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The Lead Practice Nurse will provide clinical leadership and management to the nursing team, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, evidence-based care to our patient population. The post holder will manage their own clinical workload, lead on chronic disease management, and take a proactive role in practice development, clinical governance, and quality improvement initiatives.

Provide day-to-day clinical leadership and managementsupport to the nursing team.

Participate in staff appraisals, supervision, mentoring, andprofessional development.

Ensure the nursing team adheres to practice policies,protocols, and standards.

Contribute to service planning and development in line withpractice and local health priorities.

Lead on infection prevention and control within thepractice.

Clinical Duties

Deliver high standards of care in chronic disease management(e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension).

Undertake general treatment room duties including woundcare, immunisations, cervical cytology, family planning advice, and travelhealth.

Carry out health assessments and screening activities suchas new patient checks, NHS Health Checks, and over-75 reviews.

Provide support and education to patients on self-managementand lifestyle advice.

Participate in the implementation of national screening andimmunisation programmes

The Practice is situated in Whitchurch and it benefits from a range of shops and restaurants locally. Whitchurch Medical Centres team comprises of 5 GP Partners, and 5 GP assistants, 3 Practice Nurses, 3 Healthcare Assistants and is supported by a highly effective and friendly admin and reception team. We are proud to be a research ready, teaching practice for medical and nursing students as well as a training practice.

Key ResponsibilitiesLeadership and Management

Provide day-to-day clinical leadership and managementsupport to the nursing team.

Participate in staff appraisals, supervision, mentoring, andprofessional development.

Ensure the nursing team adheres to practice policies,protocols, and standards.

Contribute to service planning and development in line withpractice and local health priorities.

Lead on infection prevention and control within thepractice.

Clinical Duties

Deliver high standards of care in chronic disease management(e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension).

Undertake general treatment room duties including woundcare, immunisations, cervical cytology, family planning advice, and travelhealth.

Carry out health assessments and screening activities suchas new patient checks, NHS Health Checks, and over-75 reviews.

Provide support and education to patients on self-managementand lifestyle advice.

Participate in the implementation of national screening andimmunisation programmes.

Training and Development

Support the training and mentoring of nursing students andnewly recruited staff.

Engage in continuing professional development (CPD) andmaintain up-to-date clinical skills and knowledge.

Participate in regular audits and quality improvementprojects.

Clinical Governance

Ensure accurate and timely documentation of all patientencounters using EMIS.

Work within the scope of practice and follow relevantclinical guidelines and protocols.

Understand and implement Patient Group Directions (PGDs) andassociated policies.

Take a lead role in safeguarding procedures andmulti-disciplinary team discussions.

Key Working Relationships

Practice Manager

GP Partners and Sessional GPs

Practice Nurses and HCAs

Cluster Pharmacists and MSK Teams

Community and District Nursing Teams

Medical and Nursing Students

Reception and Admin Staff

Other Information

The post holder will be required to comply with all healthand safety policies, data protection regulations, and the requirements of theNursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). This job description is not exhaustive andmay be reviewed periodically in consultation with the post holder to reflectchanging practice priorities.

• Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
• Mentor or teaching qualification
• Postgraduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management)
• Nurse Prescriber
• Completed or working towards formal infection prevention and control training

• Skill
• Wound care / removal of sutures and staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• Understanding the importance of evidence-based practice
• Understanding the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and in accordance with clinical governance requirements
• Use EMIS clinical system

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of leading a nursing team in a primary care environment
• Experience of chronic disease management
• Experience of working autonomously
• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures
• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
• Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking

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 experienceSalary available upon request