What is the initiative?
The Staffordshire Training Hub are delivering a bespoke scheme for newly qualified and new to Practice GPNs who are working in Primary Care in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
It is a one-year programme of support, available to all newly qualified and new to Practice Nurses working substantively in general practice, with an explicit focus on working within and across a PCN.
It is a programme of support, PCN portfolio working, learning and development post-registration, supporting nurses to take up substantive roles, understand the context they are working in, become embedded in the PCN and increase and maintain high levels of participation in the Primary Care workforce. The Programmes is split into three main deliverables:
- Learning and Development: Fundamentals of General Practice Nursing Programme, Quality and Improvement, Leadership and Reflection
- Support and Networking: Induction, Clinical Supervision, Peer Support
- PCN Portfolio Working: Opportunities for experience and integrated working, QIP and Leadership
Participants will attend a weekly teaching programme on a Thursday afternoon to develop experience and support transition into the workforce.
The Fundamentals of General Practice Programme is a Level 6/7 Postgraduate Certificate based on the RCGP competencies and the core capability framework for General Practice Nursing and is suitable for all new GPNs.
Who is it for?
The Fellowship Scheme is an entitlement for all newly qualified and new to Practice Nurses working or about to work in substantive roles in General Practice. The Nurse may be employed by a Practice or a PCN.
The scheme is open to full-time nurses and to those who work less than full-time.
Benefits of Joining
- The Practice is remunerated up to £2,500 to support them with their GPNs attendance at Teaching on a Thursday afternoon
- Supported transition from being newly qualified or new to Practice to be a competent and confident GPN
- Structured and supported study leave
- Build professional networks
- Embeds value and culture
- Leadership training
- Deliver Quality Improvement (QI) project
- And much more……
Further Information
- Please click here for the GPN Fellowship Information Booklet
- For an informal chat, please e-mail GPN Fellowship Lead, Rachel Viggars at Rachel.Viggars2@staffs.nhs.uk
Application Form
- Please click here to download the Application Form