About the Role

GP Primary Choice are looking to welcome a Clinical Lead Nurse to the team on a full-time basis for up to 37.5 hours per week. Reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer, this role will have delegated authority for clinical decision-making, clinical governance oversight, and supervision of a team of clinical staff delivering GPPC services.

Duties will include:

Provide support and development in the delivery of quality care, continually assessing the service provided with a focus on quality and patient safety outcomes.
Identify gaps in skills and knowledge and ensure these are addressed through training and mentoring, with evidence of training certificates.
Ensure that sufficient capacity is available across the service to meet demand levels and that response times indicated in the contract are met (urgent and routine).
Act as an advisor on clinical issues for less experienced members of the team.
Assist in the annual review of clinical services, focusing on quality improvement, productivity and efficiency.
Ensure transparency in decision-making and maintain good governance by supporting the development of and adhering to established policies and guidelines.
Help plan and coordinate patient care, assess health risks, implement evidence-based solutions, and facilitate effective team communication.
Ensure local adherence to agreed pathways and commissioning policies.
Ensure high levels of service against the KPIs set, and compliance with Information Governance (IG) policies and processes.
Support the development and deployment of new services, ensuring all governance requirements are met.
Support the investigation and associated learning of critical incidents, needlestick injuries, near misses, or IG breaches, and assist in resolving complaints.
Ensure that directors receive accurate, timely, and clear information, including updates on the company’s current performance, to enable sound decision-making, effective monitoring, and the promotion of GP Primary Choice.

Please see job description for further details.

About the Candidate

All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:

Essential:

A relevant nursing degree
Current NMC registration with an active PIN
Practising healthcare clinician
Healthcare management and leadership skills
Understanding of the NHS, particularly primary care
Understanding of change management processes to improve clinical care
Experience in drafting reports for submission to peers

Desirable:

ARTP registered
Cervical screening practitioner
Knowledge of SystemOne and/or EMIS
Experience in quality improvement projects

About Us

GP Primary Choice Ltd is a primary care provider company based in North East Essex owned by the 32 GP Practices in the locality. Its purpose is to provide a vehicle and the skills to successfully bid for local services. By combining resources and expertise, the company will help to ensure that work appropriate for General Practice is maintained and developed in local practices to the benefit of patients, practices and the local health economy.

GP Primary Choice Ltd aims to be the provider of choice by being:

Locally run to meet local needs;
Securing quality for our patients;
Trusted and based on patient preference;
Sustainable and viable

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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