Experienced General Practice Nurse (Band 6)

The Experienced General Practice Nurse (GPN) will play a pivotal role in delivering safe, evidence-based, and patient-centred care across K&W Healthcare's network of 27 GP practices within the Brent PCNs. The postholder will manage and support patients with long-term conditions, deliver proactive health promotion, and contribute to the continuous improvement of clinical services. The role requires working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure equitable access and high-quality outcomes for a patient population of over 200,000 residents in Brent.

Main duties of the job

• Clinical Care & Service Delivery

• Evidence-based nursing care in line with NMC standards and K&W Healthcare protocols.
• Manage patients with long-term conditions (e.g., diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension, cardiovascular).
• Procedures like immunisations, cervical cytology, wound care, ECGs, phlebotomy, and health checks.
• Chronic disease management.
• Support the development and delivery of population health initiatives and proactive care models.
• Provide guidance, supervision, and mentorship to Nursing Associates and Health Care Support Workers.
• Participate in quality improvement projects.
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams including GPs, pharmacists, social prescribers, care coordinators, and allied health professionals.
• Support seamless care transitions between primary, community, and secondary services.

• Ensure practice complies with NMC code of conduct, safeguarding policies, infection control, and CQC standards.
• Participate in audits, clinical supervision, and reflective practice to maintain high standards of care.
• Ensure safe medicines management, infection prevention, and vaccination standards are upheld.
• Work flexibly across practices within the K&W Healthcare network as required.
• Support practices with service delivery, training, and clinical capacity as directed by the Lead Nurse or PCN management.
• Participate in regular supervision and annual appraisal.
• Support training programmes for future nurses and colleagues.

About us

K&W Healthcare's primary objective is to support GP Practices and services across the Brent localities of Kingsbury, Willesden, and Wembley. Our aim is to develop quality primary care for patients within Brent and strive for continuous improvement in the delivery of primary healthcare services across our GP practices. K&W Healthcare is a GP-led organisation made up of 27 GP practices serving a registered population of over 220,000 patients. We are committed to improving the care provided to patients, reducing health inequalities, and raising the quality and standards of GP practices.

Job responsibilities

• Clinical Care & Service Delivery

• Provide comprehensive, evidence-based nursing care in line with NMC standards and K&W Healthcare protocols.
• Manage and review patients with long-term conditions (e.g., diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension, cardiovascular disease).
• Undertake a range of clinical procedures such as immunisations, cervical cytology, wound care, ECGs, phlebotomy, and health checks.
• Support chronic disease management, including recall systems and audits.
• Promote health education, self-management, and wellbeing among patients.
• Support the development and delivery of population health initiatives and proactive care models.
• Provide guidance, supervision, and mentorship to Student Nursing Associates, Nursing Associates, and Health Care Support Workers.
• Contribute to the induction and professional development of nursing staff across the PCN.
• Act as a role model, demonstrating high standards of clinical practice and professionalism.
• Participate in quality improvement projects and service development across practices.
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams including GPs, pharmacists, social prescribers, care coordinators, and allied health professionals.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary meetings and case reviews to improve patient outcomes.
• Support seamless care transitions between primary, community, and secondary services.

• Ensure practice complies with NMC code of conduct, safeguarding policies, infection control, and CQC standards.
• Maintain accurate clinical records in accordance with K&W Healthcare policies and GDPR.
• Participate in audits, clinical supervision, and reflective practice to maintain high standards of care.
• Ensure safe medicines management, infection prevention, and vaccination standards are upheld.

• Work flexibly across practices within the K&W Healthcare network as required.
• Support practices with service delivery, training, and clinical capacity as directed by the Lead Nurse or PCN management.

• Maintain professional registration and participate in revalidation.
• Engage in continuing professional development (CPD) and reflective learning.
• Participate in regular supervision and annual appraisal.
• Support and contribute to training programmes for future nurses and multidisciplinary colleagues.

Person Specification

• Qualifications

• Post-registration qualifications in long-term condition management or public health (e.g., diabetes, asthma, COPD, cardiovascular care).

• Demonstrable experience in general practice or primary care nursing.

• 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.