Lead Practice Nurse

The Lead Nurse works with clinical and non-clinical teams to deliver the best healthcare to our patients while providing leadership and oversight of the nursing service across Penrose Health. The Lead Nurse is responsible for:

• Leading the nursing team and nursing service across Penrose Health
• Overseeing clinical governance within the nursing function
• Working with the Central Management Team to ensure the nursing service operates efficiently and effectively
• Continuing to work as a Practice Nurse and provide direct patient care for the majority of the working week., Leading and line-managing Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and Phlebotomists including inductions, mentoring, supervision and performance reviews
• Setting clear priorities, giving timely feedback and coaching colleagues to remove barriers to performance
• Overseeing clinical governance, safety and quality including audits, significant events, complaints and incident learning
• Leading on safeguarding, infection prevention, medicines management and clinical risk within the nursing team
• Working with the Central Management Team on rotas, cover, recruitment and retention
• Ensuring key clinical programmes run safely and on target long-term condition reviews, cervical screening, immunisations, wound care and NHS Health Checks
• Monitoring performance against QOF, contractual and internal targets, and driving improvement plans where needed
• Continuing to deliver hands-on Practice Nurse duties across the working week, including long‑term condition management, screening, immunisations and patient education
  Penrose Health is on a mission to deliver outstanding healthcare to every patient we serve.

We care for 75,000+ people across 9 sites in South East London, supported by a team of 200+ clinicians and staff. Our model is built on permanent, diverse teams, strong governance, and a clear focus on continuity, quality, and access. We work closely with NHS partners to deliver a full range of services from routine checks to complex, long‑term care backed by robust systems and a culture of continuous improvement.

We're proud to hold a CQC "Good" rating and consistently receive strong feedback from patients.