Lead Practice Nurse
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Coalville, LE67 4DR |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 22 Aug 2026 |
| Closing date: | 21 Sept 2026 |
Summary
Long Lane Surgery is seeking a Lead Practice Nurse Prescriber to join our team on a 27 hours per week basis, reporting to the Operations Manager (with clinical accountability to the Partners). This is a senior nursing role combining hands-on patient care with leadership of our nursing team, which includes Nurses, Nursing Associates, Student Nursing Associates, HCAs and Phlebotomists. You will be responsible for the effective management of patients with long-term conditions using evidence-based practice, including care for elderly and housebound patients, while supporting public health and screening programmes such as immunisations, cervical screening, and chronic disease management. You'll mentor and supervise new-to-practice nurses and other healthcare professionals, both within the practice and across the wider network, to strengthen integration with community, secondary, and social care services. Key responsibilities include: Acting as Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) lead, providing audits, training and evidence of compliance, and producing the annual IPC statement Leading on long-term condition and QOF management, contributing to practice targets and quality improvement initiatives Prescribing, supplying and administering medicines safely within your scope of practice, in line with PGDs, PSDs and legal frameworks Providing routine nursing care in line with NICE guidance and the National Service Framework, including wound care, chronic disease clinics, immunisations, travel medicine, and women's health services Providing leadership and professional supervision to the wider nursing and clinical support team, including performance, training and development Participating in clinical audits, significant event reviews, and root cause analysis, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement Supporting HR functions for the nursing team, including recruitment, induction, rota management, appraisals, and training compliance Leading regular nursing team meetings and contributing to the development and review of nursing protocols The successful candidate will be a Registered Nurse with Independent Prescriber status, demonstrable experience in long-term conditions management, and a strong understanding of general practice nursing. In return, you'll join a practice committed to excellence, innovation, and compassionate, patient-centred care, with support for ongoing professional development and clinical supervision.