Lead Practice Nurse: Hands-On Clinical Leader

Penrose Health; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Penrose Health is seeking an experienced Lead Nurse to provide clinical leadership across our nursing service while continuing hands-on patient care.

In this blended role you will lead the nursing team, oversee clinical governance and quality, and work with the Central Management Team to ensure safe, efficient care across multiple sites. You will also mentor, coach and develop staff and participate in long-term planning and improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of general practice nursing, clinical governance and quality requirements.
• Safeguarding, infection prevention, medicines management and clinical risk understanding.
• Ability to lead and develop nursing staff while maintaining patient care.
• Experience with audits, incidents and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and line-manage Practice Nurses, HCAs and Phlebotomists, including inductions and performance reviews.
• Set clear priorities, give feedback, and coach colleagues to remove barriers.
• Oversee clinical governance, safety and quality, including audits and incidents.
• Lead safeguarding, infection prevention, medicines management and clinical risk within the nursing team.
• Work with Central Management Team on rotas, cover, recruitment and retention.
• Ensure long-term condition reviews, cervical screening, immunisations and NHS Health Checks run safely.
• Monitor performance against targets and drive improvement plans.
• Continue hands-on Practice Nurse duties across the week.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical governance

Staff development

Communication

Education

NMC registration

General Practice Nursing qualification

Independent prescribing qualification

Job description

Penrose Health is seeking an experienced Lead Nurse to provide clinical leadership across our nursing service while continuing hands-on patient care.

In this blended role you will lead the nursing team, oversee clinical governance and quality, and work with the Central Management Team to ensure safe, efficient care across multiple sites. You will also mentor, coach and develop staff and participate in long-term planning and improvement initiatives.