If you are interested in becoming a Nursing Associate or a practice interested in having your very own please email Helen for more information on funding and requirements
Nursing Associates: who are they?
In 2017 the Government announced the creation of the Nursing Associate role. The role is bridging the gap between health care support worker and registered nurse and helping meet the changing health and care needs of patients and the public.
- Nursing Associate is a stand-alone role as well as also providing a route to Registered Nurse.
What Nursing Associates will know?
Further education and experience will allow for role development. Nurse leaders across England have been clear that the intention is for Nursing Associates to support, not substitute, registered nurses.
Read more about the Nursing Associate standards at NMC
What value will they bring to General Practice?
They will increase the capacity of general practice nursing teams. As a response to the growing demands in Primary Care,GPNs are embracing some activities traditionally the domain of GPs such as :
- Prescribing
- Treating minor illness
- Managing long term conditions
- Be well placed to help with some of the routine work of GPNs
Nursing Associate training offers a career development opportunity
- With continued professional development, Nursing Associates will provide additional capacity within the nursing team
- Nursing Associates bring a breadth of knowledge and skill to general practice
- Trainee Nursing Associates bring valuable insight across whole systems
Please click each university which will direct you to the Nursing associate courses available
"Nursing associates are trained to work with people of all ages and across all four fields of nursing: adult, child, mental health and learning disability.
up to £8,000 support funding available
Gifted apprenticeship Levy providing full course funding
"A provider that invests in training is an attractive employer.
"General practices with a visible training ethos will be at the forefront of recruiting the best.
"Many general practice HCAs are keen to embark on Nursing Associate training.