una toland lead nurse neonatal services sh&sct 17 th april 2013

Planning for the futureNeonatal Band 5 Staff Nurse

Personal and Professional Development Programme

Una Toland Lead Nurse Neonatal Services SH&SCT17TH April 2013

Leading Care, Leading Teams – Shaping the FutureWard Sister/Charge Nurse and Team Leader Conference, 17th April 2013

Developing leaders of the future

• Workforce planning – staff progression• Recognising and nurturing what is good from within

the existing workforce• Opportunity to try before you apply• Benefit of always having someone to walk the walk

with you


He knows the water best who has waded through it

(Danish Proverb)


What the programme offers

• Opportunity for Band 5 staff to take responsibility for day to day management of the neonatal unit with supervision and support from senior staff throughout their shift

• Challenges traditional ideas that the most senior nurse should be the nurse in charge

• Shift of responsibility


Dismisses the myth that

“ Sister always does that”“ Leave that for the nurse in charge, they will sort it, fix

it , solve it”

You, the Band 5 Staff Nurse are the Nurse in chargeYou are going to learn how to sort it, fix it , solve it

RequirementsBand 5 staff nurse

• Have completed a recognised QIS (qualification in speciality)

• Build up personal workbook of evidence of experiential learning

• Participate in supervision and record reflections on key learning events

• Time frame : 6 months or more

Nurse in charge

• Be willing to empower junior staff to take control

• Support their learning and development

• Share responsibility• Be willing to accept orders

rather than give orders


Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm

(Ralph Waldo Emerson)


Areas of development

• Clinical Skills• Technical skills• Organisational ability• Communication skills and ability to relate effectively

with others• Enthusiasm for sharing learning and knowledge


Clinical skills

• Being able to assist in a wide range of clinical skills• Being able to guide and direct other staff• Use your knowledge base and know when to

intervene and challenge as the nurse in charge


Technical Skills

• Know how to safely operate equipment in neonatal environment

• Know how to instruct others how to safely use equipment

• Know how to submit a range of data electronically,


Organisational Ability

• Being able to respond effectively to fluctuations in ward activity, unexpected events

• Being able to multitask– mental agility• Be emotionally resilient• Being creative• Being able to problem solve and develop your

decision making skills


Communication Skills

Being assertive is knowing how you feel and what you want

AND

Having the confidence to express one and request the other


Communication

• Being the eyes and ears of the whole unit• Stepping outside your comfort zone• Knowing what is happening within and beyond

neonatal and communicating this effectively• Liaising with MDT and parents• Recognising the challenges of conveying key

messages to a team


Enthusiasm to share knowledge and learning

• Creating a learning environment• Ensuring staff have opportunities for learning• Awareness of role of mentors and preceptors• Awareness of learning needs of mentees and

preceptees


Value of Clinical Supervision

• 1:1 supervision with a designated supervisor• Group supervision with colleagues who are also

undertaking this development programme• Sharing your experience and learn from each other• Giving feedback to those undertaking the

programme


Building up portfolio of evidence• Evidence that you have positively embraced the

opportunity• Your portfolio is excellent preparation for interview

for a promotional post based on your real life experiences

• Your learning and development feeds directly into annual KSF and PDP

• Meets annual requirements for clinical supervision• Classroom- textbook learning is complimented with

real time experience


Always do your best, what you plant now, you will harvest later

(Os Mandino)


Challenges

Challenges are what makes life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful

(Joshua J Marino)


Success of the Programme 3 years on• Initially Band 5 Staff Nurse was encouraged as part

of KSF process to undertake the programme• Now Band 5 staff are requesting to undertake the

programme• Band 5 staff are being inspired by those around them

to succeed • Band 5 Staff Nurses have undertaken the challenge,