Community Nursing Specialist Practitioner Qualification: General Practice Nursing

Target Audience/Eligibility Criteria

Suitable for General Practice Nurses, who would like to develop their career.

Programme Overview

This course offers a mix of compulsory and optional modules including:

  • Non-Medical Prescribing (V300)
  • Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
  • Digital Health Management
  • Essentials of Assessment and Management
  • Safeguarding
  • Education in Practice
  • Principles and Practice of Integrated Care Delivery
  • Assessment in Practice
  • Leadership and Management Skill

Benefits

  • Gain a Level 7 qualification
  • Enhance your knowledge and skills in primary care
  • Develop your career in practice

Funding

  • NHSE Funding consists of a salary contribution £2,904 per month regardless of course length (pro rata)
  • Fees funded or apprenticeship pathways available (subject to change)

Requirements to Study

You must:

  • Hold a substantive post in General Practice
  • Be employed for 37.5 hours per week for duration of the programme
  • Have a named Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor
  • Be a registered nurse (if completing the V300 NMP module – must be one year post reg)

Expectations

  • Required to meet the 20% off-the-job (OTJ) apprenticeship requirements and attend allocated study sessions
  • Compulsory twelve weekly reviews
  • Completion of the end point assessment (EPA), following formal completion of Integrated Masters Degree in a Specialist Practitioner Qualification

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