Offering student nurse placements is beneficial for nursing homes in many ways, and we hope that through learning in the setting of social care practise in a nursing home we will encourage more newly qualified nurses to seek permanent roles within the care sector.  The student nurse will apply their knowledge to practice and learn key skills required for registration.

You will contribute to developing a skilled and effective workforce and have the following benefits for your Nursing Home:

• Student nurses are supernumerary providing an asset to your existing workforce
• Your staff can benefit from training opportunities when working alongside student nurses
• You will receive tariff payments for each student you support

In order for your  Nursing Home to become a placement provider – or ‘Clinical Learning Environment’ (CLE) – you will need to complete an audit, sign a contract with NHS England and train clinical staff to become Practice Assessors and Supervisors.

In Lancashire & South Cumbria – students from four Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) – University of Cumbria, University of Central Lancashire, University of Greater Manchester and Edge Hill University – require placements for their undergraduate student nurses. Each Clinical Learning Environment will be audited by the University and it will be highlighted as to whether that placement area can accept Adult, Mental Health or Learning Disability nursing students, or a mixture of these specialities.

As a nursing home which offers to support the education of our nurses, you are entitled to a payment tariff for each student nurse you accept (see below for more information on the tariff and how to apply).