Treeton Medical Centre

Lead Practice Nurse

The closing date is 23 June 2025

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Lead Practice Nurse to join our primary care team. As Lead Practice Nurse, you will play a key leadership role in the delivery and development of high-quality nursing services within the practice.

You will be responsible for overseeing the nursing team, developing staff potential, and motivating your team through mentoring, appraisals and learning events. You will contribute to quality improvement initiatives and ensure clinical excellence.

This is a pivotal role that combines hands-on clinical practice and leadership. While previous leadership experience is desirable, we also welcome applications from experienced practice nurses who are ready to take the next step in their career. For the right candidate this can be a developmental role with support to transition into leadership.

Interviews will be held on the 3rd of July.

Main duties of the job

Provide clinical leadership & direction to the nursing team, ensuring high standards of patient care are consistently delivered. Supervise, mentor and support the practice nursing team, identifying training and support needs to support ongoing professional development.

Coordinate and lead the delivery of a wide range of nursing services, including chronic disease management (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD), immunisations, wound care, cervical screening, and health promotion.

Ensure compliance with current clinical guidelines, infection control policies, and national/local protocols. Contribute to audits & risk assessments

Work collaboratively with GPs, other clinical staff, and external health and social care partners to ensure integrated, high-quality care.

Support the development and implementation of practice policies, protocols, and procedures in line with best practice and regulatory requirements.

Take a lead role in managing and reviewing patients with long-term conditions, using data and recall systems to support proactive care.

Take a lead on contraception services, providing coils and Depo (Training can be provided). HRT reviews.

About us

Our practice is built on a foundation of positive culture and teamwork. We promote an inclusive, respectful, and collaborative working environment where staff are supported, valued, and encouraged to grow professionally. Open communication, shared learning, and staff wellbeing are central to how we operate day to day.

We are a 9000 patient practice, 3 GP Partners, 1 salaried GP, 1 ANP, 1 HCA and 4 practice nurses. We are a friendly practice who pride themselves on delivery high quality care to our practice population.

We have currently moved to a total triage model which is now well integrated into our practice.

Date posted

03 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A1687-25-0000

Job locations

10 Arundel Street

Treeton

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 5PW

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the lead practice nurse. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

a. To act as the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy providing audits, training, support and evidence of compliance to the practice manager

b. To produce the IPC annual statement in conjunction with the practice manager

c. To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes

d. To implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients that promote health and well-being

e. To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health

f. To provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

g. To prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice

h. To review patient medications to enhance compliance

i. To provide guidance to patients in the use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications regarding side effects and dosages

j. To oversee the provision of wound care services to patients

k. To co-ordinate the provision of travel medicine services

l. To request pathology services as necessary

m. To process pathology results as required

n. To oversee the provision of chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required

o. To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

p. To ensure read codes are used effectively by all members of the nursing team

q. To ensure the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic disease registers

r. To develop, implement, embed and participate in well woman clinics

s. To develop, implement, embed and participate in well man clinics

t. To chaperone patients where necessary

u. To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

v. To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

w. To recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

x. To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children

y. To support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)

z. To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

aa. To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)

bb. To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies

cc. To understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

dd. To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Secondary responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the lead practice nurse may be requested to:

a. Develop and review audit protocols and process for the practice, effectively utilising the audit cycle

b. Develop, review and implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the partners

c. Support all members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary, conducting appraisals and training needs analyses as required

d. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care

e. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice

f. Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate

g. Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)

h. Co-ordinate the nursing team rota, ensuring sufficient staff are available to meet patient needs

i. Lead the planning and implementation of changes within the nursing team, enhancing the provision of services to patients

j. Support the practice team with the reviewing and implementation of practice policies and protocols, ensuring conformance to extant legislation