• Job Description

  Req#: A3901-25-0002?language=en&page=1222&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  NURSE LEAD Full-Time | 37.5 hours per week | Flexible across 4 or 5 days

  Are you ready to take the next step in your nursing career? We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and motivated Nurse Lead to join The Riverside Practice in the beautiful market town of March, Cambridgeshire.

  Were looking for a highly skilled and inspiring Practice Nurse to lead our brilliant nursing team. If youre passionate about delivering outstanding patient care and have proven leadership experience within Primary Care, we want to hear from you!

  As our Nurse Lead, youll combine clinical excellence with team leadership shaping the future of our services while making a real difference to our patients.

  What Were Looking For:

  An experienced Practice Nurse with strong clinical and leadership skills Expertise in long-term condition management, ideally Diabetes and Asthma A Registered Nurse (NMC registered) A positive, proactive attitude and a passion for developing others Excellent communication, mentoring, and organisational skills A commitment to delivering high standards of care

  Main duties of the job

  What You'll Be Doing:

  • Leading, developing, and supporting our talented nursing team.
  • Coordinating, staffing, and overseeing nurse-led clinics.
  • Delivering high-quality, patient-centred care, with a focus on long-term conditions (especially Diabetes and Asthma).
  • Creating a positive, safe, and forward-thinking working environment.
  • Managing day-to-day operations, leading team meetings, and contributing to wider practice leadership.
  • Mentoring and supervising student nurses and newly qualified staff.
  • Driving innovation and best practice in nursing care.
  • Managing resources effectively and supporting recruitment and staff development.
  • Working closely with the Practice Manager and GP Partners.

  About us

  Why Join The Riverside Practice?

  • Be part of a friendly, supportive, and forward-thinking team
  • Opportunities for professional growth and leadership development
  • Make a real impact on patient care and team wellbeing
  • A vibrant community setting

  Details

  Date posted

  19 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  A3901-25-0002

  Job locations

  23 Marylebone Road

  March

  Cambridgeshire

  PE15 8BG

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The post holder is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective nursing care to the whole practice population. As the team leader for the general practice nursing team, the post holder is accountable for nursing service delivery. They will lead and manage all the nursing resources, working closely with the GPs and practice manager to deliver patient care. Clinically, the focus of the role is the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients with acute and chronic conditions and management and preventative nursing interventions to all patients. You will work collaboratively with the whole general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery and procedures and providing leadership and direction for the nursing team.

  The Riverside Practice is always trying to develop ways of recruiting and retaining a team of clinicians to maintain and develop the services we provide. We would welcome a candidate who not only has experience and solid clinical and management skills but who has an interest/vision for service development and delivery sustainability.

  Scope and Purpose of the Role

  To help develop the nursing services offered by the practice

  To provide clinical leadership within the nursing team

  To ensure the highest standards of care are provided for patients

  To manage and develop a clinical acute and chronic case load, dealing with presenting patients needs in a primary care setting

  Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patients needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols.

  To deliver a high standard of patient care using specialist practice Nurse skills

  Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility Clinical Role

  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 role 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

  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

  Be able to undertake procedures including venipuncture, glucose tolerance tests, BP management, urinalysis, peak flow, spirometry, pregnancy testing, cytology and wound management.

  Provide support and chaperoning to the doctors

  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 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

  Teaching and Mentoring Role

  Promote a learning environment for patients, nurses and other health professionals

  Assist with the planning and implementation and teaching for practice staff including medical students, nurse students, nurses and health care assistants

  Act as mentor for more junior staff and students, assessing competence against set standards

  Disseminate learning and information to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (e.g. courses and conferences)

  Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning

  Undertake regular appraisals for the practice nursing team

  Professional Role

  Attend and contribute to relevant internal and external meetings as required including practice clinical meetings, nurse team 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

  Monitor the effectiveness of their own clinical practice through quality assurance strategies such as the use of peer audit and review

  Maintain professional registration

  Work within the latest NMC Code of Professional Conduct

  Record accurate consultation data in patients records in accordance with NMC guidance and other standards

  Keep up to date with pertinent health policy and work with the practice team to consider the impact and strategies for implementation

  Work collaboratively with colleagues both internally and externally

  Demonstrate leadership

  Pro-actively promote the role of specialist nursing expertise within the practice and with the public.

