Lead Practice Nurse

West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group; Basildon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Basildon is seeking an experienced lead practice nurse to join their team. The position is full-time, requiring strong leadership and communication skills. Responsibilities include mentoring nursing staff, overseeing service delivery, and leading clinical audits. Candidates must be registered nurses with demonstrable primary care experience, and must possess the ability to support and implement change effectively. The role offers flexibility in start and end times.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration.
• Demonstrable primary care experience.
• Strong leadership and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Act as first point of contact for team operational queries.
• Mentor nursing staff to ensure safe care delivery.
• Lead clinical audits and implement improvements.

Skills

Leadership skills

Strong communication skills

Primary care experience

Immunisation services experience

Education

Registered Nurse, NMC registration with active PIN

Job description

About the Role

Laindon Medical Group is looking to welcome an experienced lead practice nurse to join their well-established team. This position is offered on a full-time basis for 5 days per week with some flexibility on start/end time (eg 8am-5pm or 9am-6pm).

The lead practice nurse will act as the clinical–operational lead for the nursing team, providing a single point of coordination for day-to-day service delivery, operational issues, and clinical quality. We can offer protected administration time with this role.

The lead nurse will work closely with the clinical lead, practice manager, partners and wider MDT. Strategic planning and complex troubleshooting remain with senior clinical leadership, while the wider nursing team are the primary delivery arm for services.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for nursing team operational queries, feedback, and escalation of risks
• Support implementation, teaching and monitoring of evidence-based clinical practice
• Mentor nursing staff and assess competencies to ensure safe care delivery
• Promote shared learning and support delivery of key outcomes (QOF, including attending monthly meetings to execute agreed plans and support achievement of targets; CQC compliance; IPC standards)
• Lead clinical audits relevant to nursing services and implement improvements
• Oversee daily coordination of the nursing workforce to ensure adequate cover for patient demand
• Provide oversight of delegated tasks and maintain visibility of progress and resourcing
• Communicate clearly between teams, partners and management to support smooth running of services
• Lead and contribute to nursing team meetings and MDT working
• Support the induction of new staff, maintaining training records and mandatory skills compliance

For further duties, please see job description attached.

About the Candidate

• Registered Nurse, NMC registration with an active PIN
• Demonstrable primary care experience
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Experience delivering long-term condition care and immunisation services
• Confident in supporting others’ learning and change implementation

About Us

Laindon Medical Group is a long-established practice, serving a population of just over 18,000 patients. We have 5 partners and an excellent clinical mix of 5 salaried GPs, ANP & practices nurses, a team of allied health professionals, with a strong, organised administrative team, including a practice manager, operational manager and finance officer.

Our aims and objectives are to:

• Provide the best quality medical care to our patients.
• Ensure that patients have confidence in the service we provide.
• Be committed to our patients’ needs.
• Act with integrity and complete confidentiality.
• Be courteous, approachable, friendly & accommodating.
• Ensure safe and effective services & environment.
• Be innovative and forward thinking.
• Work collaboratively with outside agencies.
• Maintain our motivated and skilled work teams.
• Thoroughly monitor and audit, continue to improve our healthcare services.
• Maintain high quality of care through continuous learning and training.
• Guide our employees in accordance with diversity and equality.
• Ensure effective and robust information governance systems.
• Treat all patients and staff with dignity, respect and honesty.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.