Lead Practice Nurse
| Posting date: | 11 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 August 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW1V 3EB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A0859-25-0005 |
Summary
Other duties include: Offer and provide clinical supervision to other members of the practice nursing team and act as a Line Manager to HCAs, Nurses and GPAs. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes and improve the health and well-being of the specific needs of communities, groups and individuals To co-ordinate the provision of travel medicine services, and to ensure we promotion of the service To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies Lead the child immunisation clinic and work with the nursing team to ensure a robust recalling system for 8 weeks checks and baby immunisations Identifying health trends and public health issues and working with the team and others to combat these by ensuring patient education and/or specific clinics (e.g. MMR clinics following the rise of Measles) Working with public health initiatives ensuring the work of the team is up to date Lead by example in promoting high infection prevention & control (IPC) standards in clinical treatment and throughout the practice to ensure a quality service. Ensuring all rooms are CQC compliant Assist in compilation and implementation of policy, guidance and procedures relating to IPC in the practice To maintain updated knowledge and skills in IPC and feeding back / share information appropriately on matters relating to IPC to all practice staff. Participate in the review of significant events and support and participate in shared learning within the practice Ensure all PGDs are kept up-to-date and that all nursing staff are compliant with them Ensuring all rooms remain CQC compliant Monitor stocking levels and ensuring no out of date equipment or stock in found within the rooms