Experienced Practice Nurse and Director of Nursing

Director of Nursing (Band 8c) 12 hours per week (Fixed-Term for 12 months) You will provide senior clinical leadership across the organisation, working closely with the executive/management

• Leading the nursing workforce and supporting professional development
• Overseeing clinical governance, quality assurance, and risk management
• Contributing to organisational strategy and regulatory compliance
• Championing evidence-based practice and continuous improvement
• Supporting workforce planning, recruitment, and retention initiatives
• Provide inspiring leadership to the nursing and clinical teams.
• Oversee nurse education, development, and workforce planning.
• Support innovation, clinical effectiveness, and service improvement.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks and uphold the highest standards of patient care.
Practice Nurse (Band 7) or Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Band 8a) 25.5 hours per week Depending on your experience and qualifications, you will undertake either a Senior Practice Nurse or Advanced Nurse Practice Nurse (Band 7) Responsibilities:
• Routine treatment room duties (wound care, cervical cytology, vaccinations, long-term conditions support)
• Health promotion and chronic disease management (diabetes, COPD, hypertension, Heart Failure, Mental Health)
• Supporting QOF and practice wide clinical objectives
• Delivering high quality, patient centred care
  
  We are seeking an exceptional and motivated senior nurse leader to join our organisation in a unique combined role. This post brings together strategic leadership responsibilities as Director of Nursing (Band 8c) with a hands on clinical position as either a Senior Practice Nurse (Band 7) or Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Band 8a) depending on qualifications and experience.
This role offers a rare opportunity to lead, shape, and strengthen nursing services across our four practice sites, ensuring consistently high standards of safe, person centred and effective care. This post is open to experienced Practice Nurses ready to step into strategic leadership, or Advanced Nurse Practitioners with established leadership experience looking to progress into an organisational-level role. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior clinician who enjoys both strategic oversight and direct patient care, and who wishes to contribute to high quality service delivery within a supportive, forward thinking primary care environment.

We are a partnership with a strong and proud nursing focus, shaped over many years by our previous Nurse Partner whose leadership, innovation, and commitment to high quality patient care remain central to how we work today. We are looking for a candidate who will continue this legacy, someone who values clinical excellence, supports nursing development, and is passionate about strengthening the nursing voice within the partnership.