Trainee General Practice Nurse- Vocational Training Scheme
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Job Summary
City and Hackney Integrated Primary Care CIC (IPC) are advertising this opportunity on behalf of North East London Integrated Care System.
or a Registered Nurse looking for a new challenge?
Come and join our ground-breaking General Practice Nursing (GPN) Vocational Training Scheme (VTS)
This is an exciting opportunity for Registered Nurses to work, learn, and qualify as a General Practice Nurse in North East London (City and Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham and Havering).
Job Summary
City and Hackney Integrated Primary Care CIC (IPC) are advertising this opportunity on behalf of North East London Integrated Care System.
Are you a newly Registered Nurse looking for your first destination role post registration?or a Registered Nurse looking for a new challenge?
Come and join our ground-breaking General Practice Nursing (GPN) Vocational Training Scheme (VTS)
This is an exciting opportunity for Registered Nurses to work, learn, and qualify as a General Practice Nurse in North East London (City and Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham and Havering).
Main duties of the job
You will be employed by a local GP practice/group of practices/PCN where you will gain experience of working in a clinical setting within Primary Care, whilst undertaking a Postgraduate Diploma in General Practice Nursing.
Every trainee will have an experienced GPN as their mentor/supervisor during their training, alongside receiving support from the GPN VTS Scheme Co-ordinators. This support will guide you through a comprehensive competency-based approach to clinical care in a general practice setting.
Trainee posts will be fixed-term for 12 months whilst you undertake the academic programme. You will be paid on a full-time salary (37.5 hours per week) on a training salary. All course fees will be fully funded by NHS England (London).
For more information, please join our webinar on Wednesday 3rd September 2025, 6:30pm for an informal discussion about the scheme (Please refer to the attached advert for the link)
Interviews will be held on w/c 6th and w/c 13th October 2025 via MS Teams (a link will be sent to shortlisted candidates). Please save these dates.
About Us
The GPN VTS trainee will be able to specify their preferred borough/place within North East London to work in and every effort will be made to adhere to this preference, subject to clinical placements in employing practices being available.
Please express the preferred borough for a clinical placement in your application form.
Details
Date posted
19 August 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£38,511 a year Equivalent AFC Mid-Point Band 5 plus Inner/Outer London HCAS
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
U0090-25-0024
Job locations
1st Floor
3 Lloyds Avenue
London
EC3N 3DS
Job Description
Job responsibilities
To develop the knowledge, clinical skills and attitude to provide high quality care and services based on the needs of the practice population. Supported by senior nurses within the practice, you will deliver care within the boundaries of your role, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health promotion and screening activities. You will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
Examples of Duties and Responsibilities that will be developed during the 12 month placement on the VT Scheme:
Clinical
* Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care;
* Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient medicals and NHS Health Checks;
* Implement and participate in national vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children. Provide travel advice and vaccinate appropriately once trained.
* Assess, plan and support patients to self-manage long term conditions, running specific clinic sessions and maintaining robust recall systems;
* Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds, including removal of sutures and clips;
* Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations and perform cervical cytology screening once trained;
* Support and advise patients requesting information relating to reproductive and sexual health;
* Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, with support and guidance from senior members of the team;
* Assist senior practitioners in providing minor-surgery sessions where this service is provided;
* Recognise, assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in line with local policy and practitioner competence.
* Recognise and highlight where clinical skills are outside of your clinical remit and expertise.
* Assist in and perform, Urinalysis, Peak Flow Readings, Venepuncture, Blood Pressure measurements fitting of and recording 24-hour BP readings (depending on location) and other specific tests as appropriate for the individual practice requirements. Adhering to appropriate recall systems.
Communication
* Communicate effectively within a team in general practice. Working alongside various health care professionals with a common goal to support, manage and treat patients.
* Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
* Utilise communication skills to support patients to adhere to prescribed treatment regimens.
* Share all training materials, education and CPD certificates with the employing practice.
* Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication.
* Act as an advocate when representing the patients and colleagues viewpoints to others.
Administration
* Develop an understanding the wider primary care system including but not limited to PCNs, ICBs, ICSs and neighbourhoods.
* To maintain accurate patient records and enter onto the computer using agreed SNOMED codes;
* Ensure accurate completion of all documentation associated with patient care.
* To collect data and participate in regular practice audit and research projects;
* To contribute to any practice development plans.
