About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join Sid Valley Practice as our new Clinical and Strategic Lead for Nursing and Advanced Clinical Practice.
This is a newly developed leadership role, bringing together leadership of our urgent and planned care nursing services under a single clinical lead. It offers a unique opportunity to shape the future direction of nursing services and advanced clinical practice within a progressive, patient-focused and highly regarded practice.
We are looking for someone who wants to do more than manage day-to-day operations. We are seeking a strategic, innovative and forward-thinking clinical leader who can support, develop and inspire our nursing and advanced clinical practice workforce whilst identifying opportunities to improve services, patient pathways and ways of working.
Main duties of the job
As Clinical and Strategic Lead for Nursing and Advanced Clinical Practice, you will provide professional, clinical, strategic and operational leadership across our nursing services and advanced clinical practice, supporting the integration of urgent and planned care to improve patient outcomes, continuity of care and workforce flexibility.
You will work closely with GP Partners, the Practice Manager and GP Clinical Lead to:
Lead and develop our nursing and advanced clinical practice workforce. Support clinical supervision, competency assessment and professional development. Promote a unified nursing and advanced clinical practice team through shared learning and collaborative working. Drive quality improvement, innovation and service redesign. Ensure high standards of clinical governance and patient safety, including CQC and QOF Develop services that meet the needs of our growing and evolving patient population. Identify and implement best practice from across primary care and the wider NHS. Maintain your own advanced clinical practice skills through autonomous assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients.
This role offers genuine opportunity to influence the future direction of nursing and advanced clinical services and make a lasting impact on patient care.
About us
You'll be joining an experienced, supportive and highly skilled nursing and advanced clinical practice workforce.
Our team includes:
Experienced Practice Nurses, the majority of whom are independent prescribers. Three experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioners. Two experienced Paramedics. A skilled and supportive Healthcare Assistant team. A dedicated Infection Prevention and Control Lead. Strong multidisciplinary support from GPs, pharmacists, physiotherapists, mental health practitioners and wider PCN colleagues. Nursing students About the Practice
Sid Valley Practice is a forward-thinking training practice serving approximately 15,000 patients across two sites in Sidmouth on Devon's beautiful Jurassic Coast.
We are a modern, well-equipped practice with a recently completed extension incorporating dedicated clinical space, surgical facilities and a purpose-built urgent care hub.
We are fortunate to care for a patient population that allows us to build meaningful, long-term relationships with our patients. While our population is older than the national average, this provides rewarding opportunities to deliver personalised care and support continuity across the patient journey.
We work closely with our Primary Care Network and community services, supported by district nursing, urgent community response teams, hospice services and a wide range of multidisciplinary colleagues.
Job description Job responsibilities
The Clinical and Strategic lead for nursing and Advanced Clinical Practice will operate at an advanced clinical practice level and provide professional, clinical, strategic and operational leadership across nursing services within the Practice. The post-holder will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care across both urgent and planned care services, leading the integration of nursing services to improve patient outcomes, continuity of care and workforce flexibility.
The Clinical and Strategic lead for nursing and Advanced Clinical Practice will provide clear leadership and accountability for nursing services across the practice, creating a collaborative culture in which staff are supported to develop their skills, work to the top of their scope of practice and contribute to continual service improvement. They will develop a unified nursing workforce, promoting shared learning, cross-team support and consistent standards of clinical practice.
Working closely with GP Partners, the Practice Manager and multidisciplinary colleagues, the post-holder will lead the development of nursing services, identify opportunities for innovation, service redesign and workforce development, and ensure that clinical governance, infection prevention and control, quality improvement and patient safety are embedded across the organisation.
The Clinical and Strategic lead for nursing and Advanced Clinical Practice will work in partnership with the GP Clinical Lead to ensure safe, effective and integrated clinical services across the practice, with shared responsibility for service development, quality improvement and clinical governance.
The role extends beyond day-to-day management and requires a strategic and forward-thinking leader who can identify and implement new ways of working, actively seek best practice from across primary care and the wider NHS, and use learning and evidence to improve patient care, staff development and organisational performance.
Provide professional leadership across nursing services. Integrate urgent and planned care nursing and advanced clinical practitioner services to improve quality, continuity and patient outcomes. Develop a skilled, flexible and resilient nursing and advanced clinical practitioner services workforce. Ensure high standards of clinical governance, patient safety and professional practice. Promote innovation, quality improvement and service development. Leadership and Workforce Development
Provide visible and effective leadership across nursing and advanced clinical practitioner services within the practice. Develop and maintain a cohesive nursing workforce, promoting collaborative working, mutual support and shared learning. Lead appraisals, development reviews and workforce planning for nursing staff. Identify training and development needs and support staff to achieve their full professional potential. Ensure robust systems are in place for clinical supervision, competency assessment, clinical sign-off and professional revalidation. Develop and maintain competency frameworks to support safe and effective clinical practice. Promote career progression, succession planning and workforce resilience. Support recruitment, induction and retention of nursing, healthcare associates and advanced clinical practitioner staff . Foster a culture of accountability, continuous learning and professional excellence. Clinical Service Leadership
Provide leadership, oversight and ongoing development of nursing services including:
Long-term condition management services including Diabetes, respiratory, cardiovascular and other chronic disease programmes. Cervical screening and women's health services. Childhood and adult immunisation programmes. Seasonal vaccination programmes. Health promotion and prevention initiatives. Enhanced services delivered by the nursing team. Clinical recall and follow-up systems. Urgent and acute care services delivered by the nursing, health care associates and advanced clinical practitioner workforce. Contribution to QOF delivery and quality indicators. The post-holder will:
Identify opportunities to improve continuity of care for patients with long-term conditions who present acutely. Ensure effective communication and handover processes across clinical services. Support proactive management of patients with complex and long-term conditions. Facilitate improved coordination of preventative, reactive and follow-up care. Ensure patients experience coordinated and seamless care across urgent and planned care pathways. Identify opportunities to improve patient pathways, continuity of care and service efficiency. Reduce duplication of work and maximise the effective use of clinical skills and capacity across the practice. Monitor service demand, workforce capacity and patient outcomes. Promote consistent standards of assessment, clinical decision-making and prescribing practice. Clinical Governance, Quality and Patient Safety
Provide leadership for clinical governance activities across nursing services. Ensure compliance with national guidance, professional standards and local policies. Lead clinical teams in participation in audit, quality improvement and service evaluation activities. Support investigation and review of significant events, incidents, complaints and near misses. Utilise practice data, QOF performance, population health information and patient feedback to identify priorities for service improvement. Support initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes and reducing health inequalities. Provide oversight of Infection Prevention and Control through line management and support of the designated IPC Lead. Monitor and respond to vaccination uptake, screening performance and quality indicators. Support population health approaches to prevention, early intervention and chronic disease management. Advanced Clinical Practice
The post-holder will maintain advanced clinical practice skills through autonomous assessment, diagnosis and management of patients presenting with acute, urgent and complex conditions, exercising advanced clinical reasoning and independent prescribing within their scope of practice.
The Lead Nurse will:
Deliver advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment within their area of competence. Prescribe safely and effectively in accordance with professional standards and local policies. Provide clinical leadership and support to colleagues managing complex patients. Support the development of advanced clinical skills across the nursing workforce. Promote high standards of evidence-based clinical care. Act as a clinical role model across nursing and advanced clinical practitioner services. Service Development and External Collaboration
Lead the development and implementation of nursing and advanced clinical practitioner service improvements. Identify, evaluate and implement best practice from primary care organisations, PCNs and the wider NHS. Work collaboratively with community providers, PCN partners and external healthcare organisations. Contribute to strategic planning and service development discussions. Support innovation and service redesign to improve patient outcomes and workforce effectiveness. Identify opportunities for technology, digital systems and process optimisation. Promote efficient use of clinical resources across the practice. Encourage staff to contribute ideas for service improvement and innovation.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council. Advanced Nurse Practitioner qualification. Masters degree required for qualification post December 2020 refer to RCN Credentialing for Advanced Level of Nursing Practice. Or Credentialling / Digital Badge. Or Post graduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification up to December 2020. Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register. Meets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet. Meets the standards for registered ANP working at advanced level. Minor illness qualification.
Desirable
Teaching qualification. ALS and PALS.
Experience Essential
Experience of practice within the four pillars. Experience of leading nursing teams. Experience of service redesign or quality improvement. Experience of clinical supervision and competency assessment. Experience influencing and leading change across multidisciplinary teams. Experience of working across urgent and planned care pathways. Experience of delivering autonomous assessment and management of acute presentations. Experience of prescribing. Experience of working in a primary care environment.
Personal Qualities Essential
Strategic and innovative leader with the ability to identify opportunities for service improvement and translate ideas into practical solutions. Able to inspire, motivate and develop others whilst building effective multidisciplinary relationships. Resilient, adaptable and able to lead change within a complex healthcare environment. Motivated, forward thinker. Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required. High levels of integrity and loyalty. Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations. Ability to work under pressure. Flexibility to work outside of core office hours. Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role of ANP.
Clinical knowledge and skills Essential
Wound care/removal of sutures and staples. ECGs. Venepuncture. New patient medicals. Chaperone procedure. Requesting and processing pathology tests. Ability to work in a collaborative manner within a multi-disciplinary team and demonstrate a positive, supportive working approach. Understanding of the importance of evidence-based practice. Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy. Broad knowledge of clinical governance. Ability to record accurate clinical notes. Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs. Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
Desirable
Diabetes. Hypertension. Asthma. Spirometry. CHD. Immunisations (routine and childhood). Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception etc). Travel medicine. Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Sid Valley Practice
Address Beacon Medical Centre
Sedemuda Road
Sidmouth
Devon
EX10 9YA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sidvalleypractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)