Lead Practice Nurse

We are looking for an experienced, motivated Lead Practice Nurse to join our friendly, patient-centred practice in Huddersfield. You will lead our nursing team, take first-line responsibility for clinical governance across our nursing services, and help us deliver safe, high-quality care. You will work closely with our Head of Nursing and Quality and our Practice Manager, and we offer protected time for leadership.

• Provide expert clinical care, including long-term condition reviews, immunisations and cervical screening
• Support, monitor and drive our nurse-led enhanced services, such as wound care and spirometry
• Lead on delivery of our nursing-related QOF indicators and drive improvement throughout the year
• Act as our first-line clinical governance lead for nursing services, including stock control, cold chain management and infection prevention and control
• Supervise, support and develop our practice nurses and healthcare assistants
• Work closely with our Head of Nursing and Quality, our Practice Manager and our GP partners to improve patient access, quality and outcomes

We are based on Spaines Road, Fartown, Huddersfield, and moved to our purpose-built premises in 2003. We have a large waiting area with disabled access and a childrens area, plenty of clinic and treatment rooms, an on-site pharmacy and ample patient parking. We are open 8am to 8pm Monday to Thursday and 8am to 6:30pm on Friday. We aim to provide high-quality, patient-centred care through a highly trained, multi-professional integrated team.

We work closely with community nursing, health visiting and specialist teams, and we have an active Patient Participation Group.

Job purpose
To lead our nursing team and provide expert clinical care, taking first-line responsibility for clinical governance, quality and performance across all nursing services.

Clinical practice

• Deliver high-quality nursing care, including long-term condition reviews, immunisations, cervical screening and wound care
• Support, monitor and drive our nurse-led enhanced services, such as wound care and spirometry, ensuring they are accessible, well used and delivered to a high standard
• Carry out seasonal home visits, such as flu vaccinations for housebound patients
• Work within your scope of practice and NMC Code at all times

QOF and performance

• Lead on delivery of our nursing-related QOF indicators
• Monitor performance, plan recall and review activity, and drive improvement throughout the year
• Report regularly on performance to the Head of Nursing and Quality and the Practice Manager

Clinical governance (first line)

• Act as first-line clinical governance lead across all nursing roles and responsibilities
• Lead on clinical audit, protocols, patient group directions and learning from significant events
• Keep us CQC-ready and maintain up-to-date clinical policies

Stock control and cold chain

• Oversee ordering, stock control and rotation of clinical supplies and vaccines
• Manage cold chain compliance, including fridge monitoring, temperature logs and breach procedures

Infection prevention and control

• Act as our infection prevention and control lead
• Carry out audits, agree and monitor action plans, and train staff

Leadership and development

• Supervise, support and appraise our practice nurses and healthcare assistants
• Oversee competency sign-off, training and development
• Use protected leadership time to review services, support the team and drive improvement
• Promote a positive, supportive and safe team culture

Working relationships

• Work closely with our Head of Nursing and Quality, our Practice Manager and our GP partners
• Work with community nursing, health visiting, pharmacy and specialist teams

• Registered Nurse with current NMC…