General
* To maintain own annual registration with the NMC and professional indemnity and adhere to The Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates;
* To maintain a safe and therapeutic environment for all the Primary Health Care Team staff, patients, carers and colleagues from allied organisations;
* Ensure all statutory regulations (e.g. Health & Safety, COSHH, etc.) are implemented and adhered to;
* To always promote a professional approach at all times by attire and attitude to patients and staff both in and out of the practice;
* To maintain own Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and ensure relevant CPD attended. In addition, CPD must be kept up-to-date through annual appraisal in line with the requirements of the Practice and The NMC Code (2018);
* Attend and participate in staff, practice, place-based meetings and in-house clinical training sessions.
* Demonstrate an understanding of the breath and scope of the role as a general practice nurse working in primary care;
* Working within limitations, being aware of own boundaries.
The above is only an outline of the tasks and outcomes required of the role. This may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
To develop the knowledge, clinical skills and attitude to provide high quality care and services based on the needs of the practice population. Supported by senior nurses within the practice, you will deliver care within the boundaries of your role, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health promotion and screening activities. You will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
Examples of Duties and Responsibilities that will be developed during the 12 month placement on the VT Scheme:
Clinical
* Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care;
* Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient medicals and NHS Health Checks;
* Implement and participate in national vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children. Provide travel advice and vaccinate appropriately once trained.
* Assess, plan and support patients to self-manage long term conditions, running specific clinic sessions and maintaining robust recall systems;
* Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds, including removal of sutures and clips;
* Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations and perform cervical cytology screening once trained;
* Support and advise patients requesting information relating to reproductive and sexual health;
* Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, with support and guidance from senior members of the team;
* Assist senior practitioners in providing minor-surgery sessions where this service is provided;
* Recognise, assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in line with local policy and practitioner competence.
* Recognise and highlight where clinical skills are outside of your clinical remit and expertise.
* Assist in and perform, Urinalysis, Peak Flow Readings, Venepuncture, Blood Pressure measurements fitting of and recording 24-hour BP readings (depending on location) and other specific tests as appropriate for the individual practice requirements. Adhering to appropriate recall systems.
Communication
* Communicate effectively within a team in general practice. Working alongside various health care professionals with a common goal to support, manage and treat patients.
* Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
* Utilise communication skills to support patients to adhere to prescribed treatment regimens.
* Share all training materials, education and CPD certificates with the employing practice.
* Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication.
* Act as an advocate when representing the patients and colleagues viewpoints to others.
Administration
* Develop an understanding the wider primary care system including but not limited to PCNs, ICBs, ICSs and neighbourhoods.
* To maintain accurate patient records and enter onto the computer using agreed SNOMED codes;
* Ensure accurate completion of all documentation associated with patient care.
* To collect data and participate in regular practice audit and research projects;
* To contribute to any practice development plans.
General
* To maintain own annual registration with the NMC and professional indemnity and adhere to The Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates;
* To maintain a safe and therapeutic environment for all the Primary Health Care Team staff, patients, carers and colleagues from allied organisations;
* Ensure all statutory regulations (e.g. Health & Safety, COSHH, etc.) are implemented and adhered to;
* To always promote a professional approach at all times by attire and attitude to patients and staff both in and out of the practice;
* To maintain own Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and ensure relevant CPD attended. In addition, CPD must be kept up-to-date through annual appraisal in line with the requirements of the Practice and The NMC Code (2018);
* Attend and participate in staff, practice, place-based meetings and in-house clinical training sessions.
* Demonstrate an understanding of the breath and scope of the role as a general practice nurse working in primary care;
* Working within limitations, being aware of own boundaries.
The above is only an outline of the tasks and outcomes required of the role. This may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* To have gained effective experience and skills from working within the NHS (A+I)
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (A)
* Registered Nurse Part 1 and 2 (A)
* Educated to degree level (A) BSc Hons 2:2 (minimum)
Person Specification
Essential
* Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (A)
* Registered Nurse Part 1 and 2 (A)
* Educated to degree level (A) BSc Hons 2:2 (minimum)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
City & Hackney Integrated Primary Care CIC
Address
1st Floor
3 Lloyds Avenue
London
EC3N 3DS
Employer details
Employer name
City & Hackney Integrated Primary Care CIC
Address
1st Floor
3 Lloyds Avenue
London
EC3N 3DS
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* Seniority level
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