Lead Nurse

West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to work

Death in service

Blue light card

Training budget

Job summary

Unity Practice is seeking a Lead Practice Nurse to join our four-site team across Haverhill, Long Melford, Lavenham and Glemsford. The role is full-time, 37.5 hours, with travel between sites. You will lead and deliver nursing services, support the development of the nursing team, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive quality improvement.

NMC registration and primary care experience are essential. We offer a supportive environment with training budgets and a cycle-to-work scheme to support

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with valid NMC registration
• Proven experience in primary care
• Experience in managing a team

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and deliver a range of practice nursing services and be accountable for the nursing team on a day-to-day basis
• Foster a learning environment, supporting training and development of the nursing team
• Lead on ensuring nursing services are compliant with CQC and other regulatory requirements
• Champion and lead quality improvement initiatives within the nursing service

Skills

NMC registration

Primary care experience

Team leadership

Job description

About the Role

Suffolk GP Federation are excited to announce an excellent opportunity for a Lead Practice Nurse to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in delivering high-quality patient care whilst leading and supporting our dedicated primary care nursing team. This is a full time role, 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday based across the Unity sites: Haverhill, Long Melford, Lavenham and Glemsford. Travel between sites will be necessary.

We're looking for someone with a passion for healthcare, strong general practice experience, and the ability to inspire and guide the team to excellence.

It’s a chance to make a real impact in a supportive and collaborative environment working across our four sites and clinical Hub. If you're looking for a role where you can thrive professionally, make a difference, and lead a team, we'd love to hear from you!

What’s the role?

• You will lead, manage and deliver a range of practice nursing services and be accountable for the nursing team on a day-to-day basis
• You’ll foster a learning environment, supporting the training and development of the nursing team
• You’ll lead on ensuring the nursing services are compliant with CQC and other regulatory authorities requirements
• You’ll champion and lead quality improvement initiatives within the nursing service

We will make sure you are fully inducted. It’s important to us that you feel safe and supported in your role.

About the Candidate

• You’ll need to be a registered nurse, with valid NMC registration and evidence of up-to-date practice
• You’ll need proven experience of working in primary care
• You will need experience in managing a team

About Us

The Unity Practice is run by Suffolk GP Federation CIC, a not-for-profit community interest company.

What we can offer you:

• Innovative teams who strive in forward thinking, with a voice that is heard
• A visible and supportive management team, with operational support that ‘get it’
• Excellent IT teams & support giving us first class equipment and ‘no wait’ responses
• A commitment to personal development, training and leadership opportunities, with service-managed training budgets
• Cycle to work scheme
• Death in service cover
• Competitive salaries with annual benchmarking
• Blue light card employer – Access to the discount service with thousands of discounts online and on the high street

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.