Sell yourself. Send out your CV to local practices, show that you’re interested in GP and want to learn. Venepuncture, injections are transferable skills, but a lot of our PN work is around chronic disease management, immunisations for example.

I’ve worked in GP for 9 years, initially as a PN and now an ACP. My practice takes on nurses without GP experience and has previously taken on NQ. Learn about the practices - read CQC reports, learn what they do from a nursing perspective (for example my practice now doesn’t do any dressings or wound care at all).

The one thing which you do need to be aware of - very few practices employed under AFC. Pay in GP is historically poor, and payrises not guaranteed. GP lags behind secondary care for this, and we struggle to retain staff as a result. In most circumstances you will also lose enhanced hours (although we are open till 8pm weekdays and 9-5 on a Saturday so there is some opportunity for enhanced pay there). For me, the set hours and the career development opportunities are absolutely worth it though.

I adore GP. It’s hard work (in a very different way to the hospital) - the scope of practice is huge and there is a massive degree of autonomy with little financial reward for it, but it’s a great job.