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. The tariff (as at 1st April 2024) is £133.12 per week.

There is also funding available for potential supervisors and assessors to undertake the assessor course. 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

Link to e-Learning for Health PEAP training here

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.

2024-25 Mandatory Annual Updates for Practice Supervisors/Assessors of Clinical Practice

All practice supervisors and assessors supporting the University of Bradford registration nursing students during placement learning are required to attend an annual update. In order to meet this NMC requirement, the School of Nursing at the University of Bradford facilitate update sessions during the year. These sessions will be held via TEAMS.

  • Monday 25th November 2024 11:30 AM
  • Monday 17th February 2025 11:30 AM
  • Tuesday 8th April 2025 11:30 AM
  • Monday 7th July 2025 11:30 AM

Follow this link to register your interest.