Job summary
A rare and exciting
opportunity has arisen for an experienced, friendly, and enthusiastic Clinical
Lead Practice Nurse to join our highly regarded team at Greenway Community
Practice.
We are seeking a Clinical
Lead Practice Nurse to join our team on a part time, permanent basis. As the
clinical lead, you will work closely with the Nurse Team Non-clinical Manager and
Practice Manager to provide leadership to the nursing team and oversee the
delivery of nursing services across the practice.
The role focuses on
maintaining clinical standards, improving services, and supporting the ongoing
professional development of nurses and healthcare assistants.
This is an excellent
opportunity for a local Practice Nurse who enjoys leadership and is committed
to providing high-quality care in a primary care setting. You will take a
central role in supporting and guiding a small, close-knit nursing team while
helping to develop and improve clinical services.
This is an excellent
opportunity for a local Practice Nurse who enjoys leadership and is committed
to providing high-quality care in a primary care setting. You will take a
central role in supporting and guiding a small, close-knit nursing team while
helping to develop and improve clinical services.
Main duties of the job
Scope and Purpose of the role
- Provide
clinical leadership and guidance to the nursing team.
- Ensure
patients receive the highest standard of safe and effective care.
- Support
the development and ongoing improvement of nursing services within the
practice.
- Manage
a caseload of patients with chronic diseases, addressing their needs within the
primary care setting.
- Review
patients medications to ensure they are effective, appropriate, and in line
with evidence-based guidelines and practice protocols.
- Assess
and prioritise patients health needs, taking appropriate action to support
their care and wellbeing.
- Deliver
high-quality patient care using advanced nursing knowledge and specialist
clinical skills.
About us
Greenway Community Practice is located in Southmead, a
northern suburb and council ward of Bristol. Filton (in South Gloucestershire)
and the Bristol suburbs of Monks Park, Horfield, Henleaze and Westbury on Trym
are on its boundaries.
The area is well served with a range of local parks and
sporting facilities. On the Southmead development trust site, where the
practice is based, is a vibrant community gym and Cafe. A David Lloyd private
gym is located next to our Practice and Horfield Sports Centre is a mile away.
You would be part of a strong and experienced clinical team
comprising of 5 GP partners, 5 salaried GP's, 2 clinical pharmacists, 3 Nurses
and 4 HCA's a Paramedic Practitioner and a First Contact Physiotherapist.
We are very proud to have been rated as Outstanding by the
Care Quality Commission and voted 4 times the Best GP Practice in Bristol by
our patients in the annual GP patient survey.
We are ranked 65 in the top 100 practices in England and
have one of the best patient recommendation scores with 95% of patients
recommending our service.
We are a popular training practice with an excellent staff
retention rate. We engage in regular clinical meetings and invest time to
interact with each other on a daily basis. There is also a mentorship scheme in
place for newly qualified GP's.
With a list size of over 12,000 patients, were a busy and
vibrant Practice but one that never loses its community feel, team spirit, and
fun.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Leadership
- Provide visible, approachable, and supportive clinical
leadership for the nursing and healthcare team.
- Promote evidence-based practice and ensure patients
consistently receive safe, high-quality care.
- Oversee key nursing services, including infection prevention
and control, vaccination programmes, and chronic disease management.
- Act as a clinical expert and source of advice for nurses,
healthcare assistants, and GPs.
- Support and participate in clinical audits, risk
assessments, and quality improvement projects.
- Make independent, professional decisions and deliver safe,
evidence-based, and cost-effective patient care.
- Review and discuss test results with patients and GPs to
ensure appropriate treatment plans are followed.
- Make timely and appropriate referrals to other healthcare
professionals within primary, community, or secondary care.
- Lead the development of nurse-led services, particularly for
chronic disease management (e.g. diabetes, COPD, asthma, CVD), including
diagnosis and referral when needed.
- Manage care programmes for patients with chronic diseases,
ensuring regular reviews and supporting patients in self-management.
- Carry out medication reviews for patient groups identified
by the clinical team.
