Lead Practice Nurse

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Lead Practice Nurse to join their team at Westgate Surgery. In this permanent part-time position, you will lead a professional nursing team, focusing on delivering high-quality patient care and managing chronic conditions. Ideal candidates will have significant experience and leadership skills, contributing to the continuous development of the healthcare services provided.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus Bank holidays

Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption pay

Employee Assistance Program

Cycle to work scheme

Access to NHS Discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years post-registration experience including 2 years in general practice or community.
• Proven competence in managing chronic conditions like Diabetes and COPD.
• Experience in teaching, mentoring, or clinical supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the nursing team to ensure outstanding patient care.
• Deliver evidence-based care for patients with chronic conditions.
• Support the development of new models of care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical Competence

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Job description

Are you an experienced General Practice Nurse ready to lead, inspire and shape high-quality patient care?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Practice Nurse to join our growing service at Westgate Surgery. This is a Permanent part-time job (27.5 hours per week). The full-time equivalent for us is 40 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

This is a key leadership role, responsible for delivering safe, effective, and person-centred care across our diverse patient population. You'll lead a skilled nursing team, working closely with GPs and the Practice Manager to support day-to-day clinical services while championing clinical excellence, patient safety, and staff development. The Lead Practice Nurse will look to develop new ways of working which improve quality of care for patients, with a focus on the pro-active management of long-term conditions, in line with our mission to improve lives. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates with experience and/or qualifications in the management of long-term conditions such as Diabetes, COPD and asthma, who can bring specialist knowledge and contribute to the continued development of our chronic disease services.

About us

OneMedical Group was founded in 2004 on the idea that there is a better way to care for communities. Our mission of 'Improving lives' is underpinned by our core values of 'Putting People First, Working Together for a Better Future'. We are committed to NHS values and reducing health inequalities. OneMedical Group is a national award winning health and wellbeing company, working within the NHS, delivering high quality primary, urgent and community care.We believe in delivering services that improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities and our focus is on services that help our patients and their families adopt and sustain healthy behaviours, that improve health and quality of life, and lead to better health outcomes.OneMedical Group is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all job applicants. Throughout the recruitment process we want all candidates to be able to be at their best. If you would like to discuss the support options available during the recruitment process please email: [e-mail].

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work to invest in and strengthen our nursing team whilst working to develop new models of care. They will play a leading role in our approach to Personalised Planned Care, the management of chronic conditions; and work to enable QOF and other clinical quality related achievements. They will offer senior clinical support and leadership to our nursing team and work to promote a high performing, sustainable and engaged culture across the clinical workforce.

Working with the People Team they will contribute to workforce planning; including resourcing, recruitment and retention, and ensuring that the training and development needs of our people and services are realised; through robust training and development programmes, both internally and externally.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading and managing the nursing team to ensure outstanding patient care.
• Delivering evidence-based care for patients with acute and chronic conditions.
• Providing health promotion and preventative services, including immunisations, screenings, and travel health.
• Managing and developing chronic disease clinics (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD).
• Supporting minor surgery clinics, wound care, and a wide range of clinical procedures.
• Acting as a mentor and clinical supervisor for nursing colleagues and students.
• Taking a key role in quality assurance, compliance, and service development initiatives.
• Supporting the Practice in meeting its GMS and enhanced service contract obligations.
• Liaising with wider multi-disciplinary teams and external health partners.

What were looking for:

• NMC Registered Nurse with an adult nursing qualification.
• Minimum 5 years post-registration experience, including at least 2 years in general practice or community settings.
• Proven clinical competence in cervical cytology, immunisations, wound care, and managing chronic conditions such as Diabetes and COPD.
• Confidence in delivering evidence-based care plans for patients with long-term conditions.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to support and develop team members.
• Effective communicator, comfortable influencing change and working across multidisciplinary teams.
• Teaching, mentoring, or clinical supervision experience.

Desirable (but not essential):

• Formal qualifications or training in Diabetes, COPD, asthma, family planning, CHD, or cytology.
• Mentorship or teaching qualification.

What we offer

• 25 days (5 weeks / 200 hours) annual leave plus Bank holidays, which rises with length of Service (pro rata for part time)
• Extra day of leave per year for work anniversary
• 24/7 free access to an Employee Assistance Program run by awarding winning Health Assured
• Enhanced Maternity, Maternity Support (Paternity), Adoption pay
• Special and Significant Event Leave
• Family friendly employment policies
• Continued personal and professional development
• Participation in OMGs refer a friend scheme
• Internal wellbeing support through OMGs Wellbeing Advisors
• Employee Assistance Program run by awarding winning Health Assured
• Eye care scheme free eye test plus a contribution towards glasses
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to NHS Discounts

Person Specification

Experience

• Minimum 5 years post-registration experience, including at least 2 years in general practice or community settings.
• Proven clinical competence in cervical cytology, immunisations, wound care, and managing chronic conditions such as Diabetes and COPD.
• Teaching, mentoring, or clinical supervision

Skills and Knowledge

• Confidence in delivering evidence-based care plans for patients with long-term conditions.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to support and develop team members.
• Effective communicator, comfortable influencing change and working across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse with an adult nursing qualification.

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.