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Return to Practice as a health visitor or school nurse
If you have previously worked as a qualified health visitor or school nurse and would like to return to these roles, you may need to undertake a Return to Practice (RTP) training course. These are individually tailored, according to how long you have been away from practice and whether you also need to be readmitted to part 1 or 2 of the NMC register (as a registered nurse or midwife). The courses are flexible, usually taking between six months to a year to complete.
You may be able to access:
- financial support towards travel, childcare and books (if eligible)
- distance learning
- access to a personal practice assessor/supervisor
- supernumerary status (additional to normal staffing levels) on your clinical placements
- both theory and clinical based training
The NHS will fund the course fee and provide you with a stipend.
Find out more about health visiting return to practice courses on the Nursing and Midwifery Council website: Take a return to practice course – The Nursing and Midwifery Council (nmc.org.uk)
Your skills and experience as a health visitor or school nurse are highly valued and returning to work has been made as straightforward as possible.
Courses are available here:
Return to Practice – Professional/Short course – UWE Bristol: Courses
