NHS
Clinical Nurse lead
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Job Description
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- 5 weeks annual leave (pro rata for part time hours). Increasing with service.
- Birthday Holiday
- Well-being day
- NHS Pension
- Access to Simply Health
- 5 years post qualification experience (minimum)
- 5 years experience in Primary Care
- Management/Leadership experience with direct staff management included
- Mentorship/training of nursing team
- Excellent communication skills including dealing with sensitive and complex matters
- Emotional intelligence
- Conflict resolution
- Creation and implementation of policies
- Ensuring patient safety
- Upholding quality nursing care
- Promoting patient satisfaction
- Strong leadership skills
- Recruit retain and evaluate nursing staff
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Able to work and travel across all 8 sites
- Able to work flexible hours
- Clinical skills and competency relevant to the role
- Development of external professional networks promoting the profession and organisation
- Must have evidence of required vaccinations to be considered for the post
- Ability to communicate at Board level
- Willingness to undertake appropriate training required for the role
- Registered Nurse Degree/Masters
- Management qualification
- 5 years post qualification experience (minimum)
- 5 years experience in Primary Care
- Management/Leadership experience with direct staff management included
- Mentorship/training of nursing team
- Excellent communication skills including dealing with sensitive and complex matters
- Emotional intelligence
- Conflict resolution
- Creation and implementation of policies
- Ensuring patient safety
- Upholding quality nursing care
- Promoting patient satisfaction
- Strong leadership skills
- Recruit retain and evaluate nursing staff
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Able to work and travel across all 8 sites
- Able to work flexible hours
- Clinical skills and competency relevant to the role
- Development of external professional networks promoting the profession and organisation
- Must have evidence of required vaccinations to be considered for the post
- Ability to communicate at Board level
- Willingness to undertake appropriate training required for the role
- Registered Nurse Degree/Masters
- Management qualification
Job summary
This is a new role for a progressive and forward thinking set of Practices, operating under the Affinity Care group.
The role is an exciting opportunity within Primary Care for an experienced nurse with management experience to progress to a level not always available in this sector.
There will be lots of support and collabrative work for the successful candidate, however you are expected to lead the nurse function across all sites, with approximately 40 nurses and HCAs under your leadership.
There is a requirement to work across all 8 sites. It is a full time job and you will need to be a driver with daily access to a car.
Due to this role being patient facing you are required to have had the Hep B vaccination and be up to date with all other vaccinations. We will require evidence of this.
Main duties of the job
Provide operational leadership across the nursing cohort.
Ensuring the team deliver the highest standards of care to our patients.
Meet all quality and performance targets.
Co-ordinate with other business leaders to provide a seamless service.
About us
We are Affinity Care Primary Care Network covering a population of over 64,000 patients over 7 GP practices and 8 sites, all in the Bradford area. Our ethos is to provide patient focused care based on the model of GP-led family orientated general practice tailored to local population needs. Our practices are highly accredited training practices, level 3 research ready sites within an embedded ethos of our learning organisation.
We are a friendly enthusiastic and hard working team with opportunities for career progression and will provide support and development for anyone demonstrating capability, enthusiasm, commitment and strong work ethic.
Benefits include:
Details
Date posted
30 May 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£53,755 to £72,293 a year Paid at Band 8a. Exceptional candidates may be paid at 8b.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A1863-25-0021
Job locations
Westcliffe Medical Practice
Westcliffe Rd
Shipley
West Yorkshire
BD18 3EE
Thornton Medical Centre
4 Craven Avenue
Thornton
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD13 3LG
Haigh Hall Medical Centre
Haigh Hall Road
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD10 9AZ
Shipley Health Centre
Alexandra Road
Shipley
West Yorkshire
BD18 3EG
Willows Medical Centre
Queensbury
Bradford
BD13 2DG
Cowgill Surgery
Thornaby Drive
Clayton
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD14 6ES
Sunnybank Medical Centre
Town Gate
Wyke
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD12 9NG
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Role Overview
The Clinical Nurse Lead has operational responsibility for providing clinical, managerial and professional leadership in the running of the wider nursing team and is accountable for the delivery and standards of care provided to patient and ensuring safe effective person-centred care across Affinity Care.
