General Practice Nurse - GPN Training Programme- West Belfast GP Federation

• 37.5 hours per week
• West Belfast area includes Andersonstown Road, Falls Road, Grosvenor Road, Springfield Road and Stewartstown Road and associated areas.
• Successful completion of the training programme will result in an ongoing permanent position with the Federation at the equivalent of Band 6.

GP Federations have developed an exciting training programme for registered nurses to train and be employed as General Practice Nurses (GPNs). These are permanent posts which require the applicant to complete a 1-year training programme. On successful completion of training, GPNs will continue to work in GP Practices within the employing Federation’s geographical area.

Registered Nurses wishing to become GPNs will be recruited and appointed to the employing Federation at the equivalent of Band 5 level. They will undertake a Postgraduate/Advanced Certificate in General Practice Nursing delivered by Ulster University and, in keeping with the General Practice Nurse Framework (NI), will also be supported to undertake the HSC Clinical Education Centre (CEC) General Practice Nurse Development Programme.

Essential Criteria:

• Registered Nurse Adult: First level, on the NMC register.
• 1 years’ post registration experience.
• Applicants must demonstrate full understanding of the current NMC Code and Scope of Professional Practice;
• Applicants must demonstrate sound clinical knowledge of current nursing practice;
• Full current driving licence (valid in the UK) and have access to a car at the closing date or have access to a form of transport which will permit the Applicant to carry out the duties of the training post in full. This relates only to any person who has declared that they have a disability that debars them from driving.

For full essential and desirable criteria and further information, please see the application pack, which may be downloaded to the right of this page.

Anticipated dates for interviews - Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th November 2020

The closing date for submission of completed applications is Monday 16th November 2020,12:00 noon

It will be necessary to carry out an Enhanced Disclosure Check through Access NI before any appointment to this post

GP Federations are Equal Opportunities employers.