Senior Practice Nurse

NHS

  • Poplar, East London
  • £46,500-50,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Practice Nurse to join our friendly East London general practice. You will join a team of Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants and will undertake all aspects of the practice nurse role including cervical screening, baby immunisations and chronic disease management.This role provides strategic and professional leadership and continuous improvement within the practice.You will be joining a team of three nurses, two health care assistants and one assistant practitioner in addition to the wider team which comprises GPs, Pharmacists and Physician Associate. The practice is a teaching practice, and we provide patient services to a richly varied, multicultural population which includes families, students and professionals.Experience in General Practice as a Senior Practice Nurse is essential. We encourage informal visits to our Health Centre.Main duties of the job
  • The senior practice nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas as well as leading in the reviewing of clinical policies and procedures.
  • Lead on clinical governance, regulatory compliance (including CQC and IPC), and patient safety systems.
  • Collaborate with partners, practice management, and external stakeholders to ensure best practice and patient outcomes.
  • Managing governance, risk, and compliance systems across the practice.
  • Providing strategic and professional leadership to the nursing team, ensuring high standards of patient care, clinical governance, and alignment with the practices objectives.
Please note that additional admin time will be provided to support with the management duties and responsibilities.About usOur Health Centre was purpose-built in 1987 and is owned and maintained by the Partners. It has 21 clinical rooms, plus a large educational room and undergraduate training room, and an administrative wing which provides office space for our administrators, secretaries, and managers.The practice has a shared belief in the delivery of high quality, patient-centred, and evidence-based health care. Patients interests are kept to the fore and there is a strong emphasis on continuity of care and a commitment to continue developing patient services. Every patient and their family are allocated to a named GP upon registration. They are encouraged to see that GP for their routine care, though we understand that on occasions a patient may wish to see a different doctor about specific problems.We are part of the Poplar & Limehouse Health & Wellbeing Network, along with 3 other local practices, which formed in 2006 to work collectively and improve health care provision in areas such as heart disease and diabetic care.Partners have held external roles locally that complement the clinical work such as lecturer posts at Queen Mary University of London and leadership roles at the CCG and the Local Medical Committee.We are also an Approved Training Practice for local GP training, for medical students from Barts & The Royal London.DetailsDate posted22 July 2025Pay schemeOtherSalary£46,500 to £50,000 a year depending on experienceContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference numberA0523-25-0004Job locations100 Chrisp StreetLondonE14 6PGJob descriptionJob responsibilities
  • The senior practice nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, as well as leading in the reviewing of clinical policies and procedures.
  • Initiating and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of the practice population, recognising where modification of systems or referral is necessary.
  • Managing the nursing care of patients with chronic disease, employing personal recall systems suitable to the practice needs. This includes using the practice computer systems for input of information for recall and screening purposes.
  • Providing specialist care for registered patients in the following key areas: Asthma, Hypertension, Diabetes, COPD, Cervical Smears, Contraception, Baby immunisations.
  • Providing routine treatment in general clinics, including Wound Management, Blood tests, and ECGs.
  • Lead on clinical governance, regulatory compliance (including CQC and IPC), and patient safety system.
  • Collaborate with partners, practice management, and external stakeholders to ensure best practice and patient outcomes.
  • Managing governance, risk, and compliance systems across the practice.
  • Providing strategic and professional leadership to the nursing team, ensuring high standards of patient care, clinical governance, and alignment with the practices objectives.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
  • The senior practice nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, as well as leading in the reviewing of clinical policies and procedures.
  • Initiating and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of the practice population, recognising where modification of systems or referral is necessary.
  • Managing the nursing care of patients with chronic disease, employing personal recall systems suitable to the practice needs. This includes using the practice computer systems for input of information for recall and screening purposes.
  • Providing specialist care for registered patients in the following key areas: Asthma, Hypertension, Diabetes, COPD, Cervical Smears, Contraception, Baby immunisations.
  • Providing routine treatment in general clinics, including Wound Management, Blood tests, and ECGs.
  • Lead on clinical governance, regulatory compliance (including CQC and IPC), and patient safety system.
  • Collaborate with partners, practice management, and external stakeholders to ensure best practice and patient outcomes.
  • Managing governance, risk, and compliance systems across the practice.
  • Providing strategic and professional leadership to the nursing team, ensuring high standards of patient care, clinical governance, and alignment with the practices objectives.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • UK Registered nurse with NMC;
  • Minimum 2 years post registration;
  • Experience working in General Practice setting as a Senior Practice Nurse;
  • Demonstrate an understanding of audit;
  • IPC;
  • Cervical Cytology;
  • Child and Adult immunisations;
  • Care of Long Term Conditions (LTCs);
  • Experienced in Wound care.
Desirable
  • Undertaken mentorship training;
  • Trained in Anti-coagulation.
Knowledge and SkillsEssential
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Strong IT skills;
  • Clear, polite telephone manner;
  • Competent in the use of Office and Outlook;
  • IT skills (EMIS, MS Office, Internet);
  • Interpersonal skills;
  • Time Management and timekeeping;
  • Knowledge of clinical governance;
  • Ability to work as a team member and autonomously;
  • Good interpersonal skills;
  • Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
ExperienceEssential
  • UK Registered nurse with NMC;
  • Minimum 2 years post registration;
  • Experience working in General Practice setting as a Senior Practice Nurse;
  • Good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written;
  • Evidence of problem-solving and decision making skills;
  • Ability to manage a team;
  • Good team player;
  • Ability to be reflective, accept criticism and act constructively.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • UK Registered nurse with NMC;
  • Minimum 2 years post registration;
  • Experience working in General Practice setting as a Senior Practice Nurse;
  • Demonstrate an understanding of audit;
  • IPC;
  • Cervical Cytology;
  • Child and Adult immunisations;
  • Care of Long Term Conditions (LTCs);
  • Experienced in Wound care.
Desirable
  • Undertaken mentorship training;
  • Trained in Anti-coagulation.
Knowledge and SkillsEssential
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Strong IT skills;
  • Clear, polite telephone manner;
  • Competent in the use of Office and Outlook;
  • IT skills (EMIS, MS Office, Internet);
  • Interpersonal skills;
  • Time Management and timekeeping;
  • Knowledge of clinical governance;
  • Ability to work as a team member and autonomously;
  • Good interpersonal skills;
  • Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
ExperienceEssential
  • UK Registered nurse with NMC;
  • Minimum 2 years post registration;
  • Experience working in General Practice setting as a Senior Practice Nurse;
  • Good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written;
  • Evidence of problem-solving and decision making skills;
  • Ability to manage a team;
  • Good team player;
  • Ability to be reflective, accept criticism and act constructively.

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