Clinical placements play a crucial role in the education of pre-registration nursing students, enabling them to gain practical experience and exposure to diverse clinical settings. This article explores the development and pilot of the Leeds primary care student leadership placement, a novel approach to address the challenges posed by limited general practice nursing clinical placement opportunities. The placement, developed and implemented as part of the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) Community Nursing Innovation Programme 2022–2023, provided four final-year adult nursing students with access to a general practice placement spanning a primary care network (PCN). Under a structured programme of support, these students led on NHS health check clinics across multiple sites. The project’s findings indicate that the placement resulted in increased knowledge and understanding of the general practice nursing role, preventative healthcare, health needs and health inequalities, digital health, inclusion and leadership skills and attributes. Moreover, the concept raised awareness of career pathways available in general practice among new registrants and established a sustainable practice learning model, which is adaptable to all healthcare settings. This demonstrates the value and potential of innovative clinical placement approaches in nursing education.