Lead Practice NurseNHS

Job summary

We're looking for an experienced Lead Practice Nurse (27hrs per week) to join our friendly team. You'll continue to provide excellent patient care while leading and supporting our nursing team, helping to ensure our services run smoothly and our patients receive the highest standard of care.

Working closely with GPs and colleagues across the practice, you'll play an important role in caring for our patients and helping to develop our services.

We'd love prospective applicants to come and have a look around the practice and meet the team. To arrange an informal visit, please contact Gemma Yapp, Deputy Practice Manager, on 01939 714242 or email [email protected].

Main duties of the job

• Provide leadership, support and day-to-day guidance to our Practice Nurses, and the wider nursing team.
• Oversee the delivery of nursing services, ensuring workloads are managed effectively and resources are used efficiently to maintain safe, high-quality patient care.
• Support the induction, supervision, training and development of nursing staff, helping to identify learning needs and opportunities for growth.
• Contribute to appraisals, competency assessments and performance management alongside the Practice Manager and clinical leadership team.
• Promote strong multidisciplinary working, effective communication and a positive, supportive team culture.
• Delegate clinical tasks appropriately, ensuring staff work within their competence, professional standards and scope of practice.
• Provide direct patient care in line with the needs of the practice.

Job description

• Provide routine nursing care in accordance with evidence-based practice, NICE guidance and national standards.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients with chronic diseases.
• Provide wound care management including ulcer care and Doppler assessments.
• Deliver vaccination and immunisation programmes for adults and children.
• Provide travel health advice and travel vaccinations in accordance with current guidance.
• Support patients in the safe and effective use of prescribed and over-the-counter medicines within own scope of practice.
• Chaperone patients during clinical examinations when necessary.
• Provide leadership, support and day-to-day guidance to Practice Nurses, and the wider nursing team.
• Oversee the delivery of nursing services, ensuring workloads are managed effectively and resources are utilised efficiently to maintain safe, high-quality patient care.
• Support the induction, supervision, mentorship, training and professional development of nursing staff, identifying learning needs and opportunities for growth.
• Contribute to appraisals, competency assessments and performance management processes in conjunction with the Practice Manager and clinical leadership team.
• Promote effective multidisciplinary working, strong communication and a positive, inclusive team culture.
• Coordinate nursing team activities to ensure appropriate staffing levels and continuity of care.
• Support the implementation of practice policies, clinical governance frameworks and quality improvement initiatives.
• Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately, ensuring team members are working within their competence, professional standards and scope of practice.
• Act as a clinical resource for the nursing team, providing advice and support on patient management and clinical decision-making where appropriate.
• Lead by example in delivering high standards of patient-centred care.

About us

Wem & Prees Medical Practice is a well-established practice serving around 12,000 patients across our two sites in Wem and Prees. We're a friendly, supportive team with a practical approach. We work hard, look after our patients and value colleagues who are willing to muck in and support one another.

Our modern premises provide a pleasant working environment, with free parking available at both sites. As part of North Shropshire PCN, we work closely with a wider multidisciplinary team, including Physiotherapists, Clinical Pharmacists, Cancer Care Coordinators, Social Prescribers and Mental Health Practitioners, helping us provide joined-up care for our patients.

We're proud of the team we've built and the culture we've created. We support one another, communicate openly and recognise that delivering excellent patient care starts with having a workforce that feels valued and supported. While we're busy, we believe in maintaining a positive and approachable working environment where everyone can contribute and develop.

Located in North Shropshire, we're within easy reach of Shrewsbury, Chester and Telford, offering the benefits of rural practice while remaining well connected to larger towns and cities.