Who Were Looking For:

Applicants who meet the criteria for the role and are passionate about both clinical care and leadership.

Essential:

Registered Nurse (NMC) with significant experience in primary care.

Confident in leading a team, influencing change, and improving clinical services.

Strong communicators with a collaborative, compassionate approach.

Strong leadership and organisational skills

Job description

To lead the nursing team to deliver high quality nursing care to the practice population. This includes assessment of patients needs, health screening, health promotion, treatment and evaluation of care within agreed practice protocols. To play a significant part in service development in accordance with the practice business plan, mission, vision and values and the Primary Care Network plan. To lead and manage the site based nursing team in liaison with the Director of Nursing. To play a significant role in assisting the organisation to meet and maintain all performance targets and key performance indicators.

Practitioners working at this level must be able to use their original knowledge and skills as a basis from which to further develop practice. They must have the ability to use complex reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and analysis to inform their health assessments, clinical judgments and decisions. They must have demonstrable leadership and managerial qualities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

RGN. Post registration diploma or degree in general practice nursing or equivalent. Teaching and assessing. (ENB 998 or equivalent, SSSA) Nursing qualification and or experience in more than two areas of chronic disease/ long term conditions Trained in immunisation, basic life support and management of anaphylaxis, wound care, travel health, cervical cytology, sexual health, ear care, safeguarding, infection control, information governance. Trained in personalized care and support planning

Desirable

Year of Care care and support planning. HR, employment law, appraisals, staff wellbeing. Contraception and sexual health qualification

Experience

Essential

Minimum of 4 years in general practice nursing. Running specialist clinics, nurse led services. Experience of managing, supervising and mentoring junior staff. Specialist clinical theoretical knowledge. Knowledge of clinical governance. Full comprehension of primary care function and resourcing. Has knowledge of current issues in primary care nursing. Has an understanding of the demands of working in an inner city practice and demonstrates an ability to plan appropriate and culturally relevant health care accordingly.

Desirable

Experience in a busy working environment. Ideally 5 years general practice experience as a lead or senior nurse. Experience of managing department, including resources

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Specialist clinical theoretical knowledge. Knowledge of clinical governance. Full comprehension of primary care function and resourcing. Has knowledge of current issues in primary care nursing. Has an understanding of the demands of working in an inner city practice and demonstrates an ability to plan appropriate and culturally relevant health care accordingly.

Communication and relationships Excellent interpersonal skills. Customer-care skills and ability to deal with the public, able to manage conflict. Excellent interpersonal skills in dealing with all staff groups, wellbeing of team members and including the extended partnership and stakeholders and visitors. Effective problem solver/solution finder. Provides and receives complex and sensitive information from patients. Accurate data recorder. Able to write clear reports and present effectively. Employs tactics to overcome barriers to understanding. Demonstrates empathy and tact. Excellent verbal and written communication. Always treats every patient with equal respect and dignity. Clinical competencies Fluent in EMIS, Microsoft, Accurx Advanced level nursing care in family planning and sexual health screening, travel health, AF/IV

ear care, chronic disease management, wound care, cervical cytology, health promotion, childhood immunisation, medical and drug taking history. Able to plan, implement and evaluate nursing care. Able to make judgments in complex situations and analyse data. Able to assess patients condition in simple and specialist clinical conditions through analysis of investigation results and clinical observation. Refers on appropriately. Able to instigate emergency procedures. Possesses dexterity and highly developed physical skills for manipulation of tools and equipment. Able to employ a variety of health promotion methods. Fully conversant with clinical governance issues including accountability and responsibility. Manages clinical waste appropriately. Competent in infection control procedures. Possesses the ability to work independently and demonstrates confidence and effectiveness in the multi-disciplinary team. Works within scope and limitations and recognises when to stop, seek advice or refer on. Practices to highest standards. Information management Maintains accurate, contemporaneous patient records. Fully conversant with information governance issues. Highly computer literate with use of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook etc) and clinical data systems. Resources Able to identify and implement efficient use of resources and efficiency opportunities.

Planning Able to plan and prioritise own and team workload, organizes clinics. Teaching Able to teach, supervise and mentor junior staff and students. Service development Able to contribute considered, professional nursing opinion to policies, conduct surveys and audits and contributes to or leads research. Able to make significant contribution to the practice business plan.

Attributes Polite. Able to concentrate. Able to take own initiative. Able to work under pressure whilst remaining calm. Able to manage emotionally challenging and stressful situations. Committed to lifelong learning and professional development.

Desirable

About the employer

We are a partnership with a strong and proud nursing focus, shaped over many years by our previous Nurse Partner whose leadership, innovation, and commitment to high quality patient care remain central to how we work today. We are looking for someone who values clinical excellence, supports nursing development, and is passionate about strengthening the nursing voice within the partnership.

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