Lead Practice Nurse

The Grange Medical Practice; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Grange Medical Practice in Huddersfield is seeking an experienced Lead Practice Nurse to head the nursing team and oversee clinical governance, quality and performance across all nursing services.

You will work with Head of Nursing, Quality and Practice Manager, providing protected leadership time and delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across immunisations, long-term condition reviews and QOF delivery.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Experience in long-term condition management (e.g. diabetes, COPD).
• Infection prevention and control experience.
• Ongoing professional development in nursing leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead our nursing team and provide first-line clinical governance.
• Deliver high-quality nursing care including immunisations and cervical screening.
• Support nurse-led services such as wound care and spirometry and monitor QOF indicators.
• Collaborate with the Head of Nursing, Quality and Practice Manager to improve access and outcomes.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical governance

QOF management

Infection control

Staff supervision

Team communication

Driving license

IT literacy

Education

NMC registration

Immunisation training

Cervical screening training

Spirometry training

Independant prescriber

Tools

SystmOne

EMIS

Job description

We are looking for an experienced, motivated Lead Practice Nurse to join our friendly, patient-centred practice in Huddersfield. You will lead our nursing team, take first-line responsibility for clinical governance across our nursing services, and help us deliver safe, high-quality care. You will work closely with our Head of Nursing and Quality and our Practice Manager, and we offer protected time for leadership.

Main duties of the job

• Provide expert clinical care, including long-term condition reviews, immunisations and cervical screening
• Support, monitor and drive our nurse-led enhanced services, such as wound care and spirometry
• Lead on delivery of our nursing-related QOF indicators and drive improvement throughout the year
• Act as our first-line clinical governance lead for nursing services, including stock control, cold chain management and infection prevention and control
• Supervise, support and develop our practice nurses and healthcare assistants
• Work closely with our Head of Nursing and Quality, our Practice Manager and our GP partners to improve patient access, quality and outcomes

About us

We are based on Spaines Road, Fartown, Huddersfield, and moved to our purpose-built premises in 2003. We have a large waiting area with disabled access and a childrens area, plenty of clinic and treatment rooms, an on-site pharmacy and ample patient parking. We are open 8am to 8pm Monday to Thursday and 8am to 6:30pm on Friday. We aim to provide high-quality, patient-centred care through a highly trained, multi-professional integrated team. We work closely with community nursing, health visiting and specialist teams, and we have an active Patient Participation Group.

Job responsibilities

Job purposeTo lead our nursing team and provide expert clinical care, taking first-line responsibility for clinical governance, quality and performance across all nursing services.

Clinical practice

• Deliver high-quality nursing care, including long-term condition reviews, immunisations, cervical screening and wound care
• Support, monitor and drive our nurse-led enhanced services, such as wound care and spirometry, ensuring they are accessible, well used and delivered to a high standard
• Carry out seasonal home visits, such as flu vaccinations for housebound patients
• Work within your scope of practice and NMC Code at all times

QOF and performance

• Lead on delivery of our nursing-related QOF indicators
• Monitor performance, plan recall and review activity, and drive improvement throughout the year
• Report regularly on performance to the Head of Nursing and Quality and the Practice Manager

Clinical governance (first line)

• Act as first-line clinical governance lead across all nursing roles and responsibilities
• Lead on clinical audit, protocols, patient group directions and learning from significant events
• Keep us CQC-ready and maintain up-to-date clinical policies

Stock control and cold chain

• Oversee ordering, stock control and rotation of clinical supplies and vaccines
• Manage cold chain compliance, including fridge monitoring, temperature logs and breach procedures

Infection prevention and control

• Act as our infection prevention and control lead
• Carry out audits, agree and monitor action plans, and train staff

Leadership and development

• Supervise, support and appraise our practice nurses and healthcare assistants
• Oversee competency sign-off, training and development
• Use protected leadership time to review services, support the team and drive improvement
• Promote a positive, supportive and safe team culture

Working relationships

• Work closely with our Head of Nursing and Quality, our Practice Manager and our GP partners
• Work with community nursing, health visiting, pharmacy and specialist teams

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Cervical screening and immunisation training
• Training in long-term condition management (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD)
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Spirometry training or competence
• Independent prescriber
• Infection prevention and control training

Experience

• Experience of delivering and monitoring QOF indicators
• Experience of supervising or leading clinical staff
• Experience of clinical governance, including audit and significant event review
• Experience of vaccine ordering, stock control and cold chain management
• Experience of CQC inspection preparation
• Experience of quality improvement projects

IT Skills

• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle, for seasonal home visits (e.g. flu vaccinations for housebound patients)
• Flexibility to support seasonal and winter-pressure demands
• Satisfactory enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK
• Satisfactory occupational health clearance, including immunisation status
• Knowledge of QOF, CQC standards and infection control practice
• Strong leadership, communication and team-working skills
• Ability to organise, prioritise and manage own workload
• Good IT skills, including clinical systems (e.g. SystmOne or EMIS)
• Commitment to patient-centred, high-quality care

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.