Lead Nurse/Advanced Clinical Practitioner
| Posting date: | 30 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £53,755.00 to £60,504.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £53755.00 - £60504.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 July 2025 |
| Location: | Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4SF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9363-25-0638 |
Summary
1. The post-holder will have clinical and management/leadership responsibilities. Clinical work involves seeing patients presenting with undifferentiated / previously undiagnosed conditions as well as the ongoing care of patients. 2. Advanced Clinical Practitioners working at this level of competence must have the ability to use complex reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and analysis to inform their health assessments, clinical judgements and decisions. The post-holder is the senior nurse/AHP in the practice and works with the wider team and affiliated professionals to ensure that workload is effectively and appropriately shared. 3. Assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment (including prescribing medications following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways) or make necessary referrals to other members of the primary care team. 4. The lead ACP will work closely with the nursing team to ensure they are delivering the services to the needs of the community. 5. The lead ACP will work closely with the Head of Nursing to ensure all targets are met at the surgery. 6. Work closely with the clinical Lead GP and the practice manager to ensure there are appropriate clinics available for the patient cohort. 7. They will work closely with other Lead Nurses/ACPs within the Directorate to ensure consistency in nursing practices.