If you are a registered nurse and wanting a career as a general practice nurse, or a 3rd year, newly qualified nurse you have come to the right place – South East London is an exciting area to work.
GPN Academic
Train, work and grow in general practice.
The GPN Academic/Enhanced Programme aims to give you the knowledge and clinical skills in all the areas that are unique to General Practice Nursing. The training enables nurses to practice with autonomously with confidence in general practice. These include:
- Vaccinating-immunising babies, children, and adults
- Providing holistic assessments and care
- Screening for cancer
- Sexual health screening and taking cervical smears
- Running a travel health advice and vaccination service
- Providing specific support and care to people with Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Heart Disease, and other long-term conditions
- Providing Health promotion e.g. supporting people to stop smoking, lifestyle changes
- Providing holistic assessment and health care to patients with multiple problems across the lifespan.
- All GPNAs will be supported in completing the Standards of Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA) to gain teaching skills that will equip them to assess and supervise others.
Support for learning
- The practices that recruit GPNs through the Academic Programme aim to develop the trainees as permanent members of the team. Therefore, completion of training is likely to result in an offer of permanent employment.
- The theoretical training is provided via the academic pathway at University of Greenwich and City, St Georges University. GPNs complete the SSSA training to equip them to supervise and assess students.
- Employer practices are expected to provide in-house support from their practice assessor and supervisors. We also provide support through in-person legacy nurse visits for practice support and development.
Employment in General Practice
- GPNs on the Academic Programme are employed 37.5 hours per week by the practice, which is arranged to meet the needs of the practice, the academic requirements of the course and specific individual needs. The employment terms and conditions vary from practice to practice, and as with any other employment contract, nurses must check carefully to ensure that they are happy with the terms and conditions offered.
- Practices are expected to host the nurse for the duration of the Academic Programme with a fixed term 2-year contract. Nurses recruited through the Academic Programme are expected to work in the same practice/PCN for the duration of the course.
Approved Courses
University of Greenwich – 2-year course starting every September
Nursing degrees | Subjects | University of Greenwich
City St George’s, University of London – 2-year course starting every January
MSc Primary Care (Practice Nursing) • City St George’s, University of London
Apply to join the programme
To apply please send CV and cover letter to nursing@seltraininghub.co.uk
