Practice Nurse Clinical Lead

Job Summary: To lead the Treatment room team in meeting The Family Practice objectives by maintaining clinical nursing standards, supervising and developing the team to their full potential and providing a nursing service which is focused on long term care to our patient population. This role is now supported by a Treatment Room Admin assistant. Roles/Specific Tasks: Managerial: - Supervise staff to maintain required professional standards -Supervise staff to adhere to internal protocols -To assist in developing the nursing team in meeting their own potential and fulfilling practice objectives - Maintain nursing procedures, ensuring staff understand the requirements and adhere to the agreed protocols - Act as Infection Control Lead, advising and training colleagues as needed _ Ensure other nursing staff undertake agreed duties, and that there are adequate staff present to meet the practice needs - Undertake staff annual appraisals Clinical: Provision of nursing care within agreed
competencies, which is likely to include: - Long Term Conditions care to meet QOF targets -Cytology -Wound Care -Travel Clinics - Vacs and Imms programs (including baby clinics) - Family Planning The job holder will manager their own development and training to maintain their skills, including any mandatory aspects to training and/or qualifications needed. The job holder will undertake a sufficient number of procedures to maintain skill levels, e.g. phlebotomy, but may not normally undertake this type of procedures during standard daily duties. Such other tasks as the partner or Business Manager may reasonably request.