Nurse Team Leader

The post-holder will provide effective leadership and develop the practice of the nursing and health care assistant team in the provision of assessment, treatment, screening, health education services and advice to patients. The post-holder will develop and ensure that the nursing and health care assistant team work with practice-agreed protocols and guidelines to provide treatments to patients both independently and in participation with general practitioners, nurse and health care assistant colleagues. The post-holder will have the required level of training and competence and will work within patient group directions where these are available.

Management responsibilities

Enable the nursing and health care assistant team work effectively and provide a high quality service to patients and to work effectively with other agencies. Identify the workforce that is required to provide services to meet the needs of the patient population and negotiate with the practice management team for this workforce Monitor and advise on the effective use of physical and financial resources by the practice nursing and health care assistant team Enable the practice nursing and health care assistant team to apply and improve clinical governance and risk management systems Lead and monitor the development and implementation of policies, standards and guidelines across the practice nursing and health care assistant team Analyse, interpret and report data on health and well-being, related needs and service use Allocate, co-ordinate, monitor and assess the work of the nursing and health care assistant team and individuals Recruit and select staff to meet the health and well-being needs of the practice population Supervise and assess staff performance and development Offer and provide clinical supervision to other members of the practice nursing team and act as a clinical ''expert'' Develop a working environment that promotes healthy, safe and effective work outcomes

Clinical responsibilities

Identify, assess and diagnose patients with complex health needs across the practice population Lead the introduction and use of technical and specialist nursing treatments for patients with complex healthcare needs Lead and develop programmes to improve health and well-being and meet the specific needs of communities, groups and individuals Work with others to change policies and improve health and well-being and reduce inequalities Lead the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practice to improve the services offered by the practice nursing team Lead the team in quality assurance, development and clinical governance.