We offer support for West Yorkshire general practices and nurse mentors/ assessors/ supervisors to become placement providers for undergraduate student nurses. Our driving aim is to increase access to general practice placements for student nurses, to promote practice nursing as a career and help secure the primary care nursing workforce of the future.

Providing placements for student nurses is a great recruitment tool and professional development opportunity for staff. Practices receive an NHS England tariff payment to support time for assessment/supervision and coordination.

When is it available?

Ongoing – student placements take place throughout the year and you can start getting involved at any time.

What’s involved?

By providing placements for student nurses, you are promoting practice nursing as a career pathway when in the past it might otherwise have been overlooked by students. This in turn should help to secure an important part of the future primary care workforce.

  • Great recruitment tool
  • Professional development opportunity for staff
  • Additional income stream
  • Give student nurses the opportunity to experience a quality placement in General Practice
  • Help secure the primary care workforce of the future
  • Bring enthusiasm and two-way learning into the practice

What funding is available?

Practices receive a placement tariff from NHS England per student per week in recognition for assessor/supervisor time supporting the student. Please contact us for further information.

Details of our GPN Supervisor and Assessor Support sessions can be found here.

How can I find out more or express interest?

For further information contact us at wy.traininghub@nhs.net

Escalation of placement concerns

If you are experiencing a problem with a nursing student placement that cannot be resolved at placement provider level or by the PCWTH placements team then please contact the relevant email below to escalate the problem:

University of Bradford – Queries@Bradford.ac.uk

Huddersfield University – hhsepd@hud.ac.uk

University of Leeds – placements@healthcare.leeds.ac.uk

Leeds Beckett University – healthplacements@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Further Leeds Beckett University information for escalating concerns.

Resources for Practice Supervisors and Assessors

Useful resource for Practice Supervisors and Assessors here

Anglia Ruskin University online Practice Supervisor/Assessor Course 

Open Learn – Practice supervision and assessment in nursing | OpenLearn – Open University

Link to e-Learning for Health SSSA update here

Our West Yorkshire universities offer mandatory PS/PA update sessions for those supporting nursing student placements – you would need to contact them directly.

RAINE – Reasonable Adjustments in Nursing Education – resource to support nursing students who may require reasonable adjustments whilst on placements.

2025-26 Mandatory Annual Updates for Practice Supervisors/Assessors of Clinical Practice 

Upcoming SSSA/PEAP Support Session:

Come and join one of our lunch time General Practice focused support sessions to go over updated NMC standards within Standards for Student Supervision & Assessment (SSSA) / Practice Educator & Assessor Preparation (PEAP).

The sessions provide an opportunity to ask questions and receive support from our experienced GPN facilitators and our local university nursing course leads.

Session Includes:

  • Implementing of PEAP & SSSA Training.
  • Encouraging student-led learning.
  • What can students do in General Practice.
  • Addressing student competency issues.
  • Case studies, shared learning and peer support.

Our sessions are run by experienced General Practice Assessors.

You must book your place on the GPN Supervisor & Assessor Support Sessions to attend. Bookings for your preferred date can be made via Medtribe by clicking here.

  • 24th September 2025: 12:30-1:15pm 
  • 20th November 2025: 12:30-1:15pm
  • 13th January 2026: 12:30-1:15pm
  • 11th March 2026: 12:30-1:15pm
  • 19th May 2026: 12:30-1:15pm
  • 16th July 2026: 12:30-1:15pm
  • 9th September 2026: 12:30-1:15pm

*Please note if minimum requirement isn’t reached we will need to reschedule the session

Leeds Beckett University

LBU are delighted to invite colleagues supporting pre and post registration nursing students to their Practice Educator Conferences next academic year. These will be held:

  • Wednesday 5th November 2025, 10.00-4.00pm – on campus (venue TBC)
  • Wednesday 4th March 2026, 10.00-2.00pm – online

Staff are welcome to attend one or both of these, both dates will include a Practice Assessor update. Further details, including how to register, will be shared closer to the time – in the meantime if you have any questions please email S.E.Thompson@leedsbeckett.ac.uk