Lead Practice Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Alvington; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Friary House Surgery is seeking a motivated Sister/Lead GP Practice Nurse to manage the nursing team and lead infection prevention and control across the practice. You will oversee chronic disease care, provide vaccination services, run well-woman/man clinics and support safeguarding and emergencies.

The role requires NMC registration as a Registered Nurse with primary care experience, ability to lead a team, and to work within a senior multidisciplinary team with prescribing under PGDs.

Qualifications

• NMC registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience in primary care/GP practice.
• Experience in infection prevention and control.
• Experience leading a nursing team.

Responsibilities

• Manage the practice nursing team including nurses, HCAs and phlebotomists.
• Lead infection prevention and control, including audits and training.
• Produce the annual infection prevention and control statement.
• Develop care management programmes for frail and housebound patients.
• Oversee chronic disease clinics and implement individual treatment plans.
• Develop and run well woman and well man clinics; vaccination programmes.
• Maintain clinical records and support safeguarding and emergencies.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Infection prevention & control

Chronic disease management

Prescribing under PGDs

Well woman / well man clinics

GP practice experience

SystemOne

Time management

Telephone manner

Education

NMC registration as a Registered Nurse

Tools

SystemOne

Office/Outlook

Job description

This lead role at Friary House Surgery, a GP practice, manages the practice nursing team of nurses, healthcare assistants and phlebotomists. The post holder leads infection prevention and control and oversees chronic disease care, including for frail and housebound patients. The role also covers well woman and well man clinics and sits within the senior multidisciplinary team, with prescribing under PGDs and vaccination work. Fit depends on NMC registration and prior experience of primary care, chronic disease management and leading a nursing team.

What the job involves

• Manage the practice nursing team of nurses, healthcare assistants and phlebotomists
• Act as infection prevention and control lead, running audits, training and compliance evidence with the practice manager
• Produce the annual infection prevention and control statement with the practice manager
• Develop and embed a care management programme for frail and housebound patients
• Oversee chronic disease clinics and implement individual treatment plans
• Identify and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions
• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, including prescribing under PGDs and within own scope
• Develop and run well woman and well man clinics
• Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
• Develop and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
• Maintain clinical records, manage chronic disease registers and support safeguarding and clinical emergencies
• Support practice management in reviewing and delivering clinical policy and procedure

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a Registered Nurse

Experience

• Primary care experience, including in a GP practice
• Chronic disease management
• Infection prevention and control measures
• SystemOne
• Leading a nursing team
• Managing elderly and housebound patients

Skills & knowledge

• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in Office and Outlook
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Effective time management

Nice to have

• Wound care and removal of sutures and staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture and requesting and processing pathology tests
• New patient medicals
• Understanding of PGDs and associated policies
• Women's health, including cytology and contraception
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel) and travel medicine
• Spirometry