CNO002 Discovering a Nursing Career In General Practice

The module content is informed by the Primary Care Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework and will include:

• An introduction to Primary Care including how it fits into the wider system.
• Operating within a Primary Care environment.
• Communication skills.
• Quality, diversity and inclusion, in terms of population health management.
• Overview of immunisations used in primary care and legal aspects including patient specific directions and patient group directions.
• Overview of long-term conditions.
• Overview/introduction to sexual health/contraception.
• Dementia care in the community.
• Introduction to learning disability health checks.
• Developing your career in Primary Care/General Practice and supporting the application to employment process.

The module will be undertaken online over 12 weeks, providing directed study and signposting to wider reading and additional resources. The module content is written and delivered by Nurses expert in the field of General Practice Nursing. Each week you will access a guided learning package online, this can be undertaken at a time to suit. To support this learning, there will also be 3 live online sessions delivered at various points across the 12 weeks. There will be no formal assessment required on completion of this module, but assessment of knowledge and learning will occur throughout the module with regular test your knowledge components. You will be encouraged and supported to keep a portfolio of learning and reflection which can be used to support application for a Practice Nurse role.