- Provide comprehensive travel health advice, including
malaria prevention, vaccinations, and guidance on safe travel practices.
- Administer child and adult immunisations and vaccinations
according to national and local guidelines, ensuring safe storage and handling
of vaccines.
- Perform clinical procedures such as cytology, wound care,
glucose tolerance tests, venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring, urinalysis
and spirometry as required.
- Support doctors during minor surgery and other clinical
procedures, including acting as a chaperone when required.
- Promote healthy lifestyles by offering advice on topics such
as diet, exercise, smoking cessation, contraception, and disease prevention.
- Plan and deliver health screening programmes agreed upon
with the practice clinical team.
- Encourage and support individuals, families, and groups to
improve their health and wellbeing.
- Contribute to achieving the practices clinical and
contractual targets.
- If an independent prescriber, ensure all prescribing is
safe, appropriate, and in line with current legislation and local policies.
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date patient records in line with
NMC guidelines and data protection regulations.
- Build and maintain positive working relationships within the
practice team and across the wider Primary Care Network and local healthcare
network.
Education and Professional Development
- Encourage and support a culture of continuous learning and
reflective practice within the team.
- Identify training and development needs among nursing staff
and work with the Nurse Team Non-Clinical Manager to arrange suitable training
opportunities.
- Provide clinical supervision, mentorship, and guidance for
nurses, healthcare assistants (HCAs), and students.
- Help plan, deliver, and support teaching sessions for
practice staff, including medical and nursing students, nurses, and HCAs.
- Act as a mentor for junior staff and students, assessing
their skills and competence against required standards.
- Share learning and best practices with the team, keeping
everyone informed about new developments, training courses, and conferences.
- Educate and support patients, carers, families, and
colleagues in a way that encourages learning and understanding.
- Assist the Non-Clinical Team Manager with staff appraisals
for the nursing team
General
- Attend and actively participate in relevant meetings,
including clinical, leadership, and nursing team meetings.
- Keep your knowledge and skills up to date by maintaining a
personal development plan and attending appropriate training or courses.
- Use the latest research and clinical guidelines to promote
evidence-based practice.
- Regularly review and assess your own clinical work through
audits, peer reviews, or other quality assurance activities.
- Maintain your professional registration and always work in
line with the current NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
- Keep accurate and up-to-date patient records in accordance
with NMC guidance and practice standards.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues within the practice and
with external healthcare professionals.
- Demonstrate strong leadership within your role.
- Promote the value and importance of specialist nursing
skills both within the practice and to the wider community.
- Act as a role model for equality, diversity, and inclusive
practice.
Managerial
- Understand your role and responsibilities within the
practice and recognise how these may develop over time.
- Act as an effective and supportive manager, helping others
and finding new, improved ways of working.
- Assess, plan, deliver, and review treatment programmes that
promote patients health and wellbeing, working with other healthcare
professionals to develop and update clinical protocols.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to diagnose, monitor,
and manage chronic conditions, using both medication and non-drug approaches in
line with national and local guidelines.
- Attend management meetings, take on agreed responsibilities,
and provide updates or feedback as required.
- Manage your own workload and help the team prioritise tasks
effectively to maintain good time management and productivity.
- Provide clinical and educational support to help develop the
teams skills and improve the range of services offered by the practice.
Quality and Governance
- Make sure all nursing activities meet CQC standards and
follow clinical policies.
- Lead on clinical governance work, including audits, incident
reviews, and putting best practice guidelines into action.
- Help create, review, and update nursing protocols, policies,
and standard operating procedures.
- Support safe and effective systems for managing medicines,
maintaining the vaccine cold chain, and ensuring strong infection control
practices.
Collaboration and Service Development
- Work closely with GPs, the practice management team, and
other healthcare professionals to improve how services are delivered.
- Help design and implement new clinical services and
initiatives that meet patient needs and support the practices goals.
- Take part in practice meetings and contribute to developing
care pathways and clinical protocols.
- Build and maintain strong links with local nursing networks
and healthcare partners.
Confidentiality
- In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us
with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health
and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that
staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
- In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job
Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information
relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare
workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a
business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded
as strictly confidential
- Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other
healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to
authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures
relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health & Safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining
their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice
Health & Safety Policy, to include
- Using personal security systems within the workplace
according to practice guidelines
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and
undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
- Making effective use of training to update knowledge and
skills
- Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining
work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
- Reporting potential risks identified.
Equality and Diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and
rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include
- Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples
rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures
and policies, and current legislation
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of
patients, carers and colleagues
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the
individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings
priorities and rights.
Key Working Relationships
- GP Partners and Practice Manager
- Nurse Team Non-Clinical Manager
- Practice Nurses and HCAs
- Administrative and Reception Teams
- PCN Nursing Leads and External Health Professionals
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Leadership
- Provide visible, approachable, and supportive clinical
leadership for the nursing and healthcare team.
- Promote evidence-based practice and ensure patients
consistently receive safe, high-quality care.
- Oversee key nursing services, including infection prevention
and control, vaccination programmes, and chronic disease management.
- Act as a clinical expert and source of advice for nurses,
healthcare assistants, and GPs.
- Support and participate in clinical audits, risk
assessments, and quality improvement projects.
- Make independent, professional decisions and deliver safe,
evidence-based, and cost-effective patient care.
- Review and discuss test results with patients and GPs to
ensure appropriate treatment plans are followed.
- Make timely and appropriate referrals to other healthcare
professionals within primary, community, or secondary care.
- Lead the development of nurse-led services, particularly for
chronic disease management (e.g. diabetes, COPD, asthma, CVD), including
diagnosis and referral when needed.
- Manage care programmes for patients with chronic diseases,
ensuring regular reviews and supporting patients in self-management.
- Carry out medication reviews for patient groups identified
by the clinical team.
- Provide comprehensive travel health advice, including
malaria prevention, vaccinations, and guidance on safe travel practices.
- Administer child and adult immunisations and vaccinations
according to national and local guidelines, ensuring safe storage and handling
of vaccines.
- Perform clinical procedures such as cytology, wound care,
glucose tolerance tests, venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring, urinalysis
and spirometry as required.
- Support doctors during minor surgery and other clinical
procedures, including acting as a chaperone when required.
- Promote healthy lifestyles by offering advice on topics such
as diet, exercise, smoking cessation, contraception, and disease prevention.
- Plan and deliver health screening programmes agreed upon
with the practice clinical team.
- Encourage and support individuals, families, and groups to
improve their health and wellbeing.
- Contribute to achieving the practices clinical and
contractual targets.
- If an independent prescriber, ensure all prescribing is
safe, appropriate, and in line with current legislation and local policies.
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date patient records in line with
NMC guidelines and data protection regulations.
- Build and maintain positive working relationships within the
practice team and across the wider Primary Care Network and local healthcare
network.
Education and Professional Development
- Encourage and support a culture of continuous learning and
reflective practice within the team.
- Identify training and development needs among nursing staff
and work with the Nurse Team Non-Clinical Manager to arrange suitable training
opportunities.
- Provide clinical supervision, mentorship, and guidance for
nurses, healthcare assistants (HCAs), and students.
- Help plan, deliver, and support teaching sessions for
practice staff, including medical and nursing students, nurses, and HCAs.
- Act as a mentor for junior staff and students, assessing
their skills and competence against required standards.
- Share learning and best practices with the team, keeping
everyone informed about new developments, training courses, and conferences.
- Educate and support patients, carers, families, and
colleagues in a way that encourages learning and understanding.
- Assist the Non-Clinical Team Manager with staff appraisals
for the nursing team
General
- Attend and actively participate in relevant meetings,
including clinical, leadership, and nursing team meetings.
- Keep your knowledge and skills up to date by maintaining a
personal development plan and attending appropriate training or courses.
- Use the latest research and clinical guidelines to promote
evidence-based practice.
- Regularly review and assess your own clinical work through
audits, peer reviews, or other quality assurance activities.
- Maintain your professional registration and always work in
line with the current NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
- Keep accurate and up-to-date patient records in accordance
with NMC guidance and practice standards.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues within the practice and
with external healthcare professionals.
- Demonstrate strong leadership within your role.
- Promote the value and importance of specialist nursing
skills both within the practice and to the wider community.
- Act as a role model for equality, diversity, and inclusive
practice.
Managerial
- Understand your role and responsibilities within the
practice and recognise how these may develop over time.
- Act as an effective and supportive manager, helping others
and finding new, improved ways of working.
- Assess, plan, deliver, and review treatment programmes that
promote patients health and wellbeing, working with other healthcare
professionals to develop and update clinical protocols.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to diagnose, monitor,
and manage chronic conditions, using both medication and non-drug approaches in
line with national and local guidelines.
- Attend management meetings, take on agreed responsibilities,
and provide updates or feedback as required.
- Manage your own workload and help the team prioritise tasks
effectively to maintain good time management and productivity.
- Provide clinical and educational support to help develop the
teams skills and improve the range of services offered by the practice.
Quality and Governance
- Make sure all nursing activities meet CQC standards and
follow clinical policies.
- Lead on clinical governance work, including audits, incident
reviews, and putting best practice guidelines into action.
- Help create, review, and update nursing protocols, policies,
and standard operating procedures.
- Support safe and effective systems for managing medicines,
maintaining the vaccine cold chain, and ensuring strong infection control
practices.
Collaboration and Service Development
- Work closely with GPs, the practice management team, and
other healthcare professionals to improve how services are delivered.
- Help design and implement new clinical services and
initiatives that meet patient needs and support the practices goals.
- Take part in practice meetings and contribute to developing
care pathways and clinical protocols.
- Build and maintain strong links with local nursing networks
and healthcare partners.
Confidentiality
- In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us
with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health
and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that
staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
- In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job
Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information
relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare
workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a
business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded
as strictly confidential
- Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other
healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to
authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures
relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health & Safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining
their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice
Health & Safety Policy, to include
- Using personal security systems within the workplace
according to practice guidelines
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and
undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
- Making effective use of training to update knowledge and
skills
- Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining
work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
- Reporting potential risks identified.
Equality and Diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and
rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include
- Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples
rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures
and policies, and current legislation
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of
patients, carers and colleagues
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the
individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings
priorities and rights.
Key Working Relationships
- GP Partners and Practice Manager
- Nurse Team Non-Clinical Manager
- Practice Nurses and HCAs
- Administrative and Reception Teams
- PCN Nursing Leads and External Health Professionals
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Adult Nursing Qualification.
- Minimum 5 years post-registration experience
- 3+ years experience working in primary care
- Qualified to Degree Level.
- Clinical supervision training and experience.
- Holding qualifications in one of the following disease areas:
- COPD/Asthma/Diabetes/CVD
- Experience in nurse-led management of chronic conditions
- Experience in implementing protocols and clinical guidelines
- Understanding of the Clinical Lead Role.
Desirable
- Mentor/ teaching qualification. Experience of teaching or mentoring
- Team leader experience
- Experience and interest in education within a primary care setting
- Independent and/or supplementary nurse prescribing qualification.
- Community nursing specialist qualification or equivalent.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Adult Nursing Qualification.
- Minimum 5 years post-registration experience
- 3+ years experience working in primary care
- Qualified to Degree Level.
- Clinical supervision training and experience.
- Holding qualifications in one of the following disease areas:
- COPD/Asthma/Diabetes/CVD
- Experience in nurse-led management of chronic conditions
- Experience in implementing protocols and clinical guidelines
- Understanding of the Clinical Lead Role.
Desirable
- Mentor/ teaching qualification. Experience of teaching or mentoring
- Team leader experience
- Experience and interest in education within a primary care setting
- Independent and/or supplementary nurse prescribing qualification.
- Community nursing specialist qualification or equivalent.
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).
