Job Description

Role Summary

This is a leadership position for a senior nurse to lead and develop our nursing team across The Croft Practice. While not delivering hands-on patient care, you will play a vital leadership role in maintaining and elevating standards of nursing across both practices. You will support the team with supervision, development, and compliance - ensuring excellence in care delivery.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

Leadership & Management

You will be involved in most aspects of patient care including:

Provide day-to-day leadership and support to the nursing team.

Deliver all nursing team supervisions and annual appraisals.

Coordinate and lead weekly nursing team meetings

Act as the main point of contact for team concerns, welfare, and performance.

Identify individual and team training needs and organise appropriate development sessions.

Run clinics in periods of nursing team absence

Training & Development

Design and oversee induction and ongoing training for nursing staff.

Offer informal coaching and mentoring to nurses, nurse associates, GP Assistants and HCAs to support professional growth.

Ensure all staff complete mandatory training and professional development as required.

Quality, Compliance & Governance

Conduct regular audits across nursing functions, including clinical documentation, patient safety, and infection prevention and control.

Lead on infection control policy and compliance across the practice.

Undertake regular room and equipment checks to ensure a safe and efficient clinical environment.

Manage nursing stock control, including ordering, usage monitoring, and cost-efficiency.

Support the development and implementation of best practice protocols, SOPs, and policies.

Ensure the nursing team meets all CQC and safety standards.

Communication

Work closely with the GP Partners, Heads of Department, and wider MDT to ensure seamless team function.

Represent the nursing team at management meetings where appropriate.

Confidentiality

All employees of the Organisation are required to maintain the confidentiality of

members of the public and members of staff in accordance with the Practice

policies.

Health & Safety

All employees have a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that

of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. Employees are

required to co-operate with management to enable the practice to meet its own

legal duties and to report any hazardous situations or defective equipment.

Things you should know:

Diversity and inclusion are very important to us at The Croft Practice and we value a multitude of diverse talent within the business. We want everyone to be themselves at work and encourage a culture that includes everyone. Our policies ensure that every candidate and employee are treated fairly and with equal opportunities.

The content of this represents an outline of the post only and is

therefore, not a precise catalogue of duties and responsibilities. The Job

Description is therefore intended to be flexible and is subject to review and

amendment in the light of changing circumstances, following consultation

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 27,377.86 per year

Expected hours: 20 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Enhanced maternity leave Free parking On-site parking Sick pay
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 08/08/2025