Nurse Manager

Main duties of the job

In this key leadership role, you will provide professional support to our nursing team, oversee safe and effective clinical services, and work closely with GP Partners and wider teams to ensure our care remains person‑centred, innovative, and responsive to local needs.

You will contribute to strategic planning across the PCN, including workforce development, service improvement, and managing resources within budget to ensure sustainable, high‑quality care.

We are looking for a collaborative leader with advanced clinical skills, excellent communication, and a commitment to developing people and services. In return, you will join a practice that values its staff, welcomes new ideas, and invests in ongoing professional and personal development.

Weston grove is an established three‑site GP PCN practice in and around Aylesbury; together, our whole team aims to improve the health of our patients, alongside enhancing their experience of patient care with a great family team ethos.

We are educationally focused and offer ongoing training and development whilst providing a supportive, working environment. We also feel team wellbeing is important to us, on top of your annual leave, you’ll have a wellbeing day to look after your health, we have regular social events, support the working environment and lots more!

Leadership & Strategic Development

• Provide proactive leadership to manage, support, and develop the nursing teams, ensuring consistently high standards of patient care.
• Offer professional leadership and mentorship to clinical staff, modelling best practice and professional excellence.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and evidence‑based practice across all clinical services.
• Work collaboratively with the Senior Management Team to shape, deliver, and implement the partnership’s strategic objectives.
• Ensure full compliance with healthcare regulations, governance frameworks, and quality standards.
• Lead infection prevention and control across the organisation.
• Oversee clinical operations to ensure efficient, effective, and patient‑centred service delivery.
• Lead and support the investigation and resolution of patient complaints, ensuring a fair, transparent and timely process, embedding learning into service improvement and team development.

Quality, Safety & Clinical Governance

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for the quality, safety, and professional standards of all clinical care delivered by the nursing team.
• Develop, implement, and maintain robust clinical policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Lead the development and delivery of a comprehensive clinical supervision framework, providing expert guidance, reflective practice opportunities, and professional support to the nursing and wider clinical teams.

People Management & HR Leadership

• Provide strategic leadership for all HR matters relating to the nursing team, including managing grievance and disciplinary processes in line with practice policy and employment law.
• Lead on pastoral support, promoting a positive, supportive, and inclusive working environment.
• Conduct return‑to‑work interviews and support staff wellbeing, safe practice, and workforce resilience.

Resource & Budget Management

• Manage budgets and resources effectively to optimise clinical services and ensure value for money.

Professional

• Ensure that all professionally registered clinical staff meet statutory professional requirements.
• Maintain own clinical knowledge and professional standards.
• Lead and participate in shared learning across the practices and wider organisation and assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery.

Clinical Practice

• Access, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients presenting with undifferentiated, acute, or chronic conditions.
• Conduct comprehensive clinical examinations, considering both physiological and psychological needs, and develop appropriate, evidence‑based care plans.
• Manage patients with complex presentations, coordinating and evaluating tailored interventions to support optimal outcomes.
• Proactively identify patients at risk of developing long‑term…