Clinical Nurse Manager - General Practice

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	19 Tachwedd 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Negotiable
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	19 Rhagfyr 2025
Lleoliad:	Ware, SG12 9EF
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	A2862-25-0006

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Main duties of the job Clinical leadership and quality of patient care Oversee the delivery of safe and effective nursing care across the practice. Lead the nursing team and provide clinical supervision, mentorship, and management to ensure high standards of care delivery across the practice. Provide clinical supervision and guidance to nurses, healthcare assistants, and other clinicians. Manage a range of clinical activities, including chronic disease management, immunisations, and health screening. Provide and evaluate a range of health interventions to meet patient needs. Promote general health and well-being, develop person-centred care plans for patients with or at risk of long-term conditions. Implement and lead on vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children, including travel health consultations Plan, develop and implement specific projects and new nursing services as required. Staff and operational management Manage the day-to-day operations of the nursing team, including staff rostering and performance reviews. Maximise the performance of individuals and the efficiency and effectiveness of the team Build and lead a cohesive and effective team with good cross team communication. Carry out appraisals of the practice nursing team and update training needs as required. Ensure staff training and development needs are met, and that mandatory training is completed. Lead team meetings to discuss operational issues and share information. Lead or participate in recruitment as required and implement induction programmes for new practice nursing staff. Compliance and quality assurance Oversee the implementation and adherence to Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards and ensuring regulatory compliance in all clinical activities. Undertake regular audits, risk assessments, and clinical governance reviews to ensure the practice meets CQC and NHS England requirements. Ensure all patient data is handled according to internal policies and relevant legislation. Maintain and review nursing protocols and quality systems. Lead on infection control for the practice Review and revise policies to ensure compliance with legislation and best practices. Clinical Role Work as a Practice Nurse within the team, according to areas of professional skill and competence Make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable and provide safe, evidence based, cost effective, individualised patient care Where necessary evaluate patient test results in conjunction with the patient and their GP and ensure the appropriate course of treatment is initiated Make appropriate referrals to other members of the primary, community and secondary care teams Help the practice develop and deliver specialist primary nurse led services including chronic disease management. Initiate the process of diagnosis for patients suspected to have a chronic disease e.g. diabetes, COPD, asthma and CHD, referring to other clinicians as appropriate Manage programmes of care for patients with chronic diseases by planning, providing and evaluating care under agreed guidelines and patient group directions. Maintain disease registers in liaison with administrative staff. Undertake annual review of patients understanding and ability to self-manage Undertake regular medication reviews for groups of patients deemed suitable by the clinical team Provide comprehensive travel health advice for patients prior to travel Administer child and adult immunisations and vaccinations in accordance with national and local programmes. Competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques. Ensuring safe storage, rotation and disposals of vaccines and drugs and that adequate stock levels are maintained Provide support and chaperoning to the doctors for minor surgery and other procedures Promote health and wellbeing, giving general education advice on diet, contraception, smoking chronic disease management, exercise etc. Initiate and carry out programmes of health screening as agreed with the practice clinical team Enable, support and encourage individuals, families and groups to address issues which affect their health and social wellbeing Contribute to the practice achieving its GMS contract obligations Where the post holder is an independent prescriber: to ensure safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework and local and practice guidelines. Maintain accurate records according to NMC rules Ensure all data protection requirements are met when gathering, recording and storing patient data Liaise and maintain good working relationships with all members of the practice team. Work within the multi-disciplinary team within the practice and across the wider health system Managerial and administrative duties Contribute to the leadership team and support the strategic development of clinical services. Collaborate with GPs and other practice staff. Monitor and maintain quality systems and reporting requirements. May be involved in managing the Practice budget or financial targets as related to the nursing team and their activities, as required by the Practice Manager. Review, enter and process data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring, financial and audit processes. Co-operate fully and openly with the investigation of patient complaints (or other investigations). Respond to complaints from patients that need a clinical response or are related to nurse clinics Communication Effective communication with clinical and non-clinical colleagues to ensure the smooth running of the practice Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising their needs for alternative methods of communication. Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment. Communicate difficult, often unpleasant or sensitive, messages to patients and families Professional Role Attend and contribute to relevant internal and external meetings as required including practice clinical meetings, nurse team meetings and gold standard framework meetings Maintain a personal progress and training plan to keep up-to date with current thinking and developments as well as identifying own training deficiencies and attending suitable courses as appropriate Promote evidence based practice through use of the latest research based guidelines