General Practice Nurse (GPN) Learner

Key duties and responsibilities

To develop the necessary skills and competencies required to become a Practice Nurse. Work within their level of competency at all times. Deliver patient care under supervision of senior clinicians. Develop skills to manage the changing needs of the patients and the practice. Ensure competency documentation is completed and signed off appropriately. Administer medications/immunisations under PSD/PGD where competent. Promote health and wellbeing through patient education. Contribute to Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) delivery. Carry out routine clinical tasks under supervision. produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures. Be aware of data protection (GDPR) and confidentiality issues. Review and process data using accurate read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.

Additional Duties

Maintaining & cleaning of equipment used by nurses & GPs. Stocking clinical rooms and rotating stock as required. Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of clinical rooms. Ordering of stock, vaccines & promotional materials. Checking stock levels and expiry dates of drugs cupboard and resuscitation trolley. Record vaccine fridge temperatures twice daily. Assist other members of the practice team as appropriate. To maintain infection control and update procedures and advice. Apply practice policies, standards and guidance. GPN Learner Responsibilities The GPN Learner will be employed on a fixed-term basis specifically to undertake the GPN Foundation Programme. Continued employment is conditional upon active engagement with the programme.

The post holder will be

Attending and actively participating in all scheduled GPN Foundation Programme teaching days as delivered by the education provider. Completing all modules, competency documentation, and assessments within agreed timeframes. Maintaining regular communication with their mentor/clinical supervisor, including sharing learning after each session and agreeing appropriate supervised clinical experience. Actively engaging in practice-based learning by embedding within day-to-day general practice operations. Working within own limitations in line with the NMC Code and not undertaking independent clinical activity without appropriate supervision and sign-off. Attending clinical placements on all contracted working days outside of academic teaching time (including periods when teaching is not scheduled). Demonstrating professionalism and commitment to the programme. Failure to attend, engage, or complete required elements may result in review and potential termination of the fixed-term contract.