Practice Lead Nurse

• Cervical screening.
• Wound care and dressings.
• Compression therapy and bandaging.
• Childhood, adult and seasonal immunisations, including flu and COVID-19.
• INR monitoring.
• Health promotion and lifestyle advice.
• Clinical assessment, recognising red flags and escalating concerns.
• Clinical records, referrals and patient follow-up.

• Team leadership: Supporting and supervising our practice nurse, two Healthcare Assistants and General Practice Assistant, including delegation, training and competency sign-off.
• Clinical governance: CQC readiness, nursing policies, audits, risk assessments and quality improvement.
• Medicines management: Overseeing PGDs, authorisations, reviews, vaccine cold-chain, stock control and emergency medicines checks.
• Infection prevention and control: Leading audits and maintaining standards for cleaning, decontamination, PPE and clinical waste.
• Working with the Practice Manager: Reviewing nursing performance, compliance, staffing and clinical risks, and coordinating training, audits and service improvements.

• Cervical screening.
• Wound care and dressing changes.
• Compression therapy and bandaging.
• Childhood immunisations.
• Adult immunisations and vaccinations.
• Seasonal vaccinations, including influenza and COVID-19, as applicable.
• INR monitoring.
• Health promotion and lifestyle advice.
• Clinical assessment, recognising red flags and escalating concerns appropriately.
• Accurate clinical documentation, referrals and patient follow-up.

• Lead, supervise and support the nursing team, comprising a qualified Practice Nurse, two Healthcare Assistants and a General Practice Assistant.
• Ensure appropriate delegation of duties and effective use of clinical resources.
• Identify training needs and coordinate ongoing professional development.
• Maintain staff training records and competency assessments/sign-offs.
• Provide guidance, support and mentorship to nursing colleagues.
• Promote effective teamwork and consistent clinical standards.

• Maintain nursing services in line with CQC requirements and relevant regulatory standards.
• Ensure nursing policies, procedures and protocols are current and implemented.
• Coordinate clinical audits, risk assessments and quality improvement initiatives.
• Identify clinical risks and implement appropriate actions.
• Support CQC inspections and ongoing compliance.
• Promote a culture of patient safety and continuous improvement.

• Oversee Patient Group Directions (PGDs), including authorisations, review dates and compliance.
• Ensure appropriate vaccine storage and cold-chain monitoring.
• Oversee vaccine and clinical stock management.
• Ensure emergency medicines checks are completed and recorded.
• Maintain safe medicines management procedures within nursing services.

• Lead infection prevention and control audits within clinical areas.
• Maintain and review relevant policies and procedures.
• Ensure safe standards of cleaning, decontamination and use of PPE.
• Oversee appropriate clinical waste management.
• Identify and address any infection control risks.

• Work in partnership with the Practice Manager and GP Partners to oversee nursing performance, compliance and clinical risks.
• Review staffing, training requirements and service delivery.
• Coordinate nursing audits, training and service improvements.
• Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and quality of nursing services.
• Ensure nursing services operate safely and effectively

Essential

• Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Significant experience in general practice or primary care nursing.
• Clinical competence in cervical screening, wound care, compression therapy and immunisations.
• Experience leading, supervising or mentoring clinical staff.
• Good understanding of CQC requirements and clinical governance.
• Knowledge of PGDs, medicines management and infection prevention and control.
• Excellent organisational, communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise workload and take responsibility for nursing services.
• Proactive approach to identifying risks and maintaining high clinical standards.

Desirable

• Practice Assessor/Supervisor qualification.
• Independent or supplementary prescribing qualification.
• Additional relevant clinical qualifications.
• Experience in clinical audit, CQC preparation and quality improvement.
• Experience or expertise in long-term condition management, such as COPD or diabetes.
• Experience using the Systmone clinical system.