Lead Practice Nurse
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | High Wycombe, HP13 7UN |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 5 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 7 Sept 2026 |
Summary
We are seeking an experienced, motivated, and forward-thinking Lead Nurse to lead and inspire our dedicated nursing team.This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Practice Nurse with leadership skills to play a key role in shaping and developing our nursing services. Working closely with the management team, you will provide professional leadership and operational oversight of the nursing team, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality patient care.You will lead on clinical governance, CQC compliance, quality improvement, staff development, and nursing policies, while supporting service innovation and maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice across the surgery. Responsibilities Lead and supervise nursing staff to ensure safe and complaint patient care Coordinate care for chronic disease management such as Asthma, COPD. Smears, immunisations Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and maintain accurate documentation of patient records and incident reports Lead nurse meetings Safety & Infection Control, Vaccine Cold Chain Management, Emergency Equipment & Resuscitation Checks, Clinical Waste & Sharps Disposal. Protected non clinical time will be allocated to perform these duties. Experience Proven leadership experience in a healthcare setting with supervisory or management responsibilities in nursing teams Prior roles involving supervising staff members and Our clinical team includes: 3 GP Partners 5 Salaried GPs A GP Returner and GP Trainees A skilled Nursing Team including an experienced nursing associate who manages the majority of dressings. PCN Pharmacy and social prescribing Team Join us as a Lead General Practice Nurse where your passion for compassionate healthcare meets your leadership talents! Benefits: Free flu jabs On-site parking Application question(s): Have you ever worked as a lead nurse? Do you have the appropriate training to be able to perform the relevent audits/management in order to be CQC compliant (cold chain, infection control etc)