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GPN tools

All the GPN tools are available to download as PDF files [See: How to access PDF files]

Academic levels of study (PDF File 57.5 KB)

Advanced nurse practitioner competences framework aligned to the Knowledge and Skills Framework version 7 (PDF File 393.0 KB)

Application pack checklist (PDF File 53.7 KB)

Career pathway for general practice nurses (PDF File 60.0 KB)

Careers information for general practice nurses (PDF File 92.1 KB)

Catalogue of nhs direct literature - 19 June 2007 (MS Word Document 311.0 KB)

Checklist for discussion with the community nurse manager and GP about supporting an approach to integrated nurse working (PDF File 55.7 KB)

Checklist for employers (PDF File 54.3 KB)

Checklist for general practices to support an approach to integrated nurse working (PDF File 55.8 KB)

Clinical supervision – how and why? (PDF File 81.2 KB)

Conducting a training-needs analysis (PDF File 71.3 KB)

Creating a bank of locum general practice nurses (PDF File 91.2 KB)

Creating a personal development plan (PDF File 99.8 KB)

Creating service outcomes for courses (PDF File 57.7 KB)

Developing an education and teaching plan (PDF File 99.1 KB)

Development programme for general practice nurses (PDF File 71.1 KB)

Directory of useful local organisations (PDF File 55.1 KB)

Documentation for appraisals – using an action plan (PDF File 99.1 KB)

Education provision for general practice nurses – evaluation by an educational provider (PDF File 82.1 KB)

Employment – evaluation by a general practice employer (PDF File 87.5 KB)

Employment – evaluation by the primary care trust (PDF File 90.7 KB)

Essence of Care benchmarking (PDF File 113.2 KB)

Evaluating practice (PDF File 74.8 KB)

Example of a contract of employment for general practice nurses (PDF File 191.1 KB)

Example of a general practice nurse curriculum vitae (PDF File 110.2 KB)

Example of a mandatory training programme (PDF File 60.6 KB)

Example of a reflective practice tool (PDF File 81.2 KB)

Examples of evaluation a primary care trust commissioner might carry out (PDF File 68.6 KB)

Examples of quality-related training (PDF File 66.2 KB)

General practice nurse application form (PDF File 88.0 KB)

General practice nurse competences framework – aligned to the Knowledge and Skills Framework version 7 (PDF File 279.3 KB)

General Practice Nursing Preceptorship & Assessment Booklet (PDF File 1.5 MB)

Grievance procedures – a simplified view (PDF File 51.4 KB)

Hints and tips on compiling your CV (PDF File 64.8 KB)

How do practices adopt the Agenda for Change? (PDF File 69.5 KB)

How to gain quality practice award accreditation (PDF File 72.1 KB)

How to give constructive feedback: being an effective appraiser (PDF File 141.1 KB)

How to profile your general practice nurse workforce (PDF File 55.4 KB)

How to undertake an audit (PDF File 193.1 KB)

Identify your career anchors and how well you perceive these to match your current job (PDF File 87.6 KB)

Identifying your learning style and ways you can approach learning (PDF File 81.3 KB)

Induction – evaluation by a general practice nurse (PDF File 78.1 KB)

Interviewing: how to get it right (PDF File 73.1 KB)

Introduction to practice nursing courses (PDF File 116.1 KB)

Is your practice a good place to work? (PDF File 72.6 KB)

Job analysis tool (PDF File 78.9 KB)

Job description for general practice nurse lead posts in primary care trusts (PDF File 171.6 KB)

Job descriptions for general practice nurse roles (PDF File 320.2 KB)

Judge how well you have performed an audit (PDF File 65.4 KB)

Lead general practice nurse competences framework aligned to the Knowledge and Skills Framework version 7 (PDF File 425.6 KB)

Learning and personal development – evaluation by a general practice nurse (PDF File 80.6 KB)

Learning-needs assessment (PDF File 76.4 KB)

Linking attributes to requirements (PDF File 68.8 KB)

Making the skills-escalator concept work (PDF File 64.9 KB)

Matching career progression and education for general practice nurses (PDF File 70.5 KB)

Mentorship and buddying schemes (PDF File 62.2 KB)

Modified induction for locum general practice nurses (PDF File 62.4 KB)

Monitoring service provision (PDF File 55.0 KB)

North, Central and South Liverpool primary care trusts clinical supervision policy (PDF File 275.0 KB)

Patient experience of care provided by a general practice nurse – evaluation by a patient (PDF File 217.4 KB)

Person specification for a general practice nurse role (PDF File 57.0 KB)

Policy on study leave (PDF File 57.3 KB)

Practice nurse apprenticeship scheme (PDF File 69.4 KB)

Quality team development – for practice teams (PDF File 64.3 KB)

Quality tools from business – investors in people (PDF File 64.9 KB)

Quality tools from business – total quality management (PDF File 61.8 KB)

Questions to ask about courses (PDF File 69.5 KB)

Record of the wider primary health care team (PDF File 55.8 KB)

Reporting on ‘near miss’ incidents (PDF File 97.4 KB)

Sample induction programme (PDF File 71.0 KB)

Self-analysis: your skills and strengths, plans and vision (PDF File 124.7 KB)

Senior general practice nurse competences framework aligned to the Knowledge and Skills Framework version 7 (PDF File 301.0 KB)

Setting up a general practice nurse forum (PDF File 58.4 KB)

Short-listing: a systematic approach (PDF File 63.2 KB)

Skill-mix and integration of the team – evaluation by a general the practice employer (PDF File 66.5 KB)

SKills assessment using a rating scale (PDF File 161.7 KB)

Skills audit matrix (PDF File 95.9 KB)

Studies around effectiveness of nursing roles (PDF File 121.7 KB)

Support and development of general practice nurses – evaluation by the primary care trust (PDF File 84.3 KB)

Teamwork – how well is your team functioning? (PDF File 82.0 KB)

Terms and conditions of employment: what should general practice nurses look for? (PDF File 58.3 KB)

The GROW diagram (PDF File 74.8 KB)

The process of linking general practice nurse roles with the knowledge and skills framework (PDF File 55.6 KB)

Training of general practice nurses – evaluation by a general practice employer (PDF File 86.3 KB)

Training-needs analysis of general practice nurses – evaluation by the primary care trust (PDF File 80.3 KB)

Understanding accreditation of prior experiential learning (APEL) procedures (PDF File 70.0 KB)

Using exit questionnaires – how and why? (PDF File 221.0 KB)

Using protocols, standards, policies and guidelines to enhance confidence and career development (PDF File 76.5 KB)

Varying roles within general practice nursing (PDF File 151.9 KB)

Ways of improving the uptake of general practice nurse education (PDF File 61.8 KB)

What have I gained from my learning experience? (PDF File 54.5 KB)