# Registered Practice Nurse with specialist interest in Diabetes Care > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Downend Health Group. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-practice-nurse-with-specialist-interest-in-diabetes-care/d54d6355-19bf-4d34-936b-ec7f3cea28be - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-practice-nurse-with-specialist-interest-in-diabetes-care/d54d6355-19bf-4d34-936b-ec7f3cea28be.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Downend Health Group - **Location:** The Willow Surgery, Hill House Road, Downend, Bristol, BS16 5FJ, United Kingdom; Christchurch Family Medical Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Practice nurse - **Salary:** Negotiable - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part-time - **Closing date:** 2026-10-25T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-28T09:44:01.419Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A4258-26-0010 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/A4258-26-0010/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=A4258-26-0010 - **Employer website:** https://www.downendhealthgroup.com/ ## Job Content ### Job summary We are looking for a friendly, reliable, enthusiastic and skilled Registered Practice Nurse with specialist interest in diabetes care to join our amazing team. The successful candidate will be looking for 22.5hours per week, 3 days a week, with a degree of flexibility. Do you have a steady hand and a big heart? If the answer is yes, we need you! ### Main duties of the job We are looking for a registered practice nurse who... - Has specialist interest in diabetes care. - delivers high standards of patient centred care over both sites of the Downend Health Group (DHG). - is able to deliver a range of treatment room skills and assist patients managing their diabetes. - is an enthusiastic, proactive, and positive individual who is able to work well within the clinical team. - have an understanding, acceptance, and adherence of the need for strict confidentiality and clinical governance. - will be flexible to the service needs and be able to adapt times and location of working, increasing hours if needed, to cover for holiday and sickness. ### About us Why join us... - Work within a large, established, supportive and forward-thinking practice across two modern sites, situated within ten minutes walking distance of each other - Become part of a friendly, multi-disciplinary team of over 100 colleagues - Make a real impact on the health and wellbeing of 28,500+ patients - Enjoy a collaborative environment where your contribution is genuinely valued - Two large scale social events each year - Practice recognition scheme - Small tokens of appreciation throughout the year ### Details - Date posted: 28 September 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: Depending on experience - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Part-time - Reference number: A4258-26-0010 - Job locations: The Willow Surgery, Hill House Road, Downend, Bristol, BS16 5FJ, United Kingdom, Christchurch Family Medical Centre, North Street, Downend, Bristol, BS16 5SG, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities The job duties include, but are not exclusive to: - Deliver diabetes related care (where suitable training has been undertaking), or demonstrate a desire to undertake relevant training including in diabetes, COPD, and asthma - Carry out general observations and offering tailored lifestyle advice for various health checks and initiatives. Including health promotion and motivational interviewing - Manage wound care, including acute, chronic, and post-operative wounds. Assessing for infection and promoting wound healing, including ulcer care - Provide routine, childhood and seasonal immunisations as required - Travel advice and vaccinations - Perform cytology and female health care - Ability to recognise and manage anaphylaxis or cardiac arrest situation in line with current UK guidelines. Ready to join us... If you are looking for a rewarding role and becoming part of a great team of people, then please apply. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. ### UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working accordance with the UKCC Code of Professional Conduct and The Scope of Professional Practice; - Demonstrable experience of working as part of a team; - Demonstrable experience of working in partnership with other agencies **Desirable** - Experience of using EMIS Web; - Experience of Primary Care; - Experience of General Practice ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered General Nurse; - Full NMC Registration; - Specific training in Primary Care Nursing; - Diabetes diploma or equivalent; - Demonstrable commitment to professional development; - Willingness to undertake further training to fulfil the post; - Treatment room experience; - Chronic disease management **Desirable** - Asthma diploma or equivalent; - COPD diploma or equivalent ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Excellent clinical skills; - Excellent communication skills; - Excellent interpersonal skills; - Good personal organisation; - Good keyboard and computer skills **Desirable** - Ability to use Microsoft Outlook; - Ability to use MS Word and Excel; - Ability to learn new software ### Personal Qualities & Attributes **Essential** - Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm to developing nursing skills; - An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality; - Commitment to ensuring equity of access to health care for all; - Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense; - Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities; - Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team; - Pleasant and articulate; - Able to work under pressure; - Able to work in a changing environment ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.