Senior Nurse Lead
Job Description
Job summary
Who Were Looking For:
Applicants who meet the criteria for the role and are passionate about both clinical care and leadership
Essential:
Registered Nurse (NMC) with significant experience in primary care
Confident in leading a team, influencing change and improving clinical services.
Strong communicators with a collaborative, compassionate approach Strong leadership and organisational skills.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities:
Lead and support the site-based nursing team, including mentoring and supervising
Oversee infection prevention and control, and clinical governance standards
Contribute to practice policies, audits and quality improvement initiatives
Undertake nursing team annual appraisals
Work collaboratively with GPs, allied health professionals and administrative staff.
About us
We are a partnership with a strong and proud nursing focus, shaped over many years by our previous Nurse Partner. Their leadership, innovation, and commitment to high-quality patient care remain central to how we work today. We are therefore seeking someone who values clinical excellence, actively supports nursing development, and is passionate about strengthening the nursing voice within the partnership.
Our vision is to improve the quality of life within our practice communities by providing continuously excellent primary healthcare. Our practices aim to be welcoming and creative environments, widely recognised for our inclusive, value-driven model, underpinned by high levels of patient and staff satisfaction.
Our values and professionalism are also reflected through our commitment to teaching and partnership working with other organisations.
Bromley by Bow Health comprises around 200 staff and brings together a wide range of health professionals, including GPs, nurses, advanced nurse practitioners, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, and administrative colleagues. All staff are committed to delivering excellent primary care in an area with significant social and economic challenges. We provide healthcare services to over 50,000 patients across four surgeries in Tower Hamlets.
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
Practice autonomously in accordance with clinical competencies and agreed frameworks.
Assess, diagnose, treat, and refer patients appropriately.
Deliver evidence-based and culturally relevant care.
Provide:
- Sexual health services
- Cervical cytology
- Immunisations
- Chronic disease management
- Wound care
- Health promotion services
Lead on home nursing services and integrated care.
Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records.
Support patients with healthy lifestyle advice and disease prevention.
Ensure effective use of information technology in clinical practice.
Ensure nursing care is audited, evaluated, and continuously improved.
Management and Administration
Human Resources
Line manage the nursing team and support workforce planning.
Conduct appraisals and support staff revalidation.
Support recruitment and staffing requirements.
Manage leave requests and ensure safe staffing levels.
Equipment and Stock
Maintain stock levels and oversee procurement of equipment.
Ensure medical devices are maintained and compliant with policies.
Support cost-effective resource management.
Clinical Governance and Safety
Lead infection prevention and control processes.
Maintain cold chain compliance and documentation.
Participate in audits, risk management, and governance activities.
Ensure legal mechanisms for medicines management are in place.
Participate in development and review of nursing standards and protocols.
Teaching and Mentorship
Teach, supervise, assess, and mentor:
- Junior nursing staff
- Health Care Assistants
- Students
Support professional development and clinical learning.
Practice Development
Participate in:
- MDT meetings
- Practice meetings
- Nurse meetings
Contribute to:
- Service development
- Business planning
- Quality improvement
Liaise with external partners and organisations.
Support team building and organisational reputation.
Professional Responsibilities and Development
Maintain NMC registration and professional standards.
Participate in:
- Clinical supervision
- Appraisal
- CPD
- Revalidation
Maintain reflective practice and professional learning records.
Undertake additional duties commensurate with the role.
General Requirements for All Staff
Confidentiality
Maintain confidentiality of patient, staff, and organisational information in accordance with policies and legislation.
Health and Safety
Comply with:
- Health and safety policies
- Infection prevention procedures
- Risk management processes
Equality and Diversity
Promote:
- Equality
- Dignity
- Inclusion
- Respect for patients, carers, and colleagues
Communication
Communicate effectively with:
- Patients
- Carers
- Colleagues
- Partner organisations
Quality
- Quality improvement
- Audit
- Service effectiveness
Additional Benefits
- Annual leave plus bank holidays
- Wellbeing initiatives
- NMC and RCN fees paid
- Blue Light Card eligibility
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Post registration diploma or degree in general practice nursing or equivalent.
- Teaching and assessing (ENB 998 or equivalent, SSSA).
- Nursing qualification and or experience in more than two areas of chronic disease/long term conditions
- Trained in immunisation, basic life support and management of anaphylaxis, wound care, travel health, cervical cytology, sexual health, ear care, safeguarding, infection control, information governance.
- Trained in personalised care and support planning
Desirable
- Year of Care and support planning.
- HR, employment law,
- Appraisals, staff wellbeing.
- Contraception and sexual health qualification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 4 years in general practice nursing
- Running specialist clinics, nurse led services
- Experience of managing, supervising and mentoring junior staff
- Specialist clinical theoretical knowledge
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Full comprehension of primary care function and resourcing
- Has knowledge of current issues in primary care nursing
- Understands the demands of working in an inner city practice and demonstrates an ability to plan appropriate and culturally relevant health care accordingly
Desirable
- Experience of leading a nursing team
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Knowledge and Skills Essential Specialist clinical knowledge
- Specialist clinical theoretical knowledge
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Full understanding of primary care function and resourcing Knowledge of current issues in primary care nursing
- Understanding of the demands of working in an inner city practice and ability to plan appropriate, culturally relevant healthcare accordingly
- Communication and relationships
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong customer care skills with ability to manage the public and handle conflict effectively
- Ability to work collaboratively with all staff groups, supporting team wellbeing and engaging with the extended partnership, stakeholders and visitors
- Effective problem-solver and solution finder
- Ability to receive and ...
