Lead Practice Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Leeds; Presencial; GBP 45.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Ashfield Medical Centre, which joined Keystone GP Partnership from April 2026, is recruiting a Lead Nurse to head the practice nursing team.

The post holder will set clinical standards, oversee long‑term condition care, audits, QOF delivery and staff development, with prescribing welcome but not required. Current NMC PIN registration is essential.

We seek an experienced practice nurse who can work autonomously, lead a team and contribute to governance and quality improvement across primary care.

Formación

• Current NMC registration with a valid PIN.
• Established practice nurse experience within general practice.
• Ability to work autonomously and lead a nursing team.
• Experience managing long-term conditions and preventative healthcare.
• Experience of QOF, clinical indicators, audits or quality improvement in primary care.
• Experience of clinical governance, safeguarding and infection control.

Responsabilidades

• Provide clinical leadership and oversight of the practice nursing team.
• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based nursing care.
• Undertake and oversee a range of primary care nursing services.
• Support management of long-term conditions and preventative healthcare.
• Oversee clinical audits, quality improvement and practice targets.
• Support delivery and monitoring of QOF and other contractual requirements.
• Maintain infection prevention and control standards.
• Promote safeguarding practice and elevate concerns appropriately.
• Support induction, supervision and development of nursing staff and healthcare support staff.
• Contribute to clinical governance, risk management and incident reporting.
• Develop and review nursing protocols, policies and clinical procedures.
• Work with GPs and the wider practice team, community services and other healthcare professionals.

Conocimientos

Clinical leadership

Autonomous working

NMC PIN

Chronic disease care

Infection control

Communication skills

Team development

Educación

NMC registration with PIN

Descripción del empleo

Lead Nurse post leading the practice nursing team at Ashfield Medical Centre, which joined Keystone GP Partnership from April 2026. The postholder sets clinical standards and oversees primary care nursing, long-term condition care, audit, QOF delivery and staff development. The role suits an experienced practice nurse who can work autonomously and take a lead role, with prescribing welcome but not required. Current NMC registration with a valid PIN is essential.

What the job involves

• Provide clinical leadership and oversight of the practice nursing team
• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based nursing care
• Undertake and oversee a range of primary care nursing services
• Support management of long-term conditions and preventative healthcare
• Oversee clinical audits, quality improvement and practice targets
• Support delivery and monitoring of QOF and other contractual requirements
• Maintain infection prevention and control standards
• Promote safeguarding practice and elevate concerns appropriately
• Support induction, supervision, appraisal and development of nursing and healthcare support staff
• Contribute to clinical governance, risk management and incident reporting
• Develop and review nursing protocols, policies and clinical procedures
• Work with GPs, the wider practice team, community services and other healthcare professionals

What’s required

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration with a valid PIN

Experience

• Established practice nurse experience within general practice
• Demonstrable post-registration clinical experience
• Evidence of working autonomously and managing a varied clinical workload
• Experience managing long-term conditions and preventative healthcare
• Experience of QOF, clinical indicators, clinical audit or quality improvement in primary care
• Experience of clinical governance, safeguarding and infection prevention and control

Skills & knowledge

• Clinical leadership and the ability to support, motivate and develop a nursing team
• Strong clinical assessment, decision-making and patient-management skills
• Competence in primary care nursing skills such as chronic disease reviews, health checks, immunisations, cervical screening, wound care, ECGs and blood pressure checks
• Understanding of professional accountability, confidentiality and information governance
• Effective communication and collaboration with GPs, the Practice Management Team and the wider team
• Ability to recognise and escalated clinical concerns and risk

Other

• Ability to identify and implement improvements in clinical practice
• Strong organisational skills, prioritising competing clinical and leadership responsibilities
• Commitment to continuing professional development

Nice to have

• Prescribing within nursing scope of practice
• Prior clinical leadership or lead role within a nursing team
• Experience in other primary care or clinical settings, where the candidate can show strong leadership and a commitment to learning general practice