Job summary
Market Harborough and Bosworth Partnership is seeking an
experienced and motivated Nurse Manager to join our established GMS
nursing team. This key role involves leading, supporting, and developing our
practice nurses and healthcare assistants, with a strong focus on maintaining
high standards of clinical care and patient safety.
The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience
leading / managing a nursing team in either primary or secondary care and will
be excited by the challenge of a large, multi-site partnership. The role is
anticipated to involve a 70/30 split between management and clinical duties,
although this balance will be shaped by the successful candidate once in post.
Main duties of the job
You will have responsibility for overseeing cold chain
management, clinical audits, and the implementation of policies and procedures.
You will actively contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement
initiatives, and service development, working closely with GPs and the Practice
Manager. In addition, you will manage all nursing resources to ensure alignment
with the partnerships business priorities.
You will ensure that HR processes are followed effectively
through robust appraisal and performance management, with support from the
Practice Manager for more complex HR matters.
Applicants must demonstrate strong clinical experience,
particularly in the delivery of evidence-based care for long-term conditions,
immunisations, and screening programmes.
About us
Situated in the beautiful surroundings of South
Leicestershire, Market Harborough and Bosworth Partnership is a large GP
Partnership serving 35,000 patients across two dispensing practices. We have a
branch site at St Lukes Treatment Centre where we run the local MIU, minor
illness clinics, and our dedicated care home team. We are a teaching and
training practice, research active, and deliver multiple enhanced services
alongside our GMS contract.
You will be joining a multidisciplinary team of over 130
staff, working alongside GPs, administrators, nursing staff, and allied
healthcare professionals within a single-partnership PCN. We have a shared
vision and values, and we pride ourselves on our warm and welcoming atmosphere.
You will be supported with clinical supervision and training / development
opportunities.
Our vision:
To be the best local health care provider delivering
safe and effective patient care, developing and nurturing our staff, whilst
always striving to better ourselves.
Our values:
Always
act with honesty and integrity.
Embrace and drive change.
Promote equality, diversity,
and inclusivity.
Caring,
trustworthy, and respectful to patients and colleagues
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have responsibility for overseeing cold chain
management, clinical audits, and the implementation of policies and procedures.
You will actively contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement
initiatives, and service development, working closely with GPs and the Practice
Manager. In addition, you will manage all nursing resources to ensure alignment
with the partnerships business priorities.
You will ensure that HR processes are followed effectively
through robust appraisal and performance management, with support from the
Practice Manager for more complex HR matters.
Applicants must demonstrate strong clinical experience,
particularly in the delivery of evidence-based care for long-term conditions,
immunisations, and screening programmes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have responsibility for overseeing cold chain
management, clinical audits, and the implementation of policies and procedures.
You will actively contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement
initiatives, and service development, working closely with GPs and the Practice
Manager. In addition, you will manage all nursing resources to ensure alignment
with the partnerships business priorities.
You will ensure that HR processes are followed effectively
through robust appraisal and performance management, with support from the
Practice Manager for more complex HR matters.
Applicants must demonstrate strong clinical experience,
particularly in the delivery of evidence-based care for long-term conditions,
immunisations, and screening programmes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse (Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council).
- Recent and relevant experience in primary care.
- Post registration experience (Minimum 3 years)
- Experience in the Management of patients with Long-term conditions.
- Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinic practice.
- Understanding of evidence-based practice.
- Knowledge of national standards that inform practice (eg. QOF, NICE guidelines etc.)
- Understanding of systems to gain understand of the health needs of the practice population as they relate to Primary Care.
- Understanding of infection prevention and control measures in clinical practice.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proficient in the use of MS office, Word, Excel, EMIS and/or other Clinical Software.
- Good organisational skills.
- The ability to work under pressure.
- Clinical Leadership skills.
- Hep-B vaccinated or willing to be vaccinated.
- A flexible and adaptable approach to maintain the consistent delivery of high-quality services.
Desirable
- Mentor/teaching qualification.
- Mentorship and working with pre-registration student nurses.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse (Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council).
- Recent and relevant experience in primary care.
- Post registration experience (Minimum 3 years)
- Experience in the Management of patients with Long-term conditions.
- Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinic practice.
- Understanding of evidence-based practice.
- Knowledge of national standards that inform practice (eg. QOF, NICE guidelines etc.)
- Understanding of systems to gain understand of the health needs of the practice population as they relate to Primary Care.
- Understanding of infection prevention and control measures in clinical practice.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proficient in the use of MS office, Word, Excel, EMIS and/or other Clinical Software.
- Good organisational skills.
- The ability to work under pressure.
- Clinical Leadership skills.
- Hep-B vaccinated or willing to be vaccinated.
- A flexible and adaptable approach to maintain the consistent delivery of high-quality services.
Desirable
- Mentor/teaching qualification.
- Mentorship and working with pre-registration student nurses.
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).