  Use technology and appropriate software packages as an aid to the planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information

  Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice

  Managerial Role

  Understand own role and scope in the practice and identify how this may develop over time

  Work as an effective and responsible team leader, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working

  Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes that promote health and well-being and participate in protocol development in conjunction with other health care professionals

  Work with other health care professionals to diagnose, monitor manage and treat chronic conditions, including using non-drug based treatment methods, in line with national and local policies and practice needs

  Participate in management meetings, taking on responsibilities and reporting back as required.

  Prioritise own and others workload and ensure effective time management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team

  Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols

  Act as a role model to support members of the nursing team to undertake mandatory and statutory training requirements

  Provide clinical educational advice to support development of the team and range of services provided

  Manage the nurse rotas

  Manage nursing staff appraisals and clinical supervision

  Working Conditions

  Exposure to body fluids, blood, wounds etc.

  Occasional exposure to aggressive behaviour

  Terms and Conditions

  Health Assessment: This post is subject to a satisfactory pre-employment health assessment

  Criminal Records: The successful applicant will be required to have a clear Enhanced DBS check Because of the nature of the work, this post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of offenders Act 1974. Applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are spent and failure to do so could result in disciplinary action or dismissal

  NMC: The post is subject to the successful candidate holding a current, full NMC registration

  Data Protection: All members of staff are bound by the requirements of the Data

  Protection Act 198 and any breaches of the Act of the confidential nature of the work of this post could lead to dismissal

  General: The post holder must comply at all times with the Practice Health and Safety Policies and report any incidents to the Practice Manager

  Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all employees to share this commitment

  References: This role is subject to successful reference checks including previous employment for a minimum of 3 years and registration

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The post holder is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective nursing care to the whole practice population. As the team leader for the general practice nursing team, the post holder is accountable for nursing service delivery. They will lead and manage all the nursing resources, working closely with the GPs and practice manager to deliver patient care. Clinically, the focus of the role is the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients with acute and chronic conditions and management and preventative nursing interventions to all patients. You will work collaboratively with the whole general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery and procedures and providing leadership and direction for the nursing team.

  The Riverside Practice is always trying to develop ways of recruiting and retaining a team of clinicians to maintain and develop the services we provide. We would welcome a candidate who not only has experience and solid clinical and management skills but who has an interest/vision for service development and delivery sustainability.

  Scope and Purpose of the Role

  To help develop the nursing services offered by the practice

  To provide clinical leadership within the nursing team

  To ensure the highest standards of care are provided for patients

  To manage and develop a clinical acute and chronic case load, dealing with presenting patients needs in a primary care setting

  Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patients needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols.

  To deliver a high standard of patient care using specialist practice Nurse skills

  Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility Clinical Role

  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 role 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

  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

  Be able to undertake procedures including venipuncture, glucose tolerance tests, BP management, urinalysis, peak flow, spirometry, pregnancy testing, cytology and wound management.

  Provide support and chaperoning to the doctors

  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 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

  Teaching and Mentoring Role

  Promote a learning environment for patients, nurses and other health professionals

  Assist with the planning and implementation and teaching for practice staff including medical students, nurse students, nurses and health care assistants

  Act as mentor for more junior staff and students, assessing competence against set standards

  Disseminate learning and information to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (e.g. courses and conferences)

  Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning

  Undertake regular appraisals for the practice nursing team

  Professional Role

  Attend and contribute to relevant internal and external meetings as required including practice clinical meetings, nurse team 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

  Monitor the effectiveness of their own clinical practice through quality assurance strategies such as the use of peer audit and review

  Maintain professional registration

  Work within the latest NMC Code of Professional Conduct

  Record accurate consultation data in patients records in accordance with NMC guidance and other standards

  Keep up to date with pertinent health policy and work with the practice team to consider the impact and strategies for implementation

  Work collaboratively with colleagues both internally and externally

  Demonstrate leadership

  Pro-actively promote the role of specialist nursing expertise within the practice and with the public.

