Lead Practice Nurse

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, friendly, and hard-working General Practice Nurse to join our clinical team. You will work alongside our GPs, Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and administrative staff to deliver the highest quality of care to our local population.Whilst experience working in a General Practice setting is desirable, the most important quality we look for in candidates is a willingness to get involved in our team and be a leader by delivering innovation through the care we provide.

Main duties of the job

Your main duties will be general nursing duties such as (not exhaustive);

• wound care
• long-term condition reviews e.g. asthma, COPD and diabetes
• cervical screening
• immunisations
• blood tests
• health screening
• ECGs

Experience or a willingness to train in diabetes is essential.In addition to this, you will be expected assist with areas of leadership, which may be through infection prevention and control (IPC) compliance, improving uptake of cancer screening and immunisations and developing of protocols to maximize QOF prevalence.

About us

We are a thriving Family Practice delivering high quality health care across Folkestone since 2021, currently looking after approx. 4000 patients across with a varied patient population.Our practice compromises 5 excellent salaried GPs, highly skilled nursing/healthcare professional staff and an efficient administrative and reception team.

We are a high achieving, well organised practice and use EMIS web.

We foster a close knit and supportive working community and are looking to welcome a Nurse onto our team.

What we offer

• A Competitive salary
• 6.8 weeks leave per annum in first 5 years, increasing to 7.8 weeks after 5 years
• A practice that values a good work-life balance
• A flexible and supportive working environment
• Focus on training keen to support professional and personal development