• Job Description

  Req#: E0046-25-0063?language=en&page=1017&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you a compassionate and dedicated nurse looking to make a real difference in your community? Join our dynamic team at the Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance, where we are committed to providing exceptional healthcare services to our diverse patient population.

  As a General Practice Nurse, you will play a vital role in our multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality care and support to our patients. Your responsibilities will include managing chronic diseases, providing immunisations, conducting health screenings, and offering health education and advice. You will work closely with GPs, healthcare assistants, and other healthcare professionals to ensure our patients receive the best possible care.

  What We Offer:

  • A supportive and friendly working environment
  • Opportunities for professional development and career progression
  • Access to the latest medical technology and resources
  • A chance to be part of a forward-thinking and innovative healthcare alliance

  What We Are Looking For:

  • A registered nurse with a valid NMC pin
  • Experience in a general practice or community healthcare setting
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • A proactive and patient-centred approach to care
  • A commitment to continuous learning and improvement

  Join us at the Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance and be part of a team that values your skills, supports your growth, and shares your passion for patient care. Together, we can make a positive impact on the health and well-being of our community.

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder will be expected to undertake the following as part of their role:

  Work independently to provide excellent practice nursing care directly to patients

  Participate in the delivery of routine surveillance and screening.

  Participate in the management of long-term conditions, contraceptive services, wound care, immunisations and vaccinations.

  Participate in audit and research to ensure high quality care.

  Support the development of innovative and high-quality nursing practice, offering advice on service improvements based upon your experience and knowledge of the needs of patients

  About us

  The Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance is a private company limited by shares, wholly owned by local Coventry and Rugby GP practices. As a GP led organisation, we represent 54 GP practice shareholders and cover nearly 420,000 patients.

  We have identified key areas that we will focus on to build upon and improve our existing services. These are our Strategic Priorities:

  Clinical Service Improvement & Delivery

  Clinical Innovation

  Primary Care Development Practice and Network Support

  Training and Education

  Integrated Care

  Good Governance

  The Alliance Teaching Practice is made up by a group of practices around Coventry.

  Foleshill Surgery

  City of Coventry Health Centre

  Broad Lane Surgery

  Stoke Aldermoor Surgery

  Details

  Date posted

  09 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £17.80 to £20.50 an hour

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  E0046-25-0063

  Job locations

  Foleshill Health Centre

  Livingstone Road

  Coventry

  CV6 5AR

  
  

  Stoke Aldermoor Clinic

  Aldermoor Lane

  Coventry

  CV3 1BN

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Clinical

  To work within the multidisciplinary team to meet common goals.

  To participate in long term condition management for patients according to explicit protocols

  To provide family planning advice

  To administer IM Contraceptive injections as per protocol

  To administer childhood immunisations according to the national vaccination schedule

  Monitoring of ongoing treatments.

  To provide health education and cancer screening advice.

  Perform cervical cytology screening.

  To provide opportunistic screening and advice on mens health.

  To assist with planning and evaluating patient care.

  Clinical Measurements such as blood pressure recording, blood glucose monitoring and ECGs

  The administration of subcutaneous and intramuscular injections

  Undertake wound care and appropriate management of wounds.

  To provide Health Promotion in areas such as weight, smoking and alcohol.

  Teaching patients and their family self-care where appropriate.

  Assisting and or chaperoning the general practitioner.

  To work consistently within your own professional standards, maintaining an awareness of evidence based and current best practice.

  To ensure appropriate registration with your own professional body.

  To participate fully in the annual appraisal process and maintain own personal professional development.

  To participate in clinical supervision

  To advise, support and contribute to the education of other members of the multidisciplinary team.

  Lead on infection control. Maintain cleanliness and hygiene to infection control standards

  To participate in the maintenance of medical equipment, ensuring appropriate interim checks are carried out and equipment is appropriately calibrated, and faults are reported in line with policy.

