Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Lead Nurse to join our friendly, well-organised, forward thinking practice.
We are looking for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our Nursing team to provide a high quality service to the practice patients as well as working effectively with other agencies. This will include supervising and assessing staff performance and development, providing effective and dynamic leadership and management skills , management of chronic diseases, immunisations and health screening.
Main duties of the job
Working in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct, the post-holder will lead and develop the practice nursing team in the provision of assessment, treatment, screening, health education services and advice to patients. Ensure the nursing team deliver a high standard of care to the patients of the surgery.
The post-holder will develop practice-agreed protocols and guidelines to provide nursing treatments to patients both independently and in participation with nurse colleagues and general practitioners.
The post-holder will have the required level of training and competence and will work within patient group directions where these are available. A nurse with prescribing qualifications will use them appropriately.
Provide leadership in the practices fulfilment of Quality Outcomes Framework and local schemes.
About us
Lofthouse Surgery and The Manse is a busy practice working across two sites with over 11,500 patients in Lofthouse and Rothwell. Our team consists of 6 GP partners, 2 salaried GP's. We have an experienced nursing team consisting of 3 Practice Nurses and 3 HCA's. We also host a number of PCN staff including FCP's, Phlebotomists, Admiral Nurses, Health and Wellbeing Coaches and Pharmacists.
We aim to provide a high quality healthcare service delivered in a friendly and courteous manner, with patients scoring us above both local and national averages in the 2021 GP patient survey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management responsibilities:
- Enable the nursing team to work effectively and provide a high-quality service to patients and to work effectively with other agencies.
- Identify the workforce that is required to provide services to meet the needs of the patient population and negotiate with the practice management team for this workforce
- Lead and monitor the development and implementation of policies, standards and guidelines across the practice nursing team
- Analyse, interpret and report data on health and well-being, related needs and service use
- Be involved in the recruitment and selection of nursing staff
- to meet the health and well-being needs of the practice population
- Supervise and assess staff performance and development
- Develop a working environment that promotes healthy, safe and effective work outcomes
- Lead on the occupational health procedures for new starters at the practice
Ensuring that the practice is CQC compliant with regards to nursing
- Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines, drugs and items with an expiry date
- Monitor and advice on the effective use of physical and financial resources by the nursing team
- Management of stock control and ordering
- Be the infection control lead for the practice
- To work with the PCN and Lead Nurses from other GP Surgeries in the PCN
- Clinical Leadership
- Identify and support practice development plans
- Allocate, co-ordinate, monitor and assess the work of the nursing team and individuals
- Offer and provide clinical supervision to other members of the practice nursing team and act as a clinical ''expert''
- Provide effective and dynamic leadership and management skills
- Lead a team towards common objectives, advise and support other team members including the identification of development need, taking appropriate action
- Provide clinical expertise to ensure development of clinical practice
- Act as a sign off mentor for clinicians in personal and professional development plans
- Support the student nurse programme, liaising with the students and the training centre, to ensure that the students experience and time in the practice is outstanding and meets their needs
- Initiate and lead practice developments to enhance the nursing contribution and quality of care
- Participate in effective clinical supervision processes both as a supervisee and supervisor, ensuring clinical supervision is in place for nursing staff
- Lead the team in quality assurance, development and clinical governance
- Lead the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practice to improve the services offered by the practice nursing team
- Ensure all staff in the practice understand the cold chain
- To be responsible for the planning and delivering the annual flu vaccination campaign
Clinical responsibilities:
- Lead the introduction and use of technical and specialist nursing treatments for patients with complex healthcare needs
- Prescribe products to meet the needs of patients within the practice population
- Lead and develop programmes to improve health and well-being and meet the specific needs of communities, groups and individuals
- Work with others to change policies and improve health and well-being and reduce inequalities
- Work with other members of the practice team in the implementation of specific aspects of the NSFs
Management of chronic disease:
- Diagnosis, monitoring, and development of individual management plans; agreeing these as appropriate with the patient and other health professionals
Wound care and management:
- Assessing routine wounds including trauma
- Assessing [and prescribing] to support good wound management in complex situations (e.g. use of Doppler technique)
- Leg Ulcer care
Patient health checks:
- Working with patients to develop a management plan where health problems or potential health problems are identified
- Identifying health trends and public health issues and working with the team and others to combat these
Risk assessment:
- Recognising issues and gathering sufficient information to refer (eg drugs; domestic violence; child protection; vulnerable adults; senior patients; social problems)
Health screening:
- Providing in-depth monitoring and advice as appropriate and working with the patient in deciding on management plans
- Considering the issues in the light of the practice population
Travel health:
- Provision of specialist and evidence based support to the team
- Working with public health initiatives, ensuring the work of the team is up to date.
Immunisation (adult and child):
- Working with public health initiatives, ensuring the work of the team is up to date.
- Leading the team in achieving the immunisation guidelines and targets
First contact:
- Working as an autonomous practitioner on more complex cases
Minor surgical procedures:
- Leading the development of the nurses role in the delivery of the service.
Ear care:
- Dealing with more complex problems and prescribing if appropriate.
- Ear syringing if appropriate
Mental health:
- Ensuring that appropriate systems are in place for effective patient monitoring.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management responsibilities:
- Enable the nursing team to work effectively and provide a high-quality service to patients and to work effectively with other agencies.
