# Registered Nurse Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-nurse-practitioner/f66aac61-5745-427e-8403-9263aed8a75a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-nurse-practitioner/f66aac61-5745-427e-8403-9263aed8a75a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust - **Location:** University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover , secondment will be considered for internal candidates- If you are successful after interview you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long days, including weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-13T09:56:05.950Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Warwickshire/Coventry/University_Hospitals_Coventry_Warwickshire_NHS_Trust/COpAT/COpAT-v8346144 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8346144?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhcw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting Opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic, Nurse to apply for a Band 6 clinical sister/charge Nurse for COpAT on a fixed term basis A Shift /team leader. providing clinical leadership and management support, developing and evaluating best practice within the department. The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate high standards of patient care and have excellent communication skills. Providing care for patients within their own home following assessment by the COPAT team, and deputise tor the department manager as required. COPAT allows patients to receive the care. monitoring and treatment that they need in their home. This includes supporting early discharge out of hospital. This model is appropriate for cohorts of patients who require in-person treatment such as intravenous (I V) antibiotics. A full UK driving license is essential for this post. Please note that an international driving license is not accepted. Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested. Secondment will be considered for internal candidates – If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer. Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. ### Main duties of the job - Accountable tor actions accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Contribute to corporate Objectives, acting within local.Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times - Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi -professional team including situations where difficulties in comprehension occur. - A skilled practitioner and clinical leader providing support to the management team. participating in service/policy development. - Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated/audited,Organisation of cross-departmental/organisational activities including HR. resource responsibilities as appropriate. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including complex patient monitoring: equipment management and frequent administration of invasive tests/procedures. - Develop and educate staff participating in supervision. mentorship and appraisal as required - Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient. workforce and resource data - Manage expected (and occasional unexpected) clinical events requiring high hut unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need, referring to a senior member of staff where appropriate e.g. in an unexpected event. - Support patients. carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g. imparting bad news or following an unexpected event. - Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards - Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to the trust's standards of cleanliness. hygiene and infection control at all times For further details please see the attached job description. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - - IT skills - Patient focused. - Excellent communication skills - Able to prioritise and meet deadlines effectively. - Good management of own and others time - Able to use initiative and make decisions. - Analyses problems and implements effective and appropriate solutions **Desirable** - - Have a confident approach and the ability to inspire confidence ### Knowledge **Essential** - - A knowledgeable clinician with the ability to apply evidence-based practice. - A sound knowledge of professional policies and procedures - Knowledge of clinical governance and a commitment to clinical supervision and staff development **Desirable** - - A good understanding of current issues relating to the NHS - Experience in policy/service development ### Experience **Essential** - - Professional Clinical experience in appropriate speciality - Ability to successfully manage people and change **Desirable** - - Ability to successfully manage people and change. ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Current NMC Professional Registration - Teaching and Assessing qualification or willingness to undertake - Post registration experience in hospital/community setting - Qualified in cannulation and venepuncture - Qualified in the management of vascular access devices - Study at level 6 (degree/diploma) **Desirable** - - Health Assessment Module - Leadership qualification ### Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours **Essential** - - Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) - Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience ## Documents - [candidate guide (pdf, 10.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2471) - [job description and personal specification (pdf, 472.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10673283) ## 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.