Lead Nurse

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Lead Nurse in East Sussex. You will manage a dedicated nursing team, ensure quality patient care, support clinical initiatives, and promote health services in a multidisciplinary environment. This full-time position requires a registered nurse with experience in chronic disease management and a commitment to enhancing patient care.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in primary care.
• Experience in chronic disease management is essential.
• Experience of working autonomously and leading a nursing team is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the practice nursing team to provide quality nursing services.
• Develop and implement health promotion programs.
• Ensure compliance with clinical governance and patient safety.

Skills

Wound Care

ECGs

Venepuncture

Diabetes Management

Asthma Management

Excellent Communication Skills

Time Management

Education

Registered Nurse

Post graduate diploma in Chronic Disease Management

Tools

EMIS

Systmone

Vision

Job description

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Job Summary

To be responsible for the management of the practice nursing team, consisting of nurses and HCAs. Working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, the post holder will ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to the entitled patient population. The lead practice nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as infection prevention and control, supporting and leading the nursing team on QOF, LCS and local initiatives; as well as supporting the practice management team in the implementation of quality improvement initiatives and new services to enhance patient care and service delivery.

Job Summary

To be responsible for the management of the practice nursing team, consisting of nurses and HCAs. Working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, the post holder will ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to the entitled patient population. The lead practice nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as infection prevention and control, supporting and leading the nursing team on QOF, LCS and local initiatives; as well as supporting the practice management team in the implementation of quality improvement initiatives and new services to enhance patient care and service delivery.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice's multidisciplinary team who provide care within their scope of practice to the registered patient population, supporting all members of the nursing team and providing guidance when necessary.

About Us

You will join a clinical team consisting of GPs, 4 Practice Nurses, 3 HCAs, 1 Phlebotomist, 1 Paramedic and 1 Clinical Pharmacist.

We are a well established, two site training practice, with our main site in Sidley and the satelite site at Albert Road, in Bexhill town centre.

Details

Date posted

04 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A2313-25-0002

Job locations

44 Turkey Road

Bexhill-on-sea

East Sussex

TN39 5HE

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The Following Are The Core Responsibilities Of The Lead Practice Nurse. There May Be On Occasion, a Requirement To Carry Out Other Tasks; This Will Be Dependent Upon Factors Such As Workload And Staffing Levels:

• Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients, which promote health and well being
• Identify, manage and support patients as risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health
• Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions
• Prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice
• Review patient medications to enhance compliance
• Provide guidance to patients in the use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications on side effects and dosages
• Oversee the provision of wound care services to patients
• Coordinate the provision of travel medicine services
• Request pathology services as necessary
• Process pathology results as required
• Oversee the provision of chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
• Ensure read codes are used effectively by all members of the nursing team
• Ensure the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic disease registers
• Develop, implement, embed and participate in well woman clinics
• Develop, implement, embed and participate in well man clinics
• Chaperone patients where necessary
• Assist GPs with minor surgery when required
• Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
• Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
• Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
• Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
  
  

aa. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)

bb. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies

cc. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

dd. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Secondary Responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the lead practice nurse may be requested to:

• Develop and review audit protocols and process for the practice, effectively utilising the audit cycle
• Develop, review and implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the partners
• Support all members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary, conducting appraisals and training needs analyses as required
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
• Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
• Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
• Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
• Coordinate the nursing team rota, ensuring sufficient staff are available to meet patient needs
• Lead the planning and implementation of changes within the nursing team, enhancing the provision of services to patients
• Support the practice team with the reviewing and implementation of practice policies and protocols, ensuring conformance to extant legislation
  
  

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Secondary Responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the lead practice nurse may be requested to:

• Develop and review audit protocols and process for the practice, effectively utilising the audit cycle
• Develop, review and implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the partners
• Support all members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary, conducting appraisals and training needs analyses as required
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
• Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
• Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
• Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
• Coordinate the nursing team rota, ensuring sufficient staff are available to meet patient needs
• Lead the planning and implementation of changes within the nursing team, enhancing the provision of services to patients
• Support the practice team with the reviewing and implementation of practice policies and protocols, ensuring conformance to extant legislation
  
  

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
  
  

Desirable

• Post graduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management)
• Nurse Prescriber
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of chronic disease management
• Experience of working autonomously
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of leading a nursing team in a primary care environment
• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
  
  

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Wound Care / Removal of sutures & staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals
• Chaperone procedure
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• Travel medicine
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Asthma
• Spirometry
• CHD
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
• Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
• Understands the importance of evidence based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong IT skills
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• EMIS / Systmone / Vision user skills
• Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Problem solving & analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
  
  

Desirable

• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
• Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
• Experience with clinical risk management
  
  

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Effectively utilises resources
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
  
  

Essential

Other requirements

• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• Occupational Health Clearance
• Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role of a lead practice nurse
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• Occupational Health Clearance
• Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role of a lead practice nurse
  
  

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Sidley Medical Practice

Address

44 Turkey Road

Bexhill-on-sea

East Sussex

TN39 5HE

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Sidley Medical Practice

Address

44 Turkey Road

Bexhill-on-sea

East Sussex

TN39 5HE

Employer's website

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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals

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