  To support the maintenance of appropriate stock items in fridges and clinical areas and to adhere to cold chain policies

  Travel advice and vaccinations

  Please see attached document for full details.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Clinical

  To work within the multidisciplinary team to meet common goals.

  To participate in long term condition management for patients according to explicit protocols

  To provide family planning advice

  To administer IM Contraceptive injections as per protocol

  To administer childhood immunisations according to the national vaccination schedule

  Monitoring of ongoing treatments.

  To provide health education and cancer screening advice.

  Perform cervical cytology screening.

  To provide opportunistic screening and advice on mens health.

  To assist with planning and evaluating patient care.

  Clinical Measurements such as blood pressure recording, blood glucose monitoring and ECGs

  The administration of subcutaneous and intramuscular injections

  Undertake wound care and appropriate management of wounds.

  To provide Health Promotion in areas such as weight, smoking and alcohol.

  Teaching patients and their family self-care where appropriate.

  Assisting and or chaperoning the general practitioner.

  To work consistently within your own professional standards, maintaining an awareness of evidence based and current best practice.

  To ensure appropriate registration with your own professional body.

  To participate fully in the annual appraisal process and maintain own personal professional development.

  To participate in clinical supervision

  To advise, support and contribute to the education of other members of the multidisciplinary team.

  Lead on infection control. Maintain cleanliness and hygiene to infection control standards

  To participate in the maintenance of medical equipment, ensuring appropriate interim checks are carried out and equipment is appropriately calibrated, and faults are reported in line with policy.

  To support the maintenance of appropriate stock items in fridges and clinical areas and to adhere to cold chain policies

  Travel advice and vaccinations

  Please see attached document for full details.

  Person Specification

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
  • Knowledge of health promotion strategies
  • Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
  • Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
  • Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy
  • Knowledge and understanding of NMC Code of Conduct and other guidance.
  • Escalating concerns appropriately

  Desirable

  • Awareness of local and national health policy
  • Awareness of issues within the wider health economy

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Relevant nursing/health degree
  • Registered first level nurse

  Desirable

  • Mentor/teaching qualification
  • Clinical supervision training
  • Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification or willingness to work towards

  Experience

  Essential

  • Post-registration nursing experience
  • Experience of working in community / primary care
  • Management of long-term conditions
  • Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines
  • Clinical skills cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, wound care
  • Diabetic management knowledge and experience
  • Family planning knowledge and experience
  • Respiratory care knowledge and experience
  • Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families
  • Negotiation and conflict management skills
  • IT skills

  Desirable

  • Participation in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
  • Qualification in Diabetes
  • Qualification in Family Planning
  • Qualification in Respiratory management
  • Experience of using EMIS system
  • FENO testing

  Person Specification

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
  • Knowledge of health promotion strategies
  • Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
  • Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
  • Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy
  • Knowledge and understanding of NMC Code of Conduct and other guidance.
  • Escalating concerns appropriately

  Desirable

  • Awareness of local and national health policy
  • Awareness of issues within the wider health economy

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Relevant nursing/health degree
  • Registered first level nurse

  Desirable

  • Mentor/teaching qualification
  • Clinical supervision training
  • Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification or willingness to work towards

  Experience

  Essential

  • Post-registration nursing experience
  • Experience of working in community / primary care
  • Management of long-term conditions
  • Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines
  • Clinical skills cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, wound care
  • Diabetic management knowledge and experience
  • Family planning knowledge and experience
  • Respiratory care knowledge and experience
  • Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families
  • Negotiation and conflict management skills
  • IT skills

  Desirable

  • Participation in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
  • Qualification in Diabetes
  • Qualification in Family Planning
  • Qualification in Respiratory management
  • Experience of using EMIS system
  • FENO testing

  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).

  Additional information

  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).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Coventry And Rugby GP Alliance

  Address

  Foleshill Health Centre

  Livingstone Road

  Coventry

  CV6 5AR

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.coventryrugbygpalliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Coventry And Rugby GP Alliance

  Address

  Foleshill Health Centre

  Livingstone Road

  Coventry

  CV6 5AR

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.coventryrugbygpalliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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