Responsibilities
Provide leadership and direction to the nursing team ensuring the delivery of effective and efficient nursing care.
Manage all resources within designated nursing team.
Achieve all quality and performance targets.
Promoting and achieving a culture of compliance with the infection prevention and control programme.
Organisation/Quality
Responsible for leading, developing and delivering high quality patient focused services within
areas of responsibility, ensuring the provision of safe and effective care, considering
clinical expertise as a significant part of the decision-making process.
To manage and lead the nursing resource for the Clinical Team within the parameters of the
NMC Code of Conduct and Affinity Cares governance standards and compliance
Requirements. And from an employment perspective, cover the interpretation and application of all employment policies and procedures ensuring that all staff are treated fairly and consistently,
Responsible for the development and implementation of operational plans and strategies,
designed to achieve local objectives in line with National targets.
To manage the nursing resource within the establishment, taking opportunities to realise efficiency gains through skill-mix and reductions in bank and agency usage, establishing and implementing a proactive monitoring system to manage performance in this area.
Responsibility for the interpretation, development and implementation of clinical and nonclinical policies pertaining to areas of responsibility liaising with other agencies as appropriate.
To manage and review the Clinical Risk by investigating and taking action on
clinical incidents and utilising root cause analysis where appropriate.
To implement and ensure compliance with Health and Safety policies, ensuring safe working
practice.
Ensure that a robust system for clinical supervision and professional governance and
revalidation is implemented for all nursing staff, who should be properly appraised with agreed
personal development plans.
Special Working Conditions
The postholder will be required to work across all sites at Affinity Care, in person. You may also be asked from time to time to be flexible in your working hours as per the needs of the practice.
Job responsibilities
Role Overview
The Clinical Nurse Lead has operational responsibility for providing clinical, managerial and professional leadership in the running of the wider nursing team and is accountable for the delivery and standards of care provided to patient and ensuring safe effective person-centred care across Affinity Care.
Responsibilities
Provide leadership and direction to the nursing team ensuring the delivery of effective and efficient nursing care.
Manage all resources within designated nursing team.
Achieve all quality and performance targets.
Promoting and achieving a culture of compliance with the infection prevention and control programme.
Organisation/Quality
Responsible for leading, developing and delivering high quality patient focused services within
areas of responsibility, ensuring the provision of safe and effective care, considering
clinical expertise as a significant part of the decision-making process.
To manage and lead the nursing resource for the Clinical Team within the parameters of the
NMC Code of Conduct and Affinity Cares governance standards and compliance
Requirements. And from an employment perspective, cover the interpretation and application of all employment policies and procedures ensuring that all staff are treated fairly and consistently,
Responsible for the development and implementation of operational plans and strategies,
designed to achieve local objectives in line with National targets.
To manage the nursing resource within the establishment, taking opportunities to realise efficiency gains through skill-mix and reductions in bank and agency usage, establishing and implementing a proactive monitoring system to manage performance in this area.
Responsibility for the interpretation, development and implementation of clinical and nonclinical policies pertaining to areas of responsibility liaising with other agencies as appropriate.
To manage and review the Clinical Risk by investigating and taking action on
clinical incidents and utilising root cause analysis where appropriate.
To implement and ensure compliance with Health and Safety policies, ensuring safe working
practice.
Ensure that a robust system for clinical supervision and professional governance and
revalidation is implemented for all nursing staff, who should be properly appraised with agreed
personal development plans.
Special Working Conditions
The postholder will be required to work across all sites at Affinity Care, in person. You may also be asked from time to time to be flexible in your working hours as per the needs of the practice.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Experience
Essential
Knowledge and skills
Essential
Other requirements
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Knowledge and skills
Essential
Other requirements
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Affinity Care
Address
Westcliffe Medical Practice
Westcliffe Rd
Shipley
West Yorkshire
BD18 3EE
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Affinity Care
Address
Westcliffe Medical Practice
Westcliffe Rd
Shipley
West Yorkshire
BD18 3EE
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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