Nurse Team Lead

Integrated Care System; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham seeks a compassionate and proactive Nurse Team Lead to manage a varied Nursing Team and ensure high-quality patient care in a busy GP surgery. This role involves overseeing staff, providing excellent patient service, and leading clinical responsibilities while developing the nursing team. Ideal candidates should have relevant NMC registration, strong leadership skills, and a committed approach to patient care.

Benefits

6 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• Professional registration with the NMC is required.
• Experience in primary care is desirable.
• Specialty in Diabetes or Respiratory is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Practice nursing team to provide health services.
• Supervise staff performance and wellbeing.
• Manage chronic diseases, wound care, and health screenings.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Teamwork

Detail-oriented

Education

Professional registration with the NMC - Nursing & Midwifery Council

Job description

We are seeking a compassionate and proactive registered Nurse to be our Nurse Team Lead, and support the delivery of high-quality patient care within our busy GP surgery.

The successful candidate will be working across our 3 sites to lead our varied Nursing Team.

Primary care experience is desired but not essential.

Main duties of the job

This will be a varied role including nursing clinics and management of the Nursing team as a whole.

Providing excellent patient service with combined communication skills. A confident manner and the ability to remain calm under pressure are essential attributes of any applicants.

Applicants should possess the appropriate qualifications.

About us

The Lordswood Group was formed in October 2008. We are a partnership ofthree local GP Practices covering the Harborne and Quinton areas of Birminghamwith 25,000 patients. Our aim is to provide the highest possible standard ofcare in a convenient local setting. Lordswood Group is a member practice of OurHealth Partnership.

We offer a competitive salary together with 6 weeks annual leave plusbank holidays (pro-rata for part time).

For a confidential discussion, please contact Sharon Dyer, BusinessManager on 07939 189664

Job responsibilities

Working in accordance with the UKCC Code of Conduct, the post-holder will lead and develop the Practice nursing team in the provision of assessment, treatment, screening, health education services and advice to patients.

The post-holder will develop the team including Nurses, HCA's and Phlebotomists. Agree protocols and guidelines to provide nursing treatments to patients both independently and in participation with nurse colleagues and general practitioners.

The post-holder will have the required level of training and competence and will work within patient group directions where these are available. A nurse with prescribing qualifications will use them appropriately.

Management Responsibilities:

• Supervise staff performance, development and support the wellbeing of the team.
• Contribute to the implementation of policies and guidelines across the Practice nursing team.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Identify, assess and diagnose patients with complex health needs across the Practice population.
• Work with others to change policies to improve health and well-being and reduce inequalities.
• Lead the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practice to improve the services offered by the Practice nursing team.
• Management of Chronic Diseases, wound care, health screening, travel health, health screening, immunisations (Adult and Child), Cytology.
• Stock maintenance and ordering.
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.

Confidentiality:

• In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Health & Safety:

• The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, the practice Health & Safety Manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures.

Equality and Diversity:

• The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues.

Personal/Professional Development:

• In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that NMC professional development requirements are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.

Communication:

• The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to communicate effectively with other team members, patients and carers. Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Qualifications required:

• Professional registration with the NMC - Nursing & Midwifery Council.

Personal atrributes:

• Excellent communication skills, highly motivated, flexible, enthusiastic, attention to detail, team player.
• Strong leadership experience within an NHS setting.

Person Specification

Experience

• Primary care experience is desirable but not essential.

Qualifications

• Professional registration with the NMC - Nursing & Midwifery Council.
• Specialty in Diabetes or Respiratory.

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.

Depending on experience£40,000-£45,000 dependent on experience