  Use technology and appropriate software packages as an aid to the planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information

  Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice

  Managerial Role

  Understand own role and scope in the practice and identify how this may develop over time

  Work as an effective and responsible team leader, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working

  Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes that promote health and well-being and participate in protocol development in conjunction with other health care professionals

  Work with other health care professionals to diagnose, monitor manage and treat chronic conditions, including using non-drug based treatment methods, in line with national and local policies and practice needs

  Participate in management meetings, taking on responsibilities and reporting back as required.

  Prioritise own and others workload and ensure effective time management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team

  Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols

  Act as a role model to support members of the nursing team to undertake mandatory and statutory training requirements

  Provide clinical educational advice to support development of the team and range of services provided

  Manage the nurse rotas

  Manage nursing staff appraisals and clinical supervision

  Working Conditions

  Exposure to body fluids, blood, wounds etc.

  Occasional exposure to aggressive behaviour

  Terms and Conditions

  Health Assessment: This post is subject to a satisfactory pre-employment health assessment

  Criminal Records: The successful applicant will be required to have a clear Enhanced DBS check Because of the nature of the work, this post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of offenders Act 1974. Applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are spent and failure to do so could result in disciplinary action or dismissal

  NMC: The post is subject to the successful candidate holding a current, full NMC registration

  Data Protection: All members of staff are bound by the requirements of the Data

  Protection Act 198 and any breaches of the Act of the confidential nature of the work of this post could lead to dismissal

  General: The post holder must comply at all times with the Practice Health and Safety Policies and report any incidents to the Practice Manager

  Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all employees to share this commitment

  References: This role is subject to successful reference checks including previous employment for a minimum of 3 years and registration

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Worked/Working in GP Practice as a Practice Nurse or Lead Nurse
  • Experienced and proficient with Long Term condition reviews

  Desirable

  • Certificates/Qualifications in Long Term condition management Especially Diabetes and Asthma

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Adult nursing qualification Qualified to degree level
  • Clinical supervision training and experience
  • Professional portfolio
  • NMC adult nursing registration
  • Behavioral Competencies
  • Be well motivated
  • Can work well as a member of team

  Desirable

  • Holding or working towards qualifications in family planning, asthma, diabetes, CHD and cytology
  • Independent and/or supplementary nurse prescribing qualification
  • Mentor/ teaching qualification
  • Extended and supplementary prescribing
  • qualification

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Worked/Working in GP Practice as a Practice Nurse or Lead Nurse
  • Experienced and proficient with Long Term condition reviews

  Desirable

  • Certificates/Qualifications in Long Term condition management Especially Diabetes and Asthma

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Adult nursing qualification Qualified to degree level
  • Clinical supervision training and experience
  • Professional portfolio
  • NMC adult nursing registration
  • Behavioral Competencies
  • Be well motivated
  • Can work well as a member of team

  Desirable

  • Holding or working towards qualifications in family planning, asthma, diabetes, CHD and cytology
  • Independent and/or supplementary nurse prescribing qualification
  • Mentor/ teaching qualification
  • Extended and supplementary prescribing
  • qualification

  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).

  Additional information

  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

  The Riverside Practice

  Address

  23 Marylebone Road

  March

  Cambridgeshire

  PE15 8BG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.riversidepractice.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  The Riverside Practice

  Address

  23 Marylebone Road

  March

  Cambridgeshire

  PE15 8BG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.riversidepractice.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

• 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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