Nurse Manager (GP Practice)

Job responsibilities

This is a combined Clinical and Managerial position working as part of an established Nurse Management team within a large General Practice Organisation.

The post holder will be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge in Advanced Nursing practice, delivering care in their designated clinical area whilst also managing, leading and supporting our growing Nursing Team.

To work collaboratively with the other Nurse Managers/Nurse Partner and Senior Management Team to ensure the delivery of safe and effective care to the whole practice population.

To provide leadership to and management of the Nursing Team across all our sites including the two site Housekeepers.

To ensure that the skills and capacity of the whole nursing team are best utilised to meeting the changing needs and demands of the Practice population.

To implement new clinical and non-clinical services and roles in accordance with the needs of the practice population.

Attend relevant meetings updating the Partners and Management Team with relevant information.

Have regular meetings with the nursing team to ensure effective communication and address any clinical or organisation issues.

Participate in the recruitment of new staff following the practice recruitment procedures, liaising with the HR and Staffing Team.

Training and Development

Work closely with the other Nurse Managers and Nurse Administrator to ensure timely completion of annual appraisals and 1:1 supervision meetings.

Ensure that all staff participate in mandatory training and participate in relevant professional updates in order to maintain their professional revalidation.

Identify training needs of the whole Nursing Team and actively promote life-long learning and continuous improvement

Learning needs should be identified during the appraisal process and relevant training identified. Applications for study leave to be applied for using the Study Leave Policy

Maintain own training and development needs to ensure effective delivery of both clinical and managerial responsibilities the role.

Actively assist and encourage the Nursing Team to develop and progress within the inhouse progression framework.

Sickness and Absence:

Manage Nursing Staff absences adhering to the Practice Sickness and Absence Policy.

Ensure all Nursing staff who have been absent have a return to work interview and are supported appropriately on their return

Strategic/Quality

Actively participate in the development of Brownlow strategies and ensure collaborative working with others to translate this into practice development to improve the quality of care such as Q.O.F, CQC, GP Specification

Able to apply the theoretical perspectives of change management to create an environment for successful change and practice development.

Able to lead on key aspects of quality assurance to develop robust outcome indicators for general practice nursing and other aspects of clinical governance.

Ensure others in general practice nursing recognise the importance of data collection and quality assurance and ensure that findings and other results are disseminated in meaningful ways to staff.

Participate in the review of learning events and complaints and any fitness to practice/competency concerns.

Where required undertake significant event auditing (or equivalent) and be skilled in undertaking objective investigations and in writing objective reports following the completion of the investigation.

Where required, liaise with other outside agencies and Liverpool Central Network.

Develop and review relevant Brownlow Policies and Procedures ensuring they are meeting CQC standards and Clinical Governance.

Clinical Responsibilities:

Whilst the post holder will work as part of a large multi -disciplinary team, they must be able to work autonomously in an area of Advance Nursing Practice and be a practicing Non-Medical Prescriber.

Facilitation of Learning:

To support the ongoing development of junior staff and colleagues and participate in monthly education updates

To provide clinical support to other disciplines as required.

To contribute in the leadership of quarterly group/1:1 Clinical Supervision sessions

Demonstrate problem-solving skills underpinned from perspectives, for example in research processes, service and quality improvement techniques, educational theory or leadership and management theory.

Participate in the implementation of Brownlow Health research projects related to general practice nursing. This may also include undertaking a piece of original research

Collaborate proactively with public health agencies and local authorities to ensure general practice nursing is actively engaged in the health improvement strategies for the local community

Evidence, Research & Development:

Develop at least one special area of expertise to be seen as a local expert able to articulate the most contemporary evidence, approaches to practice and management.

Involvement with review and monitoring of clinical policies to ensure they are based on contemporary evidence.

Involvement in clinical policy and research communities to identify deficits in evidence and identification of potential funding sources for practice or research development.

Contribute to the development of implementation of research and development strategies and applications for funding.

Collaborate with local research partners and universities to understand new projects, developments and findings and ensure frameworks for research governance are applied appropriately.

Where appropriate undertake research or audit.

Present research findings in monthly Clinical meetings, clinical effectiveness group and/or other communication channels.

Skills, Knowledge and abilities

Essential

• Clinical leadership
• Advanced change management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle
• Advanced communication skills
• Advanced negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Research, innovation and audit skills
• A complete finisher.
• Resilience and drive
• Personal and professional integrity and confidence.
• Flexibility
• Self-starter
• Resourceful
• Strong negotiating and influencing skills
• Strong facilitating skills
• Calm and resolute under pressure.
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic.
• High workload capacity and capable of sustained effort over a long period.
• Effective delegator
• Strong commitment to public services.

Desirable

• I.T skills to support clinical work, research and audit
• Political awareness

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Part 1 NMC
• Independent / supplementary nurse prescriber
• Minimum 5 years post qualification experience at a senior level
• Leadership/Management experience in a health Care Centre
• Evidence of Level 7 (Masters) study
• Msc in Advanced Practice/RCN Credentialing (8b)
• Management/leadership qualification(8b)

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of the local and national health policy and wider health economy
• Knowledge of clinical governance, confidentiality, data protection and information governance in primary care
• Knowledge of safeguarding childrens and adults policies and procedures and how to apply them
• Autonomous practitioner
• Leadership in quality initiatives
• Teaching/supervising/mentorship experience

Desirable

• Experience of working within primary care
• Minimum of 5 years band 7 experience
• Experience of initiating protocols and clinical guidelines, implementing them and evaluating the effectiveness

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).