Lead Practice Nurse

Beeston Village Surgery is seeking a dynamic and experienced Lead Practice Nurse to take on a key clinical leadership role within our forward-thinking, community-based GP practice. Serving a patient population of just under 8,000, you will play a vital role in delivering and overseeing safe, effective, and evidence-based nursing care. Working collaboratively with both clinical and administrative teams, you will provide strong, visible leadership to the nursing team, ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality, patient-centred services.

You will also contribute to service development, clinical governance, and continuous quality improvement across the practice

Main duties of the job Deliver evidence-based nursing care for patients with acute and chronic conditions Lead and manage nurse-led clinics (including Asthma and COPD) Perform patient reviews in line with protocols and best practice Provide:

• Immunisations and vaccinations
• Cervical cytology
• HRT management
• Wound care
• Travel health advice
• Lifestyle support
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with NMC standards
• Supervise, support, and mentor students
• Participate in audits, protocol development, and service evaluation, Clinical
• Lead the delivery of nursing services
• Provide high-quality care for acute and long-term conditions
• Triage and prioritise urgent cases, initiating emergency care when required
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive patient records
• Prescribe within competence (if qualified)
• Deliver care aligned with national and local guidelines
• Undertake procedures including:
  • Cervical cytology
  • Immunisations and vaccinations
  • Wound care
  • Venepuncture
  • Blood pressure and spirometry monitoring
  • Travel health consultations
  • Health screening and lifestyle advice
• Teaching & Mentorship
  • Support and mentor students and junior staff
• Managerial
  • Act as a role model and team leader
  • Lead on protocol development and service improvement
  • Contribute to meetings, audits, and quality assurance initiatives
  • Support performance targets and contractual requirements
• Professional
  • Maintain NMC registration and CPD
  • Comply with mandatory training requirements
  • Work within the NMC Code and NHS guidelines
  • Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion
  • Handle sensitive information in line with GDPR
• This role is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.
• Applicants must hold current UK professional registration. For further details, please visit the NHS Careers website. NHS Careers website (opens in a new window)., Minimum 3 years post-registration experience
• At least 2 years recent experience in primary or community care
• Experience managing chronic conditions in nurse-led settings
• Strong understanding of general practice nursing
• Experience implementing clinical protocols
• Skilled in immunisations, wound care, cytology, and ABPI
• Experience supervising and developing staff
• Strong organisational and independent working skills
• Teaching and mentoring experience
• Excellent communication skills, Service development or protocol writing
• Leadership or team management experience
• Familiarity with clinical systems and digital tools, Diploma or Degree in Adult Nursing
• Current NMC registration
• Clinical supervision training
• Enhanced DBS clearance, Specialist qualifications (e.g., asthma, diabetes, cytology, family planning)
• Travel medicine qualification
• Independent/Supplementary Prescriber
• Community Specialist Practitioner qualification
• Teaching/Mentorship qualification, Informal meetings prior to interviews welcome.
• This role is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.
• Applicants must hold current UK professional registration. For further details, please visit the NHS Careers website. NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
• Beeston Village Surgery is a friendly, supportive, and progressive GP practice based in Leeds, caring for a growing population of just under 8,000 patients.

Our team includes a GP Partner, Salaried GPs, GP Registrars, ACPs, Nurses, and HCAs. We provide a full range of primary care services including chronic disease management, minor surgery, family planning, immunisations, and health screening. As part of the Beeston PCN, we benefit from access to a wide network of services and a strong pharmacy team.