Diabetes Specialist Nurse (Primary Care)

Connaught Resourcing are working with a National Service provider in recruiting permenant Diabetes Specialist Nurses across the country to work within primary care.

Our client is looking to develop a nationwide Diabetes team and so nurses from all locations will be considered.

This is a hybrid-working position whereby you will be conducting various clinics within community settings (e.g. GP practices, care homes, health centres) and home-based in between.

Working in a pro-active manner, you will be identifying sub-optimally controlled patients with Type 2 diabetes, optimising their oral therapy, conducting point of care testing and referring for specialist insulin treatment where necessary, whilst exercising corporate nursing responsibilities.

Working Hours:

Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:30pm (4-days part-time considered).

Essential Criteria:

• Diabetes diploma or equivalent
• A minimum of 3 years experience (post registration) managing diabetes within primary care
• Knowledgeable and confident in the provision of education, support and advice to people with Type 2 Diabetes
• Skills and knowledge in the optimisation of oral hypoglycaemics
• Full driving licence
• Current NMC registration
• IT literacy, to include primary care systems

Salary: 45,000 annual salary + package (below)

• Annual bonus incentive scheme (worth up to 10% of annual salary)
• Car allowance or company car (depending on contract) + fuel card for business miles
• Company pension, including salary sacrifice
• Private medical insurance
• NMC/RCN fees
• Monthly broadband contribution
• Daily lunch allowance when in practice
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (increasing after 5 years service) - pro rata for part time
• Laptop and mobile phone provided

Please send your CV to Maria to facilitate an initial conversation: (url removed) / (phone number removed).

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