Lead Nurse

NHS; Newport Pagnell; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Newport Pagnell is seeking an experienced nurse to lead its Integrated Clinical team on a part-time basis. The role involves overseeing patient care, managing the non-medical prescribing team, and leading infection control efforts. Candidates should have robust clinical and management skills, along with a vision for service development and sustainability. Strong interpersonal skills are essential in this patient-centered position.

Qualifications

• Experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, and vaccinations.
• Demonstrable kindness in all aspects of work.
• Knowledge of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Integrated Clinical team and ensure effective patient-centered care.
• Support management of the non-medical prescribing team.
• Lead on infection control within the practice.

Skills

Clinical skills

Management skills

Compassionate manner

Knowledge of long-term conditions

Education

Current NMC registration with an active PIN

Job description

Newport Pagnell Medical Centre and pleased to be looking to welcome an experienced nurse to lead the Integrated Clinical team on a part-time basis for 25 hours per week.

Alongside your lead nurse role, you will also undertake one day carrying out a clinical session working alongside your colleagues.

We would welcome a candidate who not only has experience and solid clinical and management skills, but who has an interest and vision for service development and delivery sustainability in the future.

Main duties of the job

The role will see you supporting the team in the provision of an effective, efficient, patient centred care in the primary healthcare setting. You will lead on infection control in the practice and be responsible for managing the non-medical prescribing team.

About us

Newport Pagnell Medical Centre is a large GP training practice committed to providing excellent primary health care services with a strong emphasis on staff training and development. Based in excellent premises, our committed teams deliver a wide range of general medical services.

We are a large training practice based in the town of Newport Pagnell with another surgery in the Willen area.

The practice nursing team forms part of our integrated nursing team working alongside our community nursing team, community matrons, urgent care team and specialist nursing team.

Other information:

• Rated as Outstanding by CQC
• Part of a Primary Care Network
• Support for both student nurses, student paramedics and medical students
• Urgent care team
• SystmOne Practice
• Visiting consultants

For further information email/telephone [phone], [e-mail] and ask for Wendy Kerr or Penny Giraudeau.

Job responsibilities

Ifyou would like to find out more information about this role, please see theattached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration with an active PIN.

Experience

• Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care, and recording spirometry.
• Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work. The successful candidate will value the dignity of our patients, their relatives and carers, as well as their colleagues at the practice.
• Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
• Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.

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.