Job summary
We have an
amazing job opportunity for a Lead Practice Nurse to join our highly effective,
friendly and supportive team on a full or part time basis. Salary is negotiable
and dependent on qualification and experience.
As Lead Nurse you will be supported by the partners, Clinical Care Management Team and a dedicated Nursing team co-ordinator. You will work collaboratively with the whole Primary Care Network (PCN) to meet the needs of patients and provide leadership and direction for the nursing team. Our ideal candidate will have drive, dedication, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude. They will have the ability to work well with all teams across all sites and be open to innovative ways of working.
Main duties of the job
Role Responsibilities:
The key focuses of the role will be training, mentoring and supporting the nursing team to help further develop their skills & to support patients to be healthy, monitoring and treating long-term conditions and proactively supporting health promotion and screening activities.
Skills in chronic disease management (particularly respiratory illnesses) are an essential requirement.
The Lead Nurse will be accountable for nursing service delivery and ensuring the delivery of safe and effective nursing care to the whole practice population. They will lead and manage all the nursing clinical resources, working closely with the Clinical Care Management Team to deliver the PCN priorities. The Lead Nurse is not responsible for HR but will link in with matters such as recruitment and appraisals of the team.
The successful candidate will be expected to:
- Deliver a high standard, safe patient care using specialist practice nurse skills.
- Mentor new nursing staff
- Provide clinical leadership for the nursing team
- Liaise with the Clinical Management Team and Education Leads to make sure the nursing team are fully trained and qualified
- Maintain and review nursing protocols
- Ensure self-development and registration requirements are kept in date and regularly reviewed
- Work with the Management team on matters such as recruitment and appraisals
- Meet CQC standards
About us
Who are we?
We are an ambitious and diverse GP
Practice Network, providing care to over 30,000 patients across Plymouth. We
are unique in although we are a network of six surgeries we work as one
organisation. We are a forward-thinking team that always aspire to fresh
thinking and innovation for new or improved ways to delivering the best
healthcare for our patients. We can guarantee a day working in Pathfields will
not be dull and will bring fulfilment and the sense you really are making a difference
as part of a diverse team we are most proud of!
We have approximately 140 employees
in many different roles including GPs, Pharmacists, Paramedics,
Physiotherapists, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Advanced Clinical
Practitioners, Pharmacy Technicians, Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants,
Phlebotomists, Receptionists, Administrators and many more! We recognise that
staff are our best asset and work hard to provide a supportive and inclusive
culture where staff can thrive. Wherever you work with Pathfields, you will
always have the opportunity to bring new ideas to continuously improve our
service to patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB TITLE: Lead Practice Nurse
REPORTS TO: GP Partner
Job Summary:
The Lead Practice Nurse role at Pathfields Medical Group key focuses will be to mentor and support the nursing team to help further develop their skills & to support patients to be lead a healthy lifestyle, monitoring and treating long-term conditions and proactively supporting health promotion and screening activities. They will lead the clinical planning and implementation of changes within the nursing team, enhancing the provision of services to patients.
The Lead Nurse will be accountable for nursing service delivery and ensuring the provision of safe and effective nursing care to the whole practice population. They will lead and manage all the nursing clinical resources, working closely with the Clinical Care Management Team to deliver the PCN priorities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- To develop and supervise the nursing team in training, ensuring compliance and development needs are met (including staff reviews and appraisals)
- To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice
- To develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
- To work in conjunction with the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy providing audits, training, support and evidence of compliance where necessary.To assist the IPC lead in producing the IPC annual statement
- To implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients that promote health and wellbeing
- To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health
- To provide routine nursing care (including cervical screening) to patients in accordance with practice policies and protocols
- As required, to diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions
- To prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice
- To review patient medications to enhance compliance
- To support the provision of travel vaccination services
- To oversee the provision of chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
- To ensure accurate, clinical details are recorded at all times
- To ensure read codes are used effectively by all members of the nursing team
- To ensure the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic disease registers
- To ensure compliance with the practice chaperone policy
- To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
- To ensure CQC Compliance is met at all times
- To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
- To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
- To support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
- To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
- To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
- To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
- To understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
- To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Lead Practice Nurse may be requested to:
27. Develop and review audit protocols and process for the nursing team
28. Develop, review and implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the partners and managers
29. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
30. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice in order to improve patient care
31. Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
32. Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach
33. Lead the clinical planning and implementation of changes within the nursing team, enhancing the provision of services to patients
34. Support the practice team with the reviewing and implementation of practice policies and protocols, ensuring conformance to current legislation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB TITLE: Lead Practice Nurse
REPORTS TO: GP Partner
Job Summary:
The Lead Practice Nurse role at Pathfields Medical Group key focuses will be to mentor and support the nursing team to help further develop their skills & to support patients to be lead a healthy lifestyle, monitoring and treating long-term conditions and proactively supporting health promotion and screening activities. They will lead the clinical planning and implementation of changes within the nursing team, enhancing the provision of services to patients.
The Lead Nurse will be accountable for nursing service delivery and ensuring the provision of safe and effective nursing care to the whole practice population. They will lead and manage all the nursing clinical resources, working closely with the Clinical Care Management Team to deliver the PCN priorities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- To develop and supervise the nursing team in training, ensuring compliance and development needs are met (including staff reviews and appraisals)
- To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice
- To develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
- To work in conjunction with the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy providing audits, training, support and evidence of compliance where necessary.To assist the IPC lead in producing the IPC annual statement
- To implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients that promote health and wellbeing
- To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health
- To provide routine nursing care (including cervical screening) to patients in accordance with practice policies and protocols
- As required, to diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions
- To prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice
- To review patient medications to enhance compliance
- To support the provision of travel vaccination services
- To oversee the provision of chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
- To ensure accurate, clinical details are recorded at all times
- To ensure read codes are used effectively by all members of the nursing team
- To ensure the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic disease registers
- To ensure compliance with the practice chaperone policy
- To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
- To ensure CQC Compliance is met at all times
- To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
- To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
- To support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
- To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
- To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
- To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
- To understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
- To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Lead Practice Nurse may be requested to:
27. Develop and review audit protocols and process for the nursing team
28. Develop, review and implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the partners and managers
29. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
30. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice in order to improve patient care
31. Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
32. Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach
33. Lead the clinical planning and implementation of changes within the nursing team, enhancing the provision of services to patients
34. Support the practice team with the reviewing and implementation of practice policies and protocols, ensuring conformance to current legislation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Mentor or teaching qualification
- Post graduate diploma or degree (chronic disease management)
- Nurse Prescriber
- Completed or working towards formal infection prevention and control training
- Family planning qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of leading a nursing team
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of working autonomously
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of infection prevention and control measures
Desirable
- Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
- Experience of quality initiatives, ie benchmarking
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Mentor or teaching qualification
- Post graduate diploma or degree (chronic disease management)
- Nurse Prescriber
- Completed or working towards formal infection prevention and control training
- Family planning qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of leading a nursing team
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of working autonomously
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of infection prevention and control measures
Desirable
- Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
- Experience of quality initiatives, ie benchmarking
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).
