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
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).
