TP criteria for student trainee nurses

RE: TP criteria for student trainee nurses

apache — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 00:45:59 GMT

From a business point of view it makes economic sense to have trainee nurses <24 years old as there are grants and funding towards their fees available. There is significant time spent at college and doing learning in practice that is all paid, if you are over 21 that is at a higher rate.

I wonder how well a 40 something year old bloke would fit in with some teams. In our practice that would make you the oldest member of clinical staff. Being told what to do by a qualified vet/nurse nearly half your age could be difficult?

I take it you have the required C grades in English/maths/science? It's amazing how many people apply to us without those grades. Presumably you must if you've had offers of placements at college?

I'm sure there are practices out there who would relish a man with life experience. How upwardly mobile are you (wife/kids/house etc)? I'm sure your CV would stand out in a pile. If I was you I'd concentrate on getting a job in a practice and once settled look at the college route.

We were very lucky with our current SVN who started college a month after starting, but in future I'd have them work at least 6 months before undertaking the commitment. It's a big undertaking in terms of time and money for the practice.

RE: TP criteria for student trainee nurses

Heather Bacon — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 17:46:22 GMT

Keep at it, it can take a long time to get a training position. There are hundreds of applicants for training positions and sometimes it can just be a case of right time right place. Most practices seem to prefer to have you working for them as a receptionist/veterinary assistant/volunteer for a bit until they consider sending you off to college as it is quite a lot of work training and supporting a student, they need to make sure that it is what you want and that you can handle the job and workload. Is this an option for you?

I don't know what area you are looking in but would you also consider moving? I moved from the South West to the South East as there seemed to be more opportunities.

Other option is to go down the degree route and go on placements, generally unpaid though.

I was a veterinary nurse assistant at a non-TP for 1 year, they then became a TP (had to jump through hoops to become one so I can understand why some practices don't want to become a TP) and I was sent to college 6 months later.....so don't give up, it is possible!

RE: TP criteria for student trainee nurses

James Colver Cert. Ed, RVN — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 17:02:00 GMT

Stick at it Duncan, it's not you - for every opening for an apprentice, there are hordes of applicants. To make matters worse there are fewer and fewer TPs. I think that actually your gender and age might be more in your favour than you think. You also have the option of taking the degree route. Good luck.