- Identify the workforce that is required to provide services to meet the needs of the patient population and negotiate with the practice management team for this workforce
- Lead and monitor the development and implementation of policies, standards and guidelines across the practice nursing team
- Analyse, interpret and report data on health and well-being, related needs and service use
- Be involved in the recruitment and selection of nursing staff
- to meet the health and well-being needs of the practice population
- Supervise and assess staff performance and development
- Develop a working environment that promotes healthy, safe and effective work outcomes
- Lead on the occupational health procedures for new starters at the practice
Ensuring that the practice is CQC compliant with regards to nursing
- Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines, drugs and items with an expiry date
- Monitor and advice on the effective use of physical and financial resources by the nursing team
- Management of stock control and ordering
- Be the infection control lead for the practice
- To work with the PCN and Lead Nurses from other GP Surgeries in the PCN
- Clinical Leadership
- Identify and support practice development plans
- Allocate, co-ordinate, monitor and assess the work of the nursing team and individuals
- Offer and provide clinical supervision to other members of the practice nursing team and act as a clinical ''expert''
- Provide effective and dynamic leadership and management skills
- Lead a team towards common objectives, advise and support other team members including the identification of development need, taking appropriate action
- Provide clinical expertise to ensure development of clinical practice
- Act as a sign off mentor for clinicians in personal and professional development plans
- Support the student nurse programme, liaising with the students and the training centre, to ensure that the students experience and time in the practice is outstanding and meets their needs
- Initiate and lead practice developments to enhance the nursing contribution and quality of care
- Participate in effective clinical supervision processes both as a supervisee and supervisor, ensuring clinical supervision is in place for nursing staff
- Lead the team in quality assurance, development and clinical governance
- Lead the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practice to improve the services offered by the practice nursing team
- Ensure all staff in the practice understand the cold chain
- To be responsible for the planning and delivering the annual flu vaccination campaign
Clinical responsibilities:
- Lead the introduction and use of technical and specialist nursing treatments for patients with complex healthcare needs
- Prescribe products to meet the needs of patients within the practice population
- Lead and develop programmes to improve health and well-being and meet the specific needs of communities, groups and individuals
- Work with others to change policies and improve health and well-being and reduce inequalities
- Work with other members of the practice team in the implementation of specific aspects of the NSFs
Management of chronic disease:
- Diagnosis, monitoring, and development of individual management plans; agreeing these as appropriate with the patient and other health professionals
Wound care and management:
- Assessing routine wounds including trauma
- Assessing [and prescribing] to support good wound management in complex situations (e.g. use of Doppler technique)
- Leg Ulcer care
Patient health checks:
- Working with patients to develop a management plan where health problems or potential health problems are identified
- Identifying health trends and public health issues and working with the team and others to combat these
Risk assessment:
- Recognising issues and gathering sufficient information to refer (eg drugs; domestic violence; child protection; vulnerable adults; senior patients; social problems)
Health screening:
- Providing in-depth monitoring and advice as appropriate and working with the patient in deciding on management plans
- Considering the issues in the light of the practice population
Travel health:
- Provision of specialist and evidence based support to the team
- Working with public health initiatives, ensuring the work of the team is up to date.
Immunisation (adult and child):
- Working with public health initiatives, ensuring the work of the team is up to date.
- Leading the team in achieving the immunisation guidelines and targets
First contact:
- Working as an autonomous practitioner on more complex cases
Minor surgical procedures:
- Leading the development of the nurses role in the delivery of the service.
Ear care:
- Dealing with more complex problems and prescribing if appropriate.
- Ear syringing if appropriate
Mental health:
- Ensuring that appropriate systems are in place for effective patient monitoring.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 4 years post-registration experience
- At least 2 years recent primary care nursing
- Clinical supervision training and experience
- Nurse prescriber (or working towards)
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of working autonomously
- Experience of infection prevention and control measures
Desirable
- Experience of leading a nursing team in a primary care environment
- Experience of managing QOF
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered NMC Nurse
- Post graduate diploma or degree in adult nursing (or working towards)
- Diploma in chronic disease management
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
- ECG's
- Venepuncture
- New Patient Medicals
- Chaperone Procedure
- Requesting pathology test and processing the results
- Hypertension
- Immunisations (routine and childhood)
- Women's health (cervical cytology, contraception etc)
Desirable
- Diabetes
- Asthma
- Spirometry
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 4 years post-registration experience
- At least 2 years recent primary care nursing
- Clinical supervision training and experience
- Nurse prescriber (or working towards)
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of working autonomously
- Experience of infection prevention and control measures
Desirable
- Experience of leading a nursing team in a primary care environment
- Experience of managing QOF
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered NMC Nurse
- Post graduate diploma or degree in adult nursing (or working towards)
- Diploma in chronic disease management
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
- ECG's
- Venepuncture
- New Patient Medicals
- Chaperone Procedure
- Requesting pathology test and processing the results
- Hypertension
- Immunisations (routine and childhood)
- Women's health (cervical cytology, contraception etc)
Desirable
- Diabetes
- Asthma
- Spirometry
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 (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (opens in a new window).