may 2016 capital nurse programme - an update
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#CapitalNurse Developing the Solution to Solving the London Nursing Workforce Issues Collectively
What is good about working in London?
Good Transport Variety Cultures Location Pay
Experience Opportunities Range of
Colleagues London Chance Develop
Patient Access Wide Range
Current challenges?
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AimsEnsure the on-going supply of an appropriately skilled nursing workforce to meet the changing requirements of health care within London.
Work collectively in planning the transition to new methods of funding for pre-registration nursing education in London
Ensure the structures and workforce are in place to deliver high quality person-centred care across the capital
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4 work streams• Employability of the graduate nurse• Career progression• Agency nurses• Transition to new funding models
Employability of the graduate nurse
Focus - How do we reassure that nurses are fit for employment at the end of their programme?
• Agreement on use of Pan-London assessment of literacy and numeracy in the final year of pre-registration nursing
• Employers agree to guarantee offer of interview for employment to successful finalist students
• Mentorship – development of models of best practice – of mentorship support and programmes of preparation for mentors – shared across London
Career Progression
Identifying the Capital Nurse• Develop “story” of benefits of working in London and on how nurses can
progress their career • Developing an identity for #CapitalNurse – Branding exercise• Developing a voice for #CapitalNurse
Career Progression
• Newly Qualified Capital Nurse – From preceptorship to Band 6
• The Capital Nurse –developing career pathways, developing specialist skills, harnessing the wealth of opportunities within the Capital
• Building toolkits for best practice – what works, in relation to keeping staff?
Workstreams 3 and 4
Use of Agency Staff• Gain commitment across London to reduce the reliance on agency staff
Transition to New Funding Arrangements• Development and provision of a plan for London of what we need to do to
make transition to new system of funding work • Dissemination of plans regionally / nationally
Capital Nurse : 4 Workstreams Capital Nurse The Best Nurses in a great Capital
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