Job Summary
Are you passionate about providing excellent primary care? That’s our focus at Sussex Primary Care. We work with GPs, nurses, pharmacists, paramedics, practice staff and patients to achieve a different kind of future for primary care. Our growing organisation is driven by the sole ambition of delivering excellent care to our population while looking after the people who do the caring.
We are looking for a Lead Nurse to join The Avenue Surgery team, to provide a specialist resource for patients within our practice in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Job Responsibilities
* Assisting in and performing routine tasks related to patient care as indicated by patient need
* Acting as a clinical leader in the delivery of practice nursing services to patients, ensuring that the needs of the patient are the priority
* Leading the nursing team in the planning and implementation of local guidelines, protocols and standards, and local projects or initiatives
* Promoting the role of the nursing team in the provision of care
* Participating in practice/clinical meetings, delivering the nursing agenda, and running nurse department meetings
* Supporting QoF strategy and delivery for long‑term condition management, maximising income
* Managing and maximising ICB, PHE and NHS England‑driven targets (childhood immunisations, flu campaigns, smears etc)
* Supporting the development of others to maximise staff potential
* Being the infection control lead, completing IPC audits, developing action plans and ensuring implementation is embedded
* Working closely with the ACP Clinical Lead
* Line‑managing the practice nurses, providing regular supervision and completing annual appraisals
* Recognising and working within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC
* Producing accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
* Prioritising, organising and managing own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
* Delivering care as an individual and team according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence‑based care
* Assessing effectiveness of care delivery through self‑ and peer review, benchmarking, and formal evaluation
* Initiating and participating in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities
* Utilising the audit cycle to evaluate the quality of work and implementing improvements where required
* Collaborating with other clinical teams to improve the quality of health care and developing the wider primary care multi‑disciplinary team
* Managing infection prevention and control (IPC) within local and national guidelines, including CQC requirements
* Communicating effectively with patients, carers and stakeholders, ensuring informed consent and providing support with difficult news
* Advocating for policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all
* Using technology and appropriate software to support planning, implementation and monitoring of care, and to produce written documents for practice priorities
* Managing and assessing risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients
* Providing educational support to patients, carers, families and colleagues in a learning environment
* Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and supporting patients from marginalised groups to access quality care
* Undertaking any required training in order to meet the needs of the practice
Qualifications
* Essential: Relevant 1st nursing degree / MSc, mentor/teaching qualification, evidence of continuous professional development
* Desirable: Independent Prescribing Course
Skills and Knowledge
* Awareness of accountability of own and others roles in a nurse‑led service
* Knowledge of health promotion strategies
* Knowledge of local and national health policy
* Knowledge of clinical governance issues in primary care
* Skills in learning from patient safety incidents and significant events
* Clinical leadership skills
* Change management skills and ability to support patients in behaviour change
* Skilled communicator, able to influence, negotiate and manage conflict, including difficult messages to patients and families
* Skills and knowledge in identifying and raising safeguarding concerns for adults and children
* Experience of delivering and implementing Infection Prevention and Control policies within Primary Care
Experience
* Essential: Working autonomously in a senior nursing role within Primary Care; experience of clinical audit; experience in nurse‑led management of long‑term conditions; experience in implementing protocols and clinical guidance; team leader/line‑management experience; teaching and mentoring experience in primary care
* Desirable: Experience in Quality Improvement Initiatives; community nursing experience
Person Specification
* A natural curiosity backed by excellent critical analytical skills
* Assertive and confident to challenge poor conduct and behaviours
* Strong patient focus
* Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills; ability to manage and deliver to agreed deadlines
* Highly motivated and enthusiastic
Employment Details
Date posted: 09 January 2026
Salary: £50,700 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part‑time
Reference number: U0087‑26‑0001
Job location: The Avenue Surgery, 1 The Avenue, Brighton, BN2 4GF
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers.
Employer Details
Employer name: Sussex Primary Care
Address: The Avenue Surgery, 1 The Avenue, Brighton, BN2 4GF
Website: Sussex Primary Care
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