Job Description

Clinical Leadership Provide visible, approachable, and supportive clinical leadership for the nursing and healthcare team. Promote evidence-based practice and ensure patients consistently receive safe, high-quality care. Oversee key nursing services, including infection prevention and control, vaccination programmes, and chronic disease management. Act as a clinical expert and source of advice for nurses, healthcare assistants, and GPs.



Support and participate in clinical audits, risk assessments, and quality improvement projects. Make independent, professional decisions and deliver safe, evidence-based, and cost-effective patient care. Review and discuss test results with patients and GPs to ensure appropriate treatment plans are followed. Make timely and appropriate referrals to other healthcare professionals within primary, community, or secondary care.



Lead the development of nurse-led services, particularly for chronic disease management (e.g. diabetes, COPD, asthma, CVD), including diagnosis and referral when needed. Manage care programmes for patients with chronic diseases, ensuring regular reviews and supporting patients in self-management. Carry out medication reviews for patient groups identified by the clinical team.



Provide comprehensive travel health advice, including malaria prevention, vaccinations, and guidance on safe travel practices. Administer child and adult immunisations and vaccinations according to national and local guidelines, ensuring safe storage and handling of vaccines. Perform clinical procedures such as cytology, wound care, glucose tolerance tests, venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring, urinalysis and spirometry as required. Support doctors during minor surgery and other clinical procedures, including acting as a chaperone when required.



Promote healthy lifestyles by offering advice on topics such as diet, exercise, smoking cessation, contraception, and disease prevention. Plan and deliver health screening programmes agreed upon with the practice clinical team. Encourage and support individuals, families, and groups to improve their health and wellbeing. Contribute to achieving the practices clinical and contractual targets.



If an independent prescriber, ensure all prescribing is safe, appropriate, and in line with current legislation and local policies. Maintain accurate, up-to-date patient records in line with NMC guidelines and data protection regulations. Build and maintain positive working relationships within the practice team and across the wider Primary Care Network and local healthcare network. Education and Professional Development Encourage and support a culture of continuous learning and reflective practice within the team.



Identify training and development needs among nursing staff and work with the Nurse Team Non-Clinical Manager to arrange suitable training opportunities. Provide clinical supervision, mentorship, and guidance for nurses, healthcare assistants (HCAs), and students. Help plan, deliver, and support teaching sessions for practice staff, including medical and nursing students, nurses, and HCAs. Act as a mentor for junior staff and students, assessing their skills and competence against required standards.



Share learning and best practices with the team, keeping everyone informed about new developments, training courses, and conferences. Educate and support patients, carers, families, and colleagues in a way that encourages learning and understanding. Assist the Non-Clinical Team Manager with staff appraisals for the nursing team General Attend and actively participate in relevant meetings, including clinical, leadership, and nursing team meetings. Keep your knowledge and skills up to date by maintaining a personal development plan and attending appropriate training or courses.



Use the latest research and clinical guidelines to promote evidence-based practice. Regularly review and assess your own clinical work through audits, peer reviews, or other quality assurance activities. Maintain your professional registration and always work in line with the current NMC Code of Professional Conduct. Keep accurate and up-to-date patient records in accordance with NMC guidance and practice standards.



Work collaboratively with colleagues within the practice and with external healthcare professionals. Demonstrate strong leadership within your role. Promote the value and importance of specialist nursing skills both within the practice and to the wider community. Act as a role model for equality, diversity, and inclusive practice.



Managerial Understand your role and responsibilities within the practice and recognise how these may develop over time. Act as an effective and supportive manager, helping others and finding new, improved ways of working. Assess, plan, deliver, and review treatment programmes that promote patients health and wellbeing, working with other healthcare professionals to develop and update clinical protocols. Work collaboratively with colleagues to diagnose, monitor, and manage chronic conditions, using both medication and non-drug approaches in line with national and local guidelines.



Attend management meetings, take on agreed responsibilities, and provide updates or feedback as required. Manage your own workload and help the team prioritise tasks effectively to maintain good time management and productivity. Provide clinical and educational support to help develop the teams skills and improve the range of services offered by the practice. Quality and Governance Make sure all nursing activities meet CQC standards and follow clinical policies.



Lead on clinical governance work, including audits, incident reviews, and putting best practice guidelines into action. Help create, review, and update nursing protocols, policies, and standard operating procedures. Support safe and effective systems for managing medicines, maintaining the vaccine cold chain, and ensuring strong infection control practices. Collaboration and Service Development Work closely with GPs, the practice management team, and other healthcare professionals to improve how services are delivered.



Help design and implement new clinical services and initiatives that meet patient needs and support the practices goals. Take part in practice meetings and contribute to developing care pathways and clinical protocols. Build and maintain strong links with local nursing networks and healthcare partners. Confidentiality In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.



They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately In the performance of the duties outlined in this , the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data. Health & Safety The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Reporting potential risks identified.



Equality and Diversity The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. Key Working Relationships GP Partners and Practice Manager Nurse Team Non-Clinical Manager Practice Nurses and HCAs Administrative and Reception Teams PCN Nursing Leads and External Health Professionals