Lead Nurse/ Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job summary

The purpose of the post is to deliver good quality Leadership to your team. Whilst bringing your clinical skills to provide, high quality primary care services t0 the practice population. Utilising skills and experience, the post holder will provide advanced interventions and influence development of services.

Using evidence-based knowledge, the post holder will deliver a high standard of care, making professionally autonomous and accountable decisions. The post holder will work within their professional boundaries to demonstrate safe clinical decision-making and cost-effective, expert care for patients within the practice.

The post holder will support service development, the safe delivery of policy and procedures, and demonstrate effective nurse advocacy and leadership.

Main duties of the job

Provide effective Leadership to the Nursing/AHP team, motivate, support and develop them. Manage Annual appraisals and 1:1s, setting clear objectives. Chair Regular team meetings locally ensuring active contribution and participation, and attend Lead Nurse/AHP meetings within the Lakeside Healthcare. Ensure effective communication between teams, ensuring teams are working within set standards. Initiates health promotion activities with individuals, patients and carers. Actively involved in the development and implementation of service developments and initiatives. Participates in risk assessment and promotes the safety and well-being of patients, staff and any other persons at all times and assist in ensuring a safe work environment. Ensure that all complaints, untoward incidents, accidents and areas of clinical risk are identified and reported to the lead GP, Nurse Manager or Practice Manager in accordance with the organisational policy and expected professional practice. Practice Lead for Infection, Prevention and Control

About us

LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE is changing the face of primary care provision in England. We are bold, adventurous and ambitious and determined to thrive in uncertain times. We are the largest true partnership in the NHS and operate from various sites across the East Midlands. We serve the healthcare needs of over 170,000 patients across Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire. Joining our team presents an opportunity to be part of a large organisation that is changing the way primary care is delivered today.

Living and breathing our values at Lakeside Healthcare

Caring & Respect: Simply put we genuinely care about people: working together for our patients and our teams, our patients come first in everything we do. We strive to ensure we connect and respond to all needs with compassion, care and respect to improve the lives and wellbeing of the communities we serve.

Teamwork & Quality: In all areas of our business we network, collaborate and learn from our Patients, Stakeholders and each another to ensure we are always striving to improve, making the right and best decisions to provide the best service.

Are you a Practice Nurse, ANP or ECP looking to move into a split clinical and Leadership role? We have a large Multi-Disciplinary team consisting of HCAs, NAs, Practice Nurses, ANPs and ECPs, working across St Neots to provide high quality patient care and are looking for a motivated Leader to join us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY:

Supporting the overarching Lakeside Healthcare Partnership strategy, the Lead nurse/ACP/ACP is responsible for leading and managing the Nursing Teams and responsible for all aspects of performance related to their clinical teams and specialty clinical services.

Reporting to the Non-Executive Director and in conjunction with the Head of Nursing & Allied Health Professionals, Medical Directors and local Operational Teams, the Lead nurse/ACP/ACP plays a crucial role in delivering day-to-day services, leading service improvement and development programmes.

Acting as a role model, the Lead nurse/ACP will deliver high clinical and operational performance standards by developing and supporting the Nursing Teams in all aspects of clinical and professional practice.

As a professional and experienced Lead nurse/ACP the post holder will also: -

Motivate, develop and empower staff, leading by example and ensuring that local standards of care are delivered, monitored and reported within the Quality Governance framework, including CQC & Risk Management, and ensure that operational performance is consistent with the expectations of the Lakeside Healthcare Partnership. Be instrumental in assisting Lakeside Healthcare to achieve its service development plans, performance targets and organisational strategy including QOF. In conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team, ensure that there is an embedded philosophy and practice of continuous improvement by encouraging innovation and creativity; undertaking ongoing assessment and review of clinical and nursing practice standards, patient pathways and experience as well as operational performance and outcomes. Be clinically visible and directive, leading the clinical nursing teams and ensure consistent and timely decision-making in relation to clinical and operational management of the nursing team.

Key Performance Areas Management responsibilities:

Enable the nursing team to work effectively and provide a high-quality service to patients and to work effectively with other agencies. Monitor and advise on the effective use of physical and financial resources for/by the nursing team. Enable the nursing team to apply and improve clinical governance and risk management systems. Lead and monitor the development and implementation of policies, standards and guidelines across the Lakeside Healthcare nursing team. Analyse, interpret and report data on health and well-being, related needs and service use. Allocate, co-ordinate, monitor and assess the work of the nursing team and individuals. Recruit and select staff to meet the health and well-being needs of the local/practice hub population. Offer and provide clinical supervision to other members of the practice nursing team and act as a clinical ''expert. Develop a working environment that promotes healthy, safe and effective work outcomes. Work collaboratively and organisationally with the other clinical services and external partners.

Quality Assurance, Risk Management & Performance

In partnership working with the Practice Leadership Team, the Lead nurse/ACP will be jointly responsible for locally delivering the following: -

Ensuring all care and services are delivered to the highest standards at all times and across the CQC domains, Safe, Effective, Caring, Well-led and Responsive. Continually monitor the quality of care and make appropriate and timely decisions to ensure the highest standards are maintained at all times. Work collaboratively with the broader MDT to ensure delivery plans are compatible and produce more efficient, patient centric and quality focused. Work closely with nursing teams to continually review and assess efficacy or roles and responsibilities, ensuring alignment to overall local and organisational strategy. Contribute towards and support staff with re-design projects, providing experience and advice. Ensure that the nursing workforce has the right numbers of staff with correct skills and expertise to deliver high quality care in the most effective and efficient way. Work closely with the NED to maintain the Risk Register and undertake investigations of incidents as required. Ensure management information provided is utilised to inform all resultant actions focusing on enhancing the quality of care and patient experience. Contribute to financial performance delivery in line with the Lakeside Healthcare agreed financial plan; oversee budgets relating to the Nursing Teams, ensuring that they are managed correctly and identify opportunities for cost improvements or improved resource management. Ensure compliance with statutory requirements including quality schedule, standing financial instructions and Lakeside policies and procedures. Ensure all complaints for the nursing Teams are responded to within the agreed standards and process. Represent Lakeside Healthcare at appropriate meetings and undertake project work as required/directed. Support the nursing team to initiate activities in response to recommendations from reviews /audits (clinical and non-clinical) and inspections. Responsible for the implementation of strategies and policies on infection, prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship for system implementation. Act on legislation, national policies and guidance and assess their impact; ensuring effective policies are in place and audited.

Professional Leadership

In partnership working with the Practice Leadership Team, the Lead nurse/ACP will be jointly responsible for delivering the following: -

Collect and analyse information in order to make effective decisions and lead the change process, where indicated, to develop and maintain high quality patient pathways. Retain clinical credibility and act as a role model in delivery of patient care, maintain an overview of the effectiveness of care and services by staff within area of remit. Work closely with the HoN and NED to help lead, deliver and embed the Lakeside Nursing Strategy. Be conversant with national professional nursing agenda and provide local professional nursing leadership; this includes line management, mentorship, advice and support, monitoring and compliance, including adherence to Lakeside Protocols, Procedures, Guidelines and Policies. Be available and accessible to patients, public and staff to discuss issues of concern and take appropriate action where indicated.

Workforce Management

In partnership working with the Practice Leadership Team, the Lead nurse/ACP will be jointly responsible for delivering the following: -

Provide effective leadership to all staff for whom they are accountable including motivation, support and development, effective communication with and between all staff, and adherence at all times by all staff to the highest quality and behavioural standards. Within this to ensure that all staff have an annual appraisal and agree clear objectives against which they are managed appropriately. To ensure attendance at work, for nursing staff, is managed appropriately and in line with Lakeside policy and process. Continually work to develop forward-thinking manpower plans to achieve resilient and robust daily performance. Enhance the performance, capability and development of others through formal and informal interactions. Motivate nursing staff by increasing their commitment to the organisations objectives and strategy, clarifying the vision and developing effective team working. Support the monitoring systems in place to provide assurance that all nursing staff are appropriately qualified and registered with the NMC. Ensure all mandatory training is delivered with ongoing training to enable staff to competently and safely undertake their roles. Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC 1st level Registration. HCPC registration. Educated to Degree level in Healthcare Studies, Healthcare Management or relevant course. Evidence of continued professional development. Leadership course. Managerial/leadership experience at senior level in a healthcare setting. Post registration qualification in relevant clinical practice. Mentorship course or equivalent.

Desirable

Management qualification. Educated to Masters level.

Experience

Essential

Ability to demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills in the Primary Care environment. Evidence of managing and influencing change and demonstrates record of achievement in changing and developing practice. Is able to demonstrate experience in managing and monitoring budgets/ financial arrangements. Demonstrates experience in analysing and interpreting data and activity. Ability to confidently present data and reports to clinical, operational and senior forums within Lakeside and external agencies. Proactive in improving and influencing the patient care pathway/ journey. Demonstrates the ability to manage clinical risk and health care governance.

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