Lead Nurse - Queen Square Medical Practice

Lead Nurse – Queen Square Medical Practice, Lancaster 

Location: Queen Square Medical Practice, 2 Queen Square, Lancaster, LA1 1RP 

Hours: Full-time (flexible; part-time considered)

 Salary: Equivalent to AfC Band 7 (based on experience) 

Reports to: • Clinically: GP Partners • Managerially: Practice Director 

About Us

Queen Square is a vibrant, forward-thinking, independent GP practice serving ~16,000 patients across Lancaster and Caton. A friendly and research-active training practice, we pride ourselves on offering innovative services from travel health to fertility clinics and a supportive, collaborative environment for staff growth. The Role Are you ready to lead? We’re looking for a motivated, experienced Lead Nurse to: 

• Provide clinical leadership to our nursing team in LTCs, acute care, immunisations, and health promotion • Drive performance, meeting QOF, enhanced services, and infection control targets 

• Champion clinical governance, service development, and quality improvement 

• Manage & mentor staff, coordinate rotas, and foster a positive learning culture 

Key Responsibilities 

• Leadership & Team Management, chair meetings, lead appraisals, develop your team 

• Clinical Delivery, lead LTC clinics, vaccination programmes, manage acute care autonomously 

• Governance & Improvement, implement NICE guidelines, audits, ensure safe medicines storage 

• Administration, maintain accurate SNOMED-encoded records, oversee nurse CPD • Collaboration & Innovation – work with PCN colleagues, enhance services (e.g. respiratory, LD clinics) 

Your Profile Essential 

• RGN with NMC registration 

• Degree/diploma in nursing, primary care or LTC specialist qualifications 

• Mentor or instructor qualification, clinical supervision trained 

• Solid primary care experience (chronic disease management, immunisations, IPC lead) 

Desirable

 • Independent/supplementary prescriber 

• Leadership/management qualification (Level 7/MSc) 

• Postgraduate specialty qualifications (e.g. respiratory, diabetes) 

Skills & Attributes

• Clinical proficiency: wound care, ECGs, spirometry, cytology, venepuncture 

• Strong leadership, communication, data audit, and analytical skills 

• Motivated, resilient, empathetic, and solution-focused 

• Enhanced DBS clearance; willingness to travel across sites 

Why Join Us? 

• Impactful leadership in a practice committed to excellence and innovation 

• Supportive environment with a focus on staff wellbeing and development 

• Varied clinical portfolio, including scope to lead new service areas (e.g. LD/respiratory clinics) 

• Research-active setting, offering learning opportunities beyond routine practice 

Apply Now - Send your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability and experience. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis, early applications are encouraged. For informal discussions or to arrange a visit, please contact: Adrian Eglington, Practice Director t: 01524 580925 | e: a.eglington1@nhs.net 

Queen Square Medical Practice is an equal opportunity employer. Join us to help shape the future of primary care in Lancashire, innovate, lead, and inspire!