About the Role

Are you an experienced Practice Nurse ready to take the next step in your career? Do you have the ambition, clinical expertise and leadership skills to help shape the future of primary care nursing?

Embrace Medical Centre is looking for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Lead Practice Nurse to lead and develop our nursing team, while continuing to deliver excellent, patient-centred care. This is offered on a full or part-time basis.

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of our nursing services, influence clinical development and introduce new ideas within a growing and ambitious practice. Working closely with our GP Partners and Practice Management Team, you will lead and support our Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants, promote high clinical standards and help drive continuous improvement.

We are particularly keen to hear from qualified Independent Nurse Prescribers, as this would be a valuable addition to our developing clinical team.

With opportunities to influence service delivery, develop colleagues and contribute to innovative ways of working, this is a role where your experience, ideas and leadership can make a genuine difference.

If you are passionate about high-quality patient care and want to be part of a supportive team with a shared ambition to improve and evolve, we would love to hear from you.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

Oversee the day-to-day running and development of the nursing team, providing clinical leadership, guidance and support to Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants.
Balance your leadership responsibilities with direct patient care, maintaining an active clinical role across a range of general practice services.
Long-term condition management, immunisations, cervical screening, women's health, wound care, preventative healthcare and treatment room services, in line with your qualifications and experience.
Take a lead role in maintaining clinical standards and Infection Prevention and Control
Support staff competencies, training and professional development, and ensuring the nursing team is well organised and supported.
Work closely with the GP Partners and Practice Management Team, you will contribute to clinical governance, audits, quality improvement and the development of policies and procedures.
Identify opportunities to improve patient pathways, introduce new ways of working and develop nursing services to meet the changing needs of our patients.

For further duties, please see job description attached.

About the Candidate

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

Registered Nurse with current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Relevant general practice nursing qualification, training or demonstrable equivalent experience.
Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to general practice nursing.
Current Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) training and evidence of maintaining clinical competence.
Significant experience working as a Practice Nurse within a primary care or general practice setting.
Experience of providing clinical leadership, supervision or day-to-day support to nursing colleagues.
Experience of working autonomously and managing a varied clinical workload.

Desirable:

Independent Prescriber qualification strongly preferred.
Qualifications in Primary Care, Advanced Practice or Chronic Disease Management.
Family Planning and Contraception.
Mentor, Practice Assessor or recognised clinical teaching qualification.
Relevant leadership or management skills

About Us

Embrace Medical Centre is a growing, forward-thinking GP practice based in Kesgrave, on the outskirts of Ipswich. We are passionate about providing high-quality, patient-centred care and creating a supportive working environment where our staff feel valued, encouraged and able to develop.

We are part of a wider GP partnership with Martlesham Heath Surgery, allowing us to share knowledge, experience and resources while maintaining the individual identity and needs of each practice. We are also part of Wolsey Primary Care Network (PCN), working collaboratively with other local healthcare providers to improve services for our communities.

As our practice continues to grow, we are investing in our facilities, developing our services and embracing new technology and innovative ways of working. We are a training practice with a strong commitment to learning, professional development and shared knowledge.

Our teams work collaboratively across clinical and non-clinical roles, with an emphasis on communication, mutual support and finding better ways to deliver care.

We value people who bring ideas, enthusiasm and a willingness to make a difference. Joining Embrace offers the opportunity to become part of an ambitious and supportive team, contribute to meaningful service development and help shape the future of primary care.

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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