Main duties of the job
As Clinical Nurse Manager, you will provide operational, professional and clinical leadership to the nursing team across our three Practice sites. You will lead a team of Team Lead Nurses, Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and patient centred nursing services.
You will oversee the day to day management of the nursing team, including workforce planning, recruitment, induction, appraisal, performance management and staff development. Working closely with the Practice Manager and GP Partners, you will lead Infection Prevention and Control, support clinical governance, drive Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) performance and play a key role in maintaining CQC readiness.
Alongside your management responsibilities, you will maintain regular clinical sessions and support the delivery of long term condition management, treatment room services, immunisation programmes and preventative healthcare.
About us
Park Medical Practice is a progressive training practice providing high quality primary care across three sites in Chaddesden, Borrowash and the University of Derby. With a workforce of approximately 90 dedicated colleagues, we are committed to delivering safe, effective and compassionate care while continually improving the services we provide to our 26,000 patients.
We pride ourselves on creating a supportive and inclusive working environment where teamwork, professionalism and continuous learning are valued. We actively invest in the development of our staff and encourage innovation, leadership and quality improvement across all areas of the Practice.
As we continue to strengthen our clinical services, governance and organisational resilience, we are looking for individuals who share our commitment to excellence and want to make a genuine difference to patient care. We believe in empowering our teams, recognising achievements and creating opportunities for personal and professional development.
In return, we offer a welcoming and collaborative working environment, opportunities to influence service development, access to ongoing training and development, NHS Pension Scheme membership and the opportunity to be part of a Practice that is ambitious, patient focused and committed to delivering outstanding primary care.
Job responsibilities
Clinical Nurse Manager
The Clinical Nurse Manager will provide operational, professional and clinical leadership to the nursing team across Park Medical Practice, working closely with the Practice Manager and GP Partners to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and patient centred nursing services across our three Practice sites.
This is a leadership role combining approximately one day per week of clinical practice with management responsibilities, including line management, workforce development, clinical governance and service improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, support and develop a nursing team comprising 2 Team Lead Nurses, 4 Practice Nurses and 2 Healthcare Assistants.
- Provide day to day operational management of the nursing team, including recruitment, induction, probation, appraisal, performance management, sickness management and staff development.
- Maintain clinical competence through regular clinical sessions, delivering and supporting long term condition management, treatment room services, cervical screening, immunisations, wound care, health promotion and preventative healthcare.
- Lead the Practice’s Infection Prevention and Control programme, ensuring compliance with national guidance and completion of annual audits.
- Drive Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) performance through effective planning, monitoring, recall systems and data quality.
- Lead the nursing contribution towards Care Quality Commission (CQC) readiness, maintaining governance systems, supporting audits and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Maintain and review nursing policies, Standard Operating Procedures, Patient Group Directions and Patient Specific Directions.
- Oversee treatment room standards, vaccine ordering, cold chain compliance, emergency medicines, clinical equipment servicing and stock management.
- Lead clinical audits, support quality improvement projects and ensure learning from Significant Events and complaints is embedded into practice.
- Work collaboratively with GP Partners, the Practice Manager and the wider multidisciplinary team to support service development and improve patient outcomes.
About You
We are looking for an experienced General Practice Nurse with proven leadership or management experience who is passionate about delivering high quality patient care and developing others. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills, a strong understanding of clinical governance, CQC requirements and QOF, and the ability to lead a team through continuous improvement and change.
The successful candidate will be a visible and approachable leader who promotes professionalism, accountability and teamwork while maintaining high clinical standards across all areas of the nursing service.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role, responsibilities and essential criteria.
Person Specification
Experience
- Primary Care or General Practice nursing experience.
- Experience of long term condition management.
- Experience leading or supervising staff.
- Experience managing a nursing team across multiple sites.
- Experience of service improvement projects.
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
- Teaching or mentorship qualification.
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.
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