Lead practice nurse

The Lead Nurse plays a key role in delivering high quality patient care and leading the nurses within the practice. The post holder provides clinical leadership and oversight of nurses, supports the development and implementation of protocols, leads quality improvement initiatives. They are responsible for managing, developing, and supporting the nurses to ensure services meet professional standards and achieve positive outcomes.

This role requires clinical expertise alongside effective leadership skills to coordinate daily nursing activities. The Nurse lead works closely with GPs and the wider team to integrate nursing services across the practice, ensuring patient safety, best practice, and high standards of care. The role includes direct patient care, clinical duties, and administrative responsibilities, supporting a holistic and patient-centred approach. The post holder is also responsible for ensuring compliance with infection prevention and control and cold chain requirements.

The Practice aims to provide a primary base to support continuity and strong patient-clinician relationships. However, flexibility is essential, and the post holder may be required to work across branch sites on a temporary or permanent basis. Core hours are 8am6:30pm Monday to Friday, with extended hours until 8pm on weekdays and 8am4pm on Saturdays. The post holder must be willing to work across core and extended hours as required, with preferences considered where possible.

The Nurse Lead provides clinical and operational leadership to the nursing team, overseeing recruitment, rota management, performance, and professional development to maintain high standards of care. They ensure effective clinical governance, compliance with health and safety, infection prevention and control, clinical audit requirements, and all nurse-related regulatory obligations. The post holder also leads the development, review, and implementation of nursing policies and protocols in line with best practice.

The role includes delivering specialist nursing care, particularly in chronic disease management, urgent care, and preventative health. The Nurse Lead supports patient flow and care coordination, working closely with the multidisciplinary team to optimise outcomes. They also lead health promotion initiatives, educating patients on disease prevention and healthy lifestyles.

The Mayflower Medical Group has recently been acquired by the Fuller and Forbes Partnership and is recruiting for full and part-time sessions of GP time. We are looking for applicants who are able to undertake sessions across our 5 sites within Plymouth. Our aim is to operate an efficient traditional GP model, providing efficient and effective direct patient care.

The Nurse Team Leader is a pivotal figure in steering the nursing team towards excellence in patient care. This role encompasses oversight of clinical nursing practices, enhancing nursing protocols, and leading quality improvement initiatives across the practice. The Nurse Team Leader is responsible for the management, development, and leadership of the nursing service ensuring it meets contemporary standards and delivers effective outcomes for patients

This position requires a combination of clinical expertise and managerial acumen to coordinate the nursing team's activities effectively. The Nurse Team Leader will liaise with other healthcare professionals to integrate nursing with broader healthcare operations advocating for high standards in patient safety and care quality. The role involves substantial patient interaction, clinical duties, and administrative oversight providing a comprehensive patient centred approach to nursing within the practice.

The Nurse Team Leader will also ensure adherence to infection control and cold chain standards

The Practice aims to provide a primary site for the post holder to work from fostering stability and a strong patient clinician relationship. However flexibility is required and the post holder must be willing to work at other branch sites when necessary either on a temporary or permanent basis. Practice core hours are monday to friday with extended hours on weekdays and saturday.

The post holder must be willing to work their contractual hours during both core and extended hours although the Practice will consider their preferences

Clinical and Operational Leadership
The Nurse Team Leader provides clinical and operational leadership to the nursing team overseeing recruitment rota management performance and professional development to ensure high standards of care. They maintain clinical governance systems ensuring compliance with health and safety guidelines including infection control measures and clinical audit standards. The post holder leads the development and revision of nursing policies and protocols integrating best practice guidelines into everyday clinical procedures and ensures compliance with all nurse related regulatory…