Overview
Job Summary: Are you an experienced general practice nurse ready to lead and inspire a team? Fallodon Way Medical Centre is seeking a proactive and resilient Nurse Manager to head our dedicated nursing team. As part of a dynamic and supportive leadership team, you will play a central role in shaping clinical standards, enhancing patient experience, and driving excellence in care delivery. This is an exciting opportunity to make a measurable difference in population health outcomes within a forward-thinking organisation.
Role Details
* Title: Nurse Manager
* Hours: 37.5 per week
* Salary: Dependent on experience (management qualifications, chronic disease diplomas, etc.)
Responsibilities
* Provide visible leadership, promoting a culture of professionalism, learning and continuous improvement
* Line manage the nursing team including Practice Nurses, HCAs, and other allied nursing roles, ensuring appropriate skill mix and service coverage
* Lead regular team meetings and facilitate open communication across the nursing workforce
* Develop and deliver structured supervision, coaching and performance review processes
* Ensure effective induction, ongoing support and competency assessment for all new and existing staff
* Ensure all training, development and induction of Nursing Team members are undertaken in line with practice policies and procedures
Clinical Oversight and Governance
* Ensure high standards of care in line with NMC code, national guidance, local protocols and CQC requirements
* Oversee infection prevention and control, immunisation standards, and chronic disease management delivery
* Work with the Leadership Team and Clinical Leads to ensure compliance with safeguarding, patient safety and clinical effectiveness frameworks
* Maintain and audit documentation standards and clinical protocols
Strategic Planning and Service Delivery
* Contribute to the planning and delivery of sustainable nursing services aligned to patient need and practice priorities
* Work in partnership with other clinicians and managers to identify opportunities for service development, workforce expansion and pathway redesign. Support delivery of QOF, Enhanced Services, and financial targets through effective team performance and data-driven planning
* Embed evidence-based practice and national best practice standards in long-term condition care
Performance Monitoring and Activity Measurement
* Develop and maintain nursing activity and performance dashboards to monitor workload, outcomes and quality metrics
* Regularly review clinical throughput, appointment usage, and patient feedback to drive improvement
* Identify under performance and implement supportive interventions where needed
* Provide quarterly reporting to the leadership team on workforce metrics, including capacity, clinical output, and audit findings
About Us
Fallodon Way Medical Centre aspires to be a professional, friendly organisation, dedicated to providing high quality personalised medical care to all members of the practice community.
You will need to ensure patients can access the appropriate care at the right time and maximise clinical time. You will need to skilfully use the resources to best meet patient demand.
We are a friendly, successful, training and research practice of over 11,500 patients with an informal and supportive culture, which aims to ensure a good work life balance is maintained for all staff. Fallodon Way Medical Centre is located in Henleaze, which is a leafy inner suburb of Bristol, with good schools and amenities. We have a relatively high elderly population but also a good mix with families. We encourage and support ongoing professional development.
The practice combines the best of traditional and innovative working, currently with 4 partners and 5 associate GPs. The practice is both proactive and reactive about managing the ever-changing workload in General Practice, offering a supportive environment and good work-life balance.
The practice is supported by ANPs, a Nursing Team, a Pharmacy team including two Practice Pharmacists, an Award-winning Care Coordination team, First Contact Physio and mental health practitioner. There is a team of workflow administrators assisting the clinical team in managing inbound correspondence and results.
Job Details
Date posted: 20 August 2025
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: Depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: A0775-25-0005
Job locations: 13 Fallodon Way, Bristol BS9 4HT
Job Responsibilities
Key Duties & Responsibilities
* Provide visible leadership, promoting a culture of professionalism, learning and continuous improvement
* Line manage the nursing team including Practice Nurses, HCAs, and other allied nursing roles, ensuring appropriate skill mix and service coverage
* Lead regular team meetings and facilitate open communication across the nursing workforce
* Develop and deliver structured supervision, coaching and performance review processes
* Ensure effective induction, ongoing support and competency assessment for all new and existing staff
* Ensure all training, development and induction of Nursing Team members are undertaken in line with practice policies and procedures
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Significant experience in a primary care setting, including autonomous management of long-term conditions.
* Demonstrable leadership or management experience within a clinical team
Desirable
* Experience in staff performance management or workforce planning.
* Evidence of leading clinical audits or quality improvement initiatives.
* Experience in contributing to or delivering service redesign or pathway transformation
* Project Management
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Nurse with an active NMC registration
* At least one formal qualification in a long-term condition area (e.g. diabetes, asthma/COPD, cardiovascular disease).
Desirable
* Leadership or management qualification
Important notices
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure will be made to the DBS. UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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