PCN Lead Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Leeds; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Woodsley & Holt Park PCN is seeking a four-hours-a-week lead registered nurse to work across member GP practices. You will guide phlebotomists and a nursing associate, help develop services and share best practice between practices.

You will join the PCN leadership team, oversee training, audits and clinic monitoring, and contribute to strategic service improvement in primary care.

Qualifications

• NMC registration as a registered nurse.
• Good knowledge of and experience in general practice.
• Understanding NHS Long Term Plan and Fit for the Future.
• Understanding population health and population health management.
• Knowledge of local health issues within the PCN.
• Interest in leadership within primary care.
• Nice to have experience of management and related processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor phlebotomists and nursing associate across the PCN, handling disciplinary matters.
• Contribute to the PCN leadership team's vision and help develop services.
• Review and audit the service, identify risk issues and plan improvements.
• Recruit and train new team members and support skill development.
• Monitor clinics on SystmOne and EMIS; assist with clinic audits.
• Promote the service within GP practices and build relationships within PCN teams.
• Identify barriers to access and work with individuals to overcome them.
• Support training needs and plan protected learning time with the training hub.
• Provide training or speakers for PCN events.
• Create competency packages and policies for wider use.
• Communicate information and issues as required.

Skills

Leadership in primary care

Job description

This is a four-hours-a-week lead role for a registered nurse, based with Woodsley & Holt Park primary care network and working across its member GP practices. The post holder leads a small team of phlebotomists and a nursing associate, helps develop services and shares good practice between practices. The role is practice-facing and includes training, clinic monitoring and audit, and contributing to the PCN leadership team. Applicants need current NMC registration as a registered nurse.

What the job involves

• Lead and mentor the phlebotomists and nursing associate across the PCN, including disciplinary, grievance, sickness and appraisal matters
• Contribute to the PCN leadership team's vision and help develop and deliver services within practices
• Review and audit the service, identify and resolve risk management issues, and plan to achieve results
• Recruit and train new team members and support the development of their skills
• Monitor clinics on SystmOne and EMIS and support administrative staff with clinic audits
• Promote the service within GP practices and build working relationships with practice and PCN teams
• Identify barriers to access and work with individuals to overcome them
• Support PCN and practice staff with training needs, working with the training hub and planning protected learning time
• Provide training or speakers for PCN events
• Create competency packages and policies for wider use
• Communicate information and issues as required

What’s required

Qualifications

• NMC registration as a registered nurse

Experience

• Good knowledge of and experience in general practice
• Understanding of the key priorities in the NHS Long Term Plan and Fit for the Future
• Understanding of population health and population health management
• Knowledge of local health issues within the PCN
• Working knowledge of, and interest in, new models to strengthen and improve primary care

Skills & knowledge

• Interest in leadership within primary care

Nice to have

• Experience of management and related processes
• Currently working in a member practice within the PCN