Job summary
Are you an experienced practice nurse ready to take the next step in your journey?
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and supportive Lead Nurse. You will have broad and excellent practice nursing skills, which include long term conditions, sexual health, wound care and ideally a independent prescribing qualification. Although previous experience of leadership is highly desirable, we are willing to train and support the right person to reach this level over the first 6 months. We want someone to take on the proactive management of our excellent team of nurses and tosupport this innovative practice into the future.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Duties - a good proportion of your time will be spent working clinical shifts, seeing patients and providing key elements of the practice's clinical services.
Practice Leadership - to provide effective people management, appropriate supervision, reflective practice, and training that supports the development and operational delivery of high standards of care.
Clinical Governance - in collaboration with the BrisDoc Quality Board you will ensure ongoing standards of best practice, including adherence and overarching management of clinical audit programmes, IPC, H&S, medicines management, patient safety alerts and safeguarding. Y
Primary Care Development - You will be aware and work with the Practice and the PCN to support any nursing strategies, pathways, or changes in practice necessary and indicated, to ensure that the practice meets any targets and objectives necessary to secure funding and betterhealth outcomes for patients.
About us
Broadmead is a General Practice, in the heart of Bristol shopping quarter. Wecurrently have a practice population of 12000 patients. Our population is young, diverse, challenging and rewarding. We have a fantastic, multi-disciplinary team who focus on excellent patient care, a strong team approach to problem solving, and ensuring a good work life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will provide professional leadership for the nursing team, including any HCAs, nursing associates,students or allied health professionals associated with the practice nursing team.Clinical Duties - a good proportion of your time will be spent working clinical shifts, seeing patients and providing key elements of the practices clinical services. You will support patients with their LTCs and other health problems according to your personal competencies. You will beable to work autonomously with a wide range of clinical expertise. You will support the education and supervision of colleagues to provide reflective management of patients by showing examples of good patient care daily.Practice Leadership to provide effective people management, appropriate supervision, reflective practice, and training that supports the development and operational delivery of high standards of care. This includes the continued improvement and development of nursingpractice, recruitment, retention and welfare. You will provide supportive, constructive and clear communication, be a good, inclusive team player and problem solver, to encourage positive change.Quality Standards You will review, support, and implement strategies to manage key performance targets set by our commissioners, PCN and wider NHS. Working closely alongside the Practice Management Team and wider Brisdoc.Clinical Governance in collaboration with the BrisDoc Quality Board you will ensure ongoing standards of best practice, including adherence and overarching management of clinical audit programmes, IPC, H&S, medicines management, patient safety alerts and safeguarding. You willparticipate in the management of clinical complaints, learning events and any significant events and communicate effectively and constructively any learning outcomes.Primary Care Development You will be aware and work with the Practice and the PCN to support any nursing strategies, pathways, or changes in practice necessary and indicated, to ensure that the practice meets any targets and objectives necessary to secure funding and betterhealth outcomes for patients. You will support us in our aim to improve health inequalities working with other stakeholders as necessary to achieve this.You will be supported in your role by our culture of openness, support, learning, and coaching. We are an employee-owned Social Enterprise, where every individual can feel proud of the work they do and thecontribution they make. You will feel valued and respected, able to make a tangible difference, supported in using the skills you have, and to develop new ones.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will provide professional leadership for the nursing team, including any HCAs, nursing associates,students or allied health professionals associated with the practice nursing team.Clinical Duties - a good proportion of your time will be spent working clinical shifts, seeing patients and providing key elements of the practices clinical services. You will support patients with their LTCs and other health problems according to your personal competencies. You will beable to work autonomously with a wide range of clinical expertise. You will support the education and supervision of colleagues to provide reflective management of patients by showing examples of good patient care daily.Practice Leadership to provide effective people management, appropriate supervision, reflective practice, and training that supports the development and operational delivery of high standards of care. This includes the continued improvement and development of nursingpractice, recruitment, retention and welfare. You will provide supportive, constructive and clear communication, be a good, inclusive team player and problem solver, to encourage positive change.Quality Standards You will review, support, and implement strategies to manage key performance targets set by our commissioners, PCN and wider NHS. Working closely alongside the Practice Management Team and wider Brisdoc.Clinical Governance in collaboration with the BrisDoc Quality Board you will ensure ongoing standards of best practice, including adherence and overarching management of clinical audit programmes, IPC, H&S, medicines management, patient safety alerts and safeguarding. You willparticipate in the management of clinical complaints, learning events and any significant events and communicate effectively and constructively any learning outcomes.Primary Care Development You will be aware and work with the Practice and the PCN to support any nursing strategies, pathways, or changes in practice necessary and indicated, to ensure that the practice meets any targets and objectives necessary to secure funding and betterhealth outcomes for patients. You will support us in our aim to improve health inequalities working with other stakeholders as necessary to achieve this.You will be supported in your role by our culture of openness, support, learning, and coaching. We are an employee-owned Social Enterprise, where every individual can feel proud of the work they do and thecontribution they make. You will feel valued and respected, able to make a tangible difference, supported in using the skills you have, and to develop new ones.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Current NMC or HCPC or GPC registration
- BSc degree or equivalent with evidence of working at master's level with or towards Advanced Practice MSc
- Evidence of CPD within the last 2 years
- Advanced Level Clinical Assessment, Reasoning and Clinical Decision Making or working towards
- Independent Prescribing or working towards
Desirable
- Training in implant removal and fitting
- Training in specific areas of Long-Term Condition management
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience/Knowledge of Practice Nursing
- Experience of management or practice in at least one of the following areas; General Practice, Minor Illness, A&E, MIU, GP Out of Hours, Other urgent or Emergency care Services
Desirable
- Leadership and management capability, either through a formal management qualification, equivalent portfolio of formal short courses or workplace experience
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Current NMC or HCPC or GPC registration
- BSc degree or equivalent with evidence of working at master's level with or towards Advanced Practice MSc
- Evidence of CPD within the last 2 years
- Advanced Level Clinical Assessment, Reasoning and Clinical Decision Making or working towards
- Independent Prescribing or working towards
Desirable
- Training in implant removal and fitting
- Training in specific areas of Long-Term Condition management
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience/Knowledge of Practice Nursing
- Experience of management or practice in at least one of the following areas; General Practice, Minor Illness, A&E, MIU, GP Out of Hours, Other urgent or Emergency care Services
Desirable
- Leadership and management capability, either through a formal management qualification, equivalent portfolio of formal short courses or workplace 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).
