Practice Nurse - Maternity Cover - Alliance Teaching Practices
Coventry And Rugby GP Alliance
Coventry, CV1 4JUView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£17.50
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
25 October 2026
5 days leftJob description
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Practice Nurse to join our friendly primary care team, delivering high-quality, patient-centered care and...
The postholder will be
expected to undertake the
- 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
- 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
- To support patients in their own homes that cannot attend the
surgery.
- Keep
contemporaneous clinical records using the computer
system (paper records where appropriate), recording clinical history
and examination findings, interventions and advice given.
- Ensure documentation is in line with NMC guidance
& Equipment
- Have shared responsibility for the
Treatment room stock and report any stock shortages to the service lead
- Maintain nursing drugs and equipment
reporting any shortages/failures to the service lead
The duties of the post may be
reviewed and, if appropriate, changed by discussion with the post holder
to ensure the provision of effective and efficient services.
At Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance, we pride ourselves on
fostering a culture of innovation, growth, and continuous learning. As a member
of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside talented
professionals who are committed to delivering excellence and driving positive
change within our industry.
We take pride in offering a robust package to support our
- Annual Leave - Enjoy 27 days of
annual leave for full-time employees, in addition to bank holidays.
- Sick Pay - Our enhanced sick pay
policy ensures you are supported during times of illness.
- Pension Scheme - Access to the
NHS pension scheme to secure your financial future.
- Enhanced Maternity Leave - We
provide generous maternity leave to support new parents.
- Paternity Leave: We also offer
paternity leave to allow new fathers to bond with their newborns.
- Blue Light Discounts - Take
advantage of exclusive discounts available for our staff. After probation you
can make an expense claim for the price of your blue light discount card and
receive full reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Network -
Access support through our employee advice network for personal and
professional challenges 365 days a year 247
- NHS Fleet Solutions - A salary
sacrifice car leasing scheme with savings on monthly payments for brand new
cars.
We are committed to creating a
supportive and rewarding work environment for all our employees.
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
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
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
Desirable: - Participation in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking; - Experience of using Emis and Docman
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
13 October 2026
Last checked
15 October 2026
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