Practice Diabetes Nurse (Fixed Term Maternity Cover)
Job summary
We are looking for a practice diabetes nurse, to join our friendly, supportive and progressive practice on a fixed term basis to cover maternity leave. The post will focus on providing diabetes care to our patients and up to 15 hours per week are available. The post could work well alongside another part-time position elsewhere.
The successful applicant will work as a key part of the clinical team and must have experience of working with patients with Diabetes.
Salary:
Placement within this salary scale is negotiated based on skills and experience - £20.44-£24.61 per hour; £39,960 - £48,113 for 37.5 hours per week (pro rata) with the benefit of an NHS or NEST pension.
Hours:
Up to 15 hours per week (with a minimum of 10 hours per week). Exact hours and working pattern can be negotiated.
Closing Date: 11 September 2026
Interview Date: 22 September 2026
Informal visits to the Practice are welcomed. If this is somewhere you feel you would like to work, please contact Rebecca Hawker, Advanced Nurse Practitioner on 01305 774466.
If you would like to apply for the post, please ensure you have read the job description and person specification carefully.
Please note that a Diploma in chronic disease, in particular diabetes is essential.
Main duties of the job
Long Term Conditions
With appropriate training, participate in the annual care needs of patients with known long-term conditions based on the quality outcome framework (QOF). This will include diabetes.
Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily and apply principles of self-care.
In addition to carrying out basic reviews, the Practice Nurse may also manage long term conditions at the following levels of competency:
1) Competent nurse
2) Experienced or proficient nurse
3) Senior practitioner or expert nurse
Quality Outcomes Framework
Support the practice to achieve the General Medical Services contract by ensuring that Quality Outcome Framework (QOF) prompts are addressed and documentation incudes appropriate Read Codes.
Integrated MDT working
In order to reduce fragmentation of care for patients, the post holder is expected to promote and participate in integrated multi-disciplinary team working whereby colleagues from health and social care communicate and work in collaboration. The post holder is expected to liaise and make appropriate referrals to the wider MDT and attend multi-disciplinary team meetings and events within the community which promote and facilitate integrated MDT working.
Ensure appropriate knowledge of other local support services and ways of referring for example healthy living, and carers support.
Please see attached full job description.
About us
Weymouth Bay Medical Practice is a large friendly GP practice in Weymouth, Dorset (previously known as Royal Crescent and Preston Road Practice and Dorchester Road Practice) and both practices were inspected prior to the merge and were rated as Outstanding and Good by the Care Quality Commission.
The Practice cares for 26,500 patients with 3 purpose-built surgeries, one in the town centre of Weymouth (Royal Crescent Surgery), one in Lodmoor (Dorchester Road Surgery) and one on the outskirts, in the area of Preston (Preston Road Surgery). We are a training practice with a dedicated team of 22 GP Partners and 60 nursing and administrative staff, and we value the contribution of each staff member.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST
In accordance with the NMC code of conduct the post holder will assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate nursing care to promote health and wellbeing, and prevent adverse effects. The post holder will be deemed competent in tasks undertaken following suitable induction, training, assessment and confirmation of competence where appropriate. The post holder is responsible for ensuring that competence is achieved prior to practice. The practice is responsible for providing the support and resources to achieve competence.
2. MAIN DUTIES OF THE POST
a) Long Term Conditions
With appropriate training, participate in the annual care needs of patients with known long-term conditions based on the quality outcome framework (QOF). This may include diabetes, COPD and asthma, hypertension, cardio vascular disease, cancer, chronic kidney disease, epilepsy, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid disease and chronic heart disease.
Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily and apply principles of self-care.
In addition to carrying out basic reviews, the Practice Nurse may also manage long term conditions at the following levels of competency:
1) Competent nurse
2) Experienced or proficient nurse
3) Senior practitioner or expert nurse
b) Quality Outcomes Framework
Support the practice to achieve the General Medical Services contract by ensuring that Quality Outcome Framework (QOF) prompts are addressed and documentation incudes appropriate Read Codes.
c) Integrated MDT working
In order to reduce fragmentation of care for patients, the post holder is expected to promote and participate in integrated multi-disciplinary team working whereby colleagues from health and social care communicate and work in collaboration. The post holder is expected to liaise and make appropriate referrals to the wider MDT and attend multi-disciplinary team meetings and events within the community which promote and facilitate integrated MDT working.
Ensure appropriate knowledge of other local support services and ways of referring for example healthy living, and carers support.
d) Information Technology
Have a working knowledge of the SystmOne clinical system including chronic disease registers and templates. Maintain computerised patient records at the time of consultation. Review and process data using correct Read codes to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.
Use technology as an aid to management in planning, implementation monitoring, presenting and communicating information.
e) Health Promotion and Screening
Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition with appropriate screening and prevention strategies e.g. stopping smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, safe alcohol consumption.
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
- Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
- Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse led service
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
- Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle
- Communication skills, both written and verbal
- Negotiation and conflict management skills
- IT skills
- Effective organisational and time management skills
- Gets on well with people at all levels
- Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of local and national health policy
- Awareness of issues within the wider health economy
- Clinical skills general practice nurse duties eg cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, ear care, minor surgery, wound care
- Uses initiative
Experience
- Nursing Experience
- Experience in primary care
Personal qualities
- Flexibility
- Enthusiasm
- Positive attitude
- Team player
- Ability to work core hours
- Flexibility for cover
- Positive role model
Qualifications
- Membership of a professional body, registered nurse (adult)
- Diploma in chronic disease in particular diabetes
- Specialist Practitioner qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Weymouth Bay Medical Practice
Address
25 Crescent Street
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 7BY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.weymouthbaymedicalpractice.co.uk/