The Return to Practice (RTP) course is an online provision, which enables nurses whose Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration has lapsed, to return to registered practice. There are two routes for our RTP programme, employer led and as a direct applicant. Irrespective of the route, the course contents remain the same.
If you are a Practice Educator Facilitator or placement provider, you may need to find out more about how RTP applies to your placement provision or impacts on your staff. I hope to answer any questions you have within this area, but am more than happy to discuss my programme via a teams meeting if required.
The RTP team want to work with you to return more nurses back to registered practice.
On this page you will find
- An overview of our RTP programme
- Return to Field
- Return to dual field
- Return to field and Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN)
- Placement hours
The RTP programme runs twice per year, in February and September. This is a part-time programme which consists of an eight-week timetable, and the students accessing a placement for a minimum of 150/300 hours in practice depending on which RTP programme the student is following.
RTP is in some instances very bespoke, we work with large organisation to enhance their recruitment options, and smaller organisations to develop their current workforce. If they have an employee working as a Healthcare Assistant who was previously a registered nurse, to return to registered practice within their workplace.
RTP currently offers three routes for returners:
- The return field return
- The return to dual field
- The return to field and SCPHN
For a complete overview of our RTP programme, please visit our website.
Return to practice courses (online) (brighton.ac.uk)
Our RTP students will have had an NMC employer confirmation, the course leader will have checked the students NMC Statement of Entry, and the NMC fitness to practice hearings. If any issues have been identified, the course leader will speak with the placement providers.
Return to Field of Practice
We return nurses to Adult, Child, or Mental Health nursing. The student will require a Practice Assessor who is the same field of practice as the returner. The student will also require a Practice Supervisor. Details of these roles can be found within in the Guide to the Practice Assessment. The placement hours for these returners are a minimum of 150 hours in their placement.
Return to Two Field of Practice
We return nurses to Adult, Child, or Mental Health nursing. The student will require two placements, specific for each field. Each placement will require a Practice Assessor who is the same field of practice as the returner. The student will also require a Practice Supervisor. Details of these roles can be found in the Guide to the Practice Assessment. The placement hours for these returners are a minimum of 150 hours in each of their placements.
Return to Field and SCPHN
We return nurses to Adult, Child, or Mental Health nursing. The student will require two placements, specific for each field and to their SCPHN speciality (Health Visiting or School Nursing). Each placement will require a Practice Assessor who is the same field of practice as the returner, and in the SCPHN placement, the Practice Assessor will need to hold the SCPHN qualification. The student will also require a Practice Supervisor. Details of these roles can be found in the Guide to the Practice Assessment. The placement hours for these returners are a minimum of 150 hours in each of their placements.
Placement hours for all routes.
| Minimum number of hours | Maximum amount of time | |
| Return to Field of Practice | 150 hours | 6 months |
| Return to Two Field of Practice | 300 hours | 1 year |
| Return to Field and SCPHN | 300 hours | 1 hear |
Assessments
Please find some resources that have been produced to aid the students with their assessments. If you have reviewed these recordings and your questions have not been answered, please do contact the course leader via G.Whittaker@brighton.ac.uk or call 07977828086.
The Professional Conversation
This recording outlines the Professional Conversation assessment for the students, you will hear what the students are told. The assessment take place via Microsoft Teams, the student leads the conversation, a nominated person from practice (students’ choice) who is assessing, and the Academic Assessor.
The nominated person from practice is contacted by the Academic Assessor, the assessment is booked and an offer to meet prior to the assessment is made.
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Please find an example of a Professional Conversation. The Sheree has agreed that we can share this recording.
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