LEAD PRACTICE NURSE

Job summary

Prestige Medical Group is looking for an experienced and committed Nurse who will contribute positively to the Nursing team.

You will either already be a lead Nurse or ready to make that next step.

Independent in action but team-orientated, the role will suit an individual looking to have a voice in delivering care to our patient community.

Are you a consensus builder, able to communicate effectively to your team to encourage, develop and support to an agreed outcome?

Can you motivate in difficult circumstances?

Can you lead by example and take your team to the next level for the benefit of the patient community?

An essential clinical requirement is advanced diabetic clinical skills to enable the person to be the Practice Nursing clinical lead.

We are not an Agenda for Change employer but are guided by the bands and link pay to experience and qualifications. We are willing to offer an opportunity to a nurse with Band 7 qualifications.

In return, you would work in a supportive environment that invests in its staff's future while caring for their today.

If this sounds like you then please submit your CV with a supporting cover letter detailing why you are the right person for the role to nick.gwatkin@nhs.net and via the NHS Jobs website.

We are looking to dynamically interview candidates throughout the process and reserve the right to close the process early should we interview the right candidate, so please ensure you include contact details within your application

Main duties of the job

The role includes leadership as well as involvement in the practice nursing duties centring around health promotion, womens health and chronic disease management.

The successful candidate would work within a team-based approach to the delivery of health care, would need good communication skills and good IT skills to embrace the changes to how we consult with patients.

About us

Our multi-disciplinary service offer to 16000 patients in Burnley, includes a team of 49 members, including 6 GP partners and 6 other GPs, 4 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, 1 Paramedic Practitioner, 2 Specialist Practitioners, 4 Practice Nurses, 1 Assistant Practitioner, 3 GPAs and a highly skilled admin team. We are a long-established training practice and train GPs and support development roles in nursing, and have provided placements and employment opportunities to Physician Associates and Paramedics.

Continued professional development is at the heart of our health care delivery and we believe that the NHS requires us to deliver the most up-to-date and evidence-based clinical care.

Our organisation is focused on delivering the best care for our patients while ensuring that our team has all it needs to offer the best service on the NHS.

Our staff are very important to us. If we look after each other, we can look after our patients. This means that as well as experience and qualifications we are looking for the new member to be a good fit with us and to whom we can extend a very warm, supportive welcome.