# Lead Practice Nurse **Company**: Chrisp Street Health Centre **Location**: London **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time, part-time **Salary**: £55,000 - £58,000 per annum **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A0523-26-0008?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_e2b8cb77-8bc ## Description Chrisp Street Health Centre is looking for a friendly, enthusiastic and experienced Lead Practice Nurse to join our team on a permanent basis. The role is offered on a full-time basis, although part-time hours can also be considered for the right candidate. Salary: £55,000 - £58,000 per annum, depending on experience, pro rata for part-time hours. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a progressive, patient-centred practice, delivering high-quality, compassionate care to our patients from our purpose-built premises. The Lead Practice Nurse will provide clinical leadership and professional support to the nursing team while continuing to deliver high-quality patient care. Working closely with the Partners, Practice Manager, GPs and wider team, the role will support clinical governance, patient safety, quality improvement and the effective organisation of the nursing service. The post holder will provide supervision, guidance and development to the nursing team and act as a senior point of contact for nursing-related clinical and operational matters. Key responsibilities include: - Provide clinical and professional leadership to the nursing team. - Support and line-manage Practice Nurses, HCAs and Phlebotomists, including supervision, mentoring and staff development. - Set clear expectations, provide feedback and address performance or conduct concerns appropriately. - Act as a senior point of contact for nursing-related queries and support effective communication across the practice. - Monitor clinical standards and support audits, quality improvement, incident reviews and complaint management. - Identify and escalate clinical risks and ensure actions from audits, incidents and reviews are followed through. - Support CQC inspections and ensure nursing staff follow relevant policies, protocols, NHS guidance and professional standards. - Provide leadership on safeguarding, infection prevention and control, clinical risk, health and safety and medicines management. - Promote patient safety, accountability and continuous improvement across the nursing service. - Ensure staff remain up to date with mandatory and clinical training and support the safe management of clinical equipment and supplies. The role is a blended clinical and leadership role, with the Lead Practice Nurse continuing to provide direct patient care as an experienced Practice Nurse for the majority of their working week, while also providing clinical leadership, supervision, support and development to the nursing team. We offer a well-balanced workload and a supportive environment focused on work-life balance and professional growth. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive team, a training practice and a London Living Wage Employer. ## Skills ### Required - Registered Nurse - General Practice Nursing qualification - NMC registration ### Nice to have - Independent prescribing qualification - Leadership or management qualification - Teaching, mentorship or clinical assessment qualification --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A0523-26-0008?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)