THE ROLE

The post holder is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective nursing care to the whole practice population. As the team leader for the nursing team, the post holder is accountable for nursing service delivery.
They will lead and manage all the nursing resource, working closely with the practice management and GPs to deliver the practice priorities. Clinically, the focus of the role is the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients with long-term conditions and management and preventative nursing interventions to all patients.
As an autonomous practitioner the nurse is responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making. They will work collaboratively with the whole practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing leadership and direction for the nursing team.
Key Relationships

• The Partners & Doctors
• The Practice Manager/ Practice Nurse Manager
• Patients
• The Practice Team
• Attached Staff and Independent Contractors
• Clinical Commissioning Group
• Social Care and Health
• Nursing and Residential Homes
• Local Pharmacies
• Statutory and Voluntary Organisations
• Safeguarding Leads

CLINICAL DUTIES

Assess, plan, develop, implement, provide, and evaluate treatment programmes including, but not limited

to:

• Health promotion and well-being plus individual plans for patients with/at risk of a long term condition.
• Manage and treat long-term conditions, in line with national and local policies and practice needs
• Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence based practice and national/practice protocols, and work with patients to support adherence to prescribed treatments
• Prioritise health problems, intervening appropriately, to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
• Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning and cervical cytology consultations
• Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children including patients travelling abroad
• Meet the needs of patients presenting for wound care communication
• The post holder will communicate regularly with colleagues, the Partners and Doctors within the surgery, the Practice Nursing Team, attached staff, patients, members of the general public and a range of external agencies
• Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating, including those receiving “bad news”
• Participate in practice team meetings, delivering the nursing agenda and run nurse department meetings
• Produce written documents that evidence the contribution of the nursing team to the practice priorities.