Expo 2024 – Nursing Roles
Nursing gives you the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives on a daily basis. General practice nurses work in GP surgeries as part of the primary healthcare team, which might include doctors, pharmacists and dietitians. In larger practices, you might be one of several practice nurses sharing duties and responsibilities. In others, you might be working on your own, taking on many roles.
You could be involved in most aspects of patient care including:
- obtaining blood samples
- electrocardiograms (ECGs)
- minor and complex wound management including leg ulcers
- travel health advice and vaccinations
- child immunisations and advice
- family planning & women’s health including cervical smears
- men’s health screening
- sexual health services
- smoking cessation
- screening and helping patients to manage long term conditions
The path towards becoming a general practice nurse is the same as any other nurse.
- Get 5 GCSEs, 4-9 grades, including: English, science and maths.
- Achieve 2-3 A levels (science is advised) or BTEC Level 3 Diploma.
- Choose a field of nursing to study your degree in, for example, mental health or learning disability.
- Choose between 2 higher education routes: a nursing degree apprenticeship or studying full-time at university doing a BSc (Hons) nursing degree.
- Complete your higher education route to become a registered nurse.
- Once you’re a registered nurse you can choose to work in a general practice.
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