Lead Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and General Administrative Responsibilities:

Lead and manage the nursing resource, working closely with the practice management and GPs to deliver the practice priorities.

Clinically, the focus of the role is the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients with long-term conditions and management, and preventative nursing interventions to all patients.

Ensure the practice and its staff are compliant with infection prevention and control policies and procedures

Assure clinical safety and drive excellent patient outcomes

Support the practice manager and clinical lead in service delivery

Work collaboratively with the whole practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing leadership and direction for the nursing team.

Conduct all duties in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct and the various local and national policies, guidelines and protocols.

Clinical Responsibilities

Assess, plan, develop, implement, provide, and evaluate treatment programmes including but not limited to:

Health promotion and well-being plus individual plans for patients with/at risk of a long-term condition

Manage and treat long-term conditions, in line with national and local policies and practice needs

Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence-based practice and national practice protocols, and work with patients to support adherence to prescribed treatments

Prioritise health problems, intervening appropriately, to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care

Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning and cervical cytology consultations

Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children

Wound Care assessment and Management

Communication

Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment

Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background, and preferred ways of communicating

Participate in practice team meetings. Facilitating and coordinating nursing team meetings.

• Act as an advocate when representing patients and colleagues
• Communicate effectively, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.

Quality Assurance

Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC

Produce accurate, and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures

Prioritise, organise, and manage own and others workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality and safety.

Deliver care as an individual and team according to evidence based care and organisational, and national policies

Assess effectiveness of care delivery through peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation and leading on the maintenance of quality governance systems for the nursing team

Implement and review the application of evidence-based practice in nursing

Awareness of local and national safeguarding policies

Lead on areas of QOF and enhanced services

Lead on Infection control and embed within the practice team

Participate and lead on clinical audits sharing knowledge and learning events with the practice team

Leadership- Personal and People Development.

Responsible for own development, learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model

Support the development of others in order to maximise staff potential

Act as a clinical leader in the delivery of practice nursing services to patients, ensuring that the needs of the patient are the priority

Lead the nursing team in the planning and implementation of local guidelines, protocols and standards, and of local projects or initiatives

Team Working

Work as an effective and responsible Lead Nurse, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working

Delegate appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence of nursing team

Education

Responsible for own professional development by attending relevant meetings, courses, seminars in agreement with the practice study leave guidelines.

Be involved in providing a learning environment and demonstrate own activities to learners and new staff in the practice. Supervise others as needed.

Management of Risk

Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines

Apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration

Experience

Essential

• Self Directed Practitioner
• Fully conversant with the NMC Code of professional conduct and associated national guidelines and abide by their guidance

Desirable

• Mentor & Teaching experience
• Experience of clinical supervision and training
• Management Experience
• Experience of implementing protocols and clinical guidelines

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire GP Network Ltd

Address

Cherry Hinton Medical Centre

34 Fishers Lane

Cambridge

CB19HR

Employer's website

https://www.cambsgpnetwork.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)