Job responsibilities

We would particularly welcome applicants who can demonstrate:

• Established experience as a practice nurse within general practice, preferably with experience of clinical leadership or taking a lead role within a nursing team.
• Strong clinical leadership and the ability to support, motivate and develop a nursing team.
• Effective communication, organisation and interpersonal skills.
• A commitment to delivering safe, effective and compassionate patient care.
• Experience of managing long-term conditions and delivering preventative healthcare.
• Experience of QOF, clinical indicators, clinical audit or quality improvement within primary care.
• Experience of clinical governance, safeguarding and infection prevention and control.
• The ability to work closely with the GP and Practice Management Team and contribute positively to the wider development of the practice.
• A willingness to develop knowledge and skills in areas of primary care where you have less experience.
• A proactive and positive approach to learning and professional development.
• The ability to recognise areas for improvement and work collaboratively to achieve agreed clinical and service objectives.
• Prescribing within your nursing scope of practice would be advantageous, although this is not essential.

Experience

Essential

• Established experience as a practice nurse within general practice, preferably with experience of clinical leadership or taking a lead role within a nursing team.
• Strong clinical leadership and the ability to support motivate and develop a nursing team.
• Effective communication, organisation and interpersonal skills.
• A commitment to delivering safe effective and compassionate patient care.
• Experience of managing long-term conditions and delivering preventative healthcare.
• Experience of QOF clinical indicators clinical audit or quality improvement within primary care.
• Experience of clinical governance safeguarding and infection prevention and control.
• The ability to work closely with the GP and Practice Management Team and contribute positively to the wider development of the practice.
• A willingness to develop knowledge and skills in areas of primary care where you have less experience.
• A proactive and positive approach to learning and professional development.
• The ability to recognise areas for improvement and work collaboratively to achieve agreed clinical and service objectives.

Desirable

• Prescribing within your nursing scope of practice would be advantageous although this is not essential.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and a valid PIN.
• Demonstrable post-registration clinical experience.
• Evidence of working autonomously and managing a varied clinical workload.
• Strong clinical assessment, decision-making and patient-management skills.
• Competence in relevant primary care nursing skills, appropriate to the role, such as:
• Chronic disease reviews
• Health checks and screening
• Immunisations and vaccinations
• Cervical screening, where appropriately trained
• Wound care
• ECGs and other relevant clinical observations
• Blood pressure and other routine clinical assessments
• Understanding of safeguarding, infection prevention and control, and clinical governance.
• Good understanding of professional accountability, confidentiality and information governance.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with patients, colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to recognise and appropriately escalate clinical concerns and risk.
• Commitment to continuing professional development and maintaining clinical competence.
• Ability to contribute positively to a team and support a culture of learning, accountability and patient-centred care.
• Demonstrable ability to provide clinical leadership to nurses and healthcare support staff.
• Ability to support, supervise and develop members of the nursing team.
• Ability to identify and implement improvements in clinical practice.
• Understanding of clinical audit, quality improvement and relevant primary care targets.
• Ability to work collaboratively with GPs and the Practice Management Team to develop the nursing service.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise competing clinical and leadership responsibilities.

Desirable

• We would also consider applications from experienced nurses working in other primary care or clinical settings who can demonstrate strong clinical leadership, team support, clinical competence and a genuine commitment to developing their knowledge and skills within general practice.
• We recognise that the skills and experience required for this role may be gained across different clinical settings and career backgrounds. However, the successful candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to work confidently within a general practice environment and develop an understanding of primary care systems, processes and contractual requirements.
• You will be supported to develop your understanding of general practice where particular areas are new to you, including QOF, clinical indicators, primary care contractual requirements and practice systems and processes.

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).