# Practice Nurse - Alliance Teaching Practices > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/practice-nurse-alliance-teaching-practices/6a7a69ee-50b4-4a70-8264-224b086261aa - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/practice-nurse-alliance-teaching-practices/6a7a69ee-50b4-4a70-8264-224b086261aa.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance - **Location:** 1 The Boiler House, Electric Wharf, Sandy Lane, Coventry, CV1 4JU, United Kingdom - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Practice nurse - **Salary:** £17.50 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part-time - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-07T15:16:37.732Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0046-26-0041 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/E0046-26-0041/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=E0046-26-0041 - **Employer website:** https://www.coventryrugbygpalliance.nhs.uk/about-us/ ## Job Content ### Job summary We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Practice Nurse to join our friendly primary care team, delivering high-quality, patient-centered care and supporting the health and wellbeing of the local community. The successful candidate will provide a wide range of nursing services including health surveillance and screening, management of long-term conditions, contraceptive care, wound management, and the delivery of immunisation and vaccination programs. You will also support the development of innovative nursing practice, using your experience and understanding of patient needs to identify opportunities for service improvement and enhance patient care. This role is ideal for a nurse who is organised, proactive, and committed to continuous professional development, with a desire to make a meaningful contribution to both patient outcomes and the future development of primary care services. ### Main duties of the job The postholder 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 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 employees, including: - 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. ### Details - Date posted: 07 September 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £17.50 an hour Depending on experience - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Part-time - Reference number: E0046-26-0041 - Job locations: 1 The Boiler House, Electric Wharf, Sandy Lane, Coventry, CV1 4JU, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Main Duties 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 - To support patients in their own homes that cannot attend the surgery. Record Maintenance - 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 Stock Control & 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. ### UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). ## 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 ### 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 ### 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 ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.