Lead Nurse & Advanced Practitioner — Primary Care Leader

IC24; Brighton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Annual leave 6.6 weeks

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

IC24 Brighton is seeking a Lead Nurse / Advanced Practitioner to provide clinical leadership across our Brighton practices, driving high standards of patient care while empowering nursing and healthcare assistant teams.

You will balance hands-on clinical work with team leadership, clinical governance and service improvement to deliver aligned, evidence-based care for our patient population.

Qualifications

• First Level Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Non‑Medical Prescribing qualification.
• Experience working in General Practice, Primary Care or Urgent Care settings.
• Strong clinical leadership and decision‑making skills.
• Experience mentoring or managing clinical teams.
• Understanding of clinical governance, quality improvement and audit processes.
• Passionate about developing colleagues and supporting clinical excellence.
• Builds strong professional relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• Proactive, organised and committed to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, coaching and mentorship to Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants to build confidence, capability and clinical excellence.
• Deliver advanced clinical care and assessment, ensuring safe, evidence‑based treatment in line with guidelines.
• Support governance, audits, quality improvement and compliance with CQC and organisational requirements.
• Collaborate with clinical/operational leaders to identify opportunities to improve pathways and patient outcomes.
• Support training, education and career development across the nursing team.
• Manage clinical performance through regular reviews and development plans.
• Contribute to population health management and preventive care initiatives.
• Build collaborative relationships with GPs, Practice Managers and wider teams to ensure patient‑centred care.

Skills

NMC registration

Non-Medical Prescribing

Clinical leadership

Mentorship

Audit & governance

Job description

IC24 Brighton is seeking a Lead Nurse / Advanced Practitioner to provide clinical leadership across our Brighton practices, driving high standards of patient care while empowering nursing and healthcare assistant teams.

You will balance hands-on clinical work with team leadership, clinical governance and service improvement to deliver aligned, evidence-based care for our patient population.