Job summary

Located in the picturesque market townUppingham, situated just off the A47, Uppingham Surgery is seeking to recruit aclinician with a specialist interest in enhanced diabetic care. You will workin conjunction with our well-established practice nurse and clinical teams.

Hours : 5 hours per week Monday to Friday working in practice or remotely.

Pay : Dependent upon experience

Main duties of the job

What the role involves :

Provide a first point of contact within the practice for the management of diabetic patients

Proactively monitor the care of all diabetic patients in line with local and national policy

Prescribe medication including insulin and manage patients appropriately

Support the clinical team in the development of individual treatment plans for patients with long term conditions

Request pathology services and process pathology results as required

Provide specialist advice and knowledge to newly diagnosed diabetic patients and their families, including dietary advice, and monitoring of their illness, empowering patients to take control of their illness demonstrating empathy, and giving reassurance and support.

Undertake annual diabetic reviews autonomously, commencing / altering treatments as necessary

Deliver patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required

Maintain accurate clinical records using ARDENS and SystmOne templates

Act as a resource, providing specialist knowledge, gained through clinical experience and through undertaking diploma level training and expertise to the practice clinical team

About us

Benefits of working with UppinghamSurgery :

Purpose built modern facilities

A highly supportive working environment focusing on your professionaland personal wellbeing

A practice with a patient-first approach to healthcare

Well-established and passionate management and Partnership setup andactive member of Rutland Health PCN

Auto-enrolment into the NHS pension scheme

Be part of our experienced and coherent team everyone has their partto play

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide a firstpoint of contact within the practice for the management of diabetic patients

Proactivelymonitor the care of all diabetic patients in line with local and nationalpolicy

Prescribemedication including insulin and manage patients appropriately

Support theclinical team in the development of individual treatment plans for patientswith long term conditions

Request pathologyservices and process pathology results as required

Providespecialist advice and knowledge to newly diagnosed diabetic patients and theirfamilies, including dietary advice, and monitoring of their illness, empoweringpatients to take control of their illness demonstrating empathy, and givingreassurance and support.

Undertake annualdiabetic reviews autonomously, commencing / altering treatments as necessary

Deliver patientcare as necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required

Maintain accurateclinical records using ARDENS and SystmOne templates

Act as aresource, providing specialist knowledge, gained through clinical experienceand through undertaking diploma level training and expertise to the practiceclinical team

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma or equivalent in diabetes management with knowledge of Insulin and GLP-1
• Professional registration with NMC, GPHC or equivalent
• Independent Prescriber