Lead Practice Nurse

Pimlico Health @ The Marven

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Lead Practice to join our friendly team at Pimlico health at the Marven situated in the heart of Westminster.

Main duties of the job

  • Please see job description attached for main duties. Role includes:
  • Identify, assess and manage patients with complex health needs, in all cases in accordance with practice policies & protocols
  • Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
  • To diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions and ensure the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic disease registers
  • Ensure the Nursing Team work effectively to provide a high quality service to patients and to work effectively with other agencies
  • Develop, review and implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the Partners and Management Team
  • Support all members of the nursing/HCA team, providing guidance when necessary, conducting appraisals and training needs analyses as required
  • Co-ordinate the nursing team rota, ensuring sufficient staff are available to meet patient needs and hit the targets
  • Supervise and assess the Nursing Teams performance, ensuring a high standard of performance and personal development.
  • Identify gaps within the Nursing Team skill set, and ensure staff are upskilled and trained accordingly. This includes: Nursing Team, HCAs and GPAs.
  • Support the recruitment, selection and retention of nursing staff to meet the health and well-being needs of the practice population
  • To organise monthly Nurse Meetings and follow up with any necessary actions

About us

We are a GP practice based 5 minutes from Pimlico Station and 15 minutes walk from Victoria station. We have an excellent team of 5 GP Partners, salaried GP, practice nurses, healthcare assistants and administrative staff.

Date posted

09 May 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A0859-24-0005

Job locations

46-50

Lupus Street

London

SW1V 3EB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Other duties include:

  • Offer and provide clinical supervision to other members of the practice nursing team and act as a Line Manager to HCAs, Nurses and GPAs.
  • Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
  • To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes and improve the health and well-being of the specific needs of communities, groups and individuals
  • To co-ordinate the provision of travel medicine services, and to ensure we promotion of the service
  • To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
  • Lead the child immunisation clinic and work with the nursing team to ensure a robust recalling system for 8 weeks checks and baby immunisations
  • Identifying health trends and public health issues and working with the team and others to combat these by ensuring patient education and/or specific clinics (e.g. MMR clinics following the rise of Measles)
  • Working with public health initiatives ensuring the work of the team is up to date
  • Lead by example in promoting high infection prevention & control (IPC) standards in clinical treatment and throughout the practice to ensure a quality service. Ensuring all rooms are CQC compliant
  • Assist in compilation and implementation of policy, guidance and procedures relating to IPC in the practice
  • To maintain updated knowledge and skills in IPC and feeding back / share information appropriately on matters relating to IPC to all practice staff.
  • Participate in the review of significant events and support and participate in shared learning within the practice
  • Ensure all PGDs are kept up-to-date and that all nursing staff are compliant with them
  • Ensuring all rooms remain CQC compliant
  • Monitor stocking levels and ensuring no out of date equipment or stock in found within the rooms

Job description

Job responsibilities

Other duties include:

  • Offer and provide clinical supervision to other members of the practice nursing team and act as a Line Manager to HCAs, Nurses and GPAs.
  • Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
  • To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes and improve the health and well-being of the specific needs of communities, groups and individuals
  • To co-ordinate the provision of travel medicine services, and to ensure we promotion of the service
  • To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
  • Lead the child immunisation clinic and work with the nursing team to ensure a robust recalling system for 8 weeks checks and baby immunisations
  • Identifying health trends and public health issues and working with the team and others to combat these by ensuring patient education and/or specific clinics (e.g. MMR clinics following the rise of Measles)
  • Working with public health initiatives ensuring the work of the team is up to date
  • Lead by example in promoting high infection prevention & control (IPC) standards in clinical treatment and throughout the practice to ensure a quality service. Ensuring all rooms are CQC compliant
  • Assist in compilation and implementation of policy, guidance and procedures relating to IPC in the practice
  • To maintain updated knowledge and skills in IPC and feeding back / share information appropriately on matters relating to IPC to all practice staff.
  • Participate in the review of significant events and support and participate in shared learning within the practice
  • Ensure all PGDs are kept up-to-date and that all nursing staff are compliant with them
  • Ensuring all rooms remain CQC compliant
  • Monitor stocking levels and ensuring no out of date equipment or stock in found within the rooms

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered first level nurse
  • Community nursing specialist qualification or equivalent
  • Relevant nursing/health degree

Desirable

  • Mentor/teaching qualification
  • Clinical supervision training and experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered first level nurse
  • Community nursing specialist qualification or equivalent
  • Relevant nursing/health degree

Desirable

  • Mentor/teaching qualification
  • Clinical supervision training and experience

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Pimlico Health @ The Marven

Address

46-50

Lupus Street

London

SW1V 3EB


Employer's website

https://www.pimlicohealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Pimlico Health @ The Marven

Address

46-50

Lupus Street

London

SW1V 3EB


Employer's website

https://www.pimlicohealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Eleanor Bonas

e.bonas@nhs.net

02078346969

Date posted

09 May 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A0859-24-0005

Job locations

46-50

Lupus Street

London

SW1V 3EB


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