
Katie has worked in theatres for the NHS and here explains how she switched to become a GP nurse. She covers the key skills, what she does day-to-day, the rewards, challenges and pay.
Updated 27th July 2020
Topics covered in this article
What inspired you to do what you do / how you ended up in this role?
What is a General Practice Nurse and what training was needed?
Clinical Practice Development - CPD
What are the key duties and responsibilities of a General Practice Nurse?
What are the types of workplace settings for a General Practice Nurse?
What you do as a General Practice Nurse day to day and what's a typical working week?
What are the key skills (soft / personal skills) needed?
How long does it take to become a General Practice Nurse?
How much does a Practice Nurse get paid?
What do I love about my Practice Nurse job and what challenges do I face?
What's the difference between working in the private and NHS (state) sector as a nurse?
What career prospects and opportunities are open to me as a GP nurse?
What further studies can I do to advance my GP nurse career?
What inspired you to do what you do / how you ended up in this role?
I originally wanted a job with a lot of diversity.
For me, I needed the job to keep me entertained and feed my passions as much as my need to further myself through learning and expanding my knowledge.
Nursing is a career which does both as it is so versatile.
Evidence based practice, continuous research and development allows for nursing to continuously adapt and allowing us to better the care we provide.

Because of my need to grow within my career, I wanted a change from treatment focused care into prevention and education focused care.
So when the opportunity arose I took the chance and jumped from theatres into practice nursing.
About this contributor
General Practice Nurse
I'm Katie, a part-time General Practice Nurse and a ‘part-time’ mummy (If you can ever be one of those). I have 12 years experience in nursing with a mere year of that experience working within General Practice.
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