibilities • Provide evidence-based diabetes assessment, management, and review for patients with Type 1, Type 2, and other forms of diabetes • Support insulin initiation, titration, and monitoring in line with local and national guidance • Deliver structured patient education, promoting self-management and prevention of complications • Work collaboratively with GPs, pharmacists, and community services to optimise diabetes care • Identify patients at risk of complications and escalate care appropriately • Contribute to audit, quality improvement, and service development within diabetes care General Practice Nursing Responsibilities (Desirable) • Undertake cervical cytology (smear taking) in line with national screening programmes • Provide wound assessment and management, including leg ulcers and complex wounds • Deliver adult and childhood immunisations, in accordance with the national immunisation schedule • Provide travel health advice and travel vaccinations, where trained • Support the management of other long-term conditions as required • Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation using electronic patient records Leadership, Education and Professional Responsibilities • Provide support to nursing colleagues and the wider MDT • Participate in the training, mentorship, and development of staff and students • Contribute to service planning, evaluation, and improvement initiatives • Maintain professional development in line with NMC requirements and Trust policies • Demonstrate initiative, flexibility, and problem-solving skills in clinical practice