Job summary
Beeston Village Surgery is seeking a dynamic and experienced Lead Practice Nurse to take on a key clinical leadership role within our forward-thinking, community-based GP practice.

Serving a patient population of just under 8,000, you will play a vital role in delivering and overseeing safe, effective, and evidence-based nursing care.

Working collaboratively with both clinical and administrative teams, you will provide strong, visible leadership to the nursing team, ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality, patient-centred services. You will also contribute to service development, clinical governance, and continuous quality improvement across the practice

Main duties of the job
Deliver evidence-based nursing care for patients with acute and chronic conditions

Lead and manage nurse-led clinics (including Asthma and COPD)

Perform patient reviews in line with protocols and best practice

Provide:

• Immunisations and vaccinations
• Cervical cytology
• HRT management
• Wound care
• Travel health advice
• Lifestyle support

Maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with NMC standards

Supervise, support, and mentor students

Participate in audits, protocol development, and service evaluation

Engage in ongoing professional development and mandatory training

About us
Beeston Village Surgery is a friendly, supportive, and progressive GP practice based in Leeds, caring for a growing population of just under 8,000 patients.

Our team includes a GP Partner, Salaried GPs, GP Registrars, ACPs, Nurses, and HCAs. We provide a full range of primary care services including chronic disease management, minor surgery, family planning, immunisations, and health screening.

As part of the Beeston PCN, we benefit from access to a wide network of services and a strong pharmacy team.

Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Clinical

• Lead the delivery of nursing services
• Provide high-quality care for acute and long-term conditions
• Triage and prioritise urgent cases, initiating emergency care when required
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive patient records
• Prescribe within competence (if qualified)
• Deliver care aligned with national and local guidelines
• Undertake procedures including:
  • Cervical cytology
  • Immunisations and vaccinations
  • Wound care
  • Venepuncture
  • Blood pressure and spirometry monitoring
  • Travel health consultations
  • Health screening and lifestyle advice

Teaching & Mentorship

• Support and mentor students and junior staff

Managerial

• Act as a role model and team leader
• Lead on protocol development and service improvement
• Contribute to meetings, audits, and quality assurance initiatives
• Support performance targets and contractual requirements

Professional

• Maintain NMC registration and CPD
• Comply with mandatory training requirements
• Work within the NMC Code and NHS guidelines
• Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion
• Handle sensitive information in line with GDPR

Person Specification
Additional Information
Essential

• Informal meetings prior to interviews welcome.
• This role is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.
• Applicants must hold current UK professional registration. For further details, please visit the NHS Careers website. NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Experience
Essential

• Minimum 3 years post-registration experience
• At least 2 years recent experience in primary or community care
• Experience managing chronic conditions in nurse-led settings
• Strong understanding of general practice nursing
• Experience implementing clinical protocols
• Skilled in immunisations, wound care, cytology, and ABPI
• Experience supervising and developing staff
• Strong organisational and independent working skills
• Teaching and mentoring experience
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable

• Service development or protocol writing
• Leadership or team management experience
• Familiarity with clinical systems and digital tools

Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma or Degree in Adult Nursing
• Current NMC registration
• Clinical supervision training
• Enhanced DBS clearance

Desirable

• Specialist qualifications (e.g., asthma, diabetes, cytology, family planning)
• Travel medicine qualification
• Independent/Supplementary Prescriber
• Community Specialist Practitioner qualification
• Teaching/Mentorship qualification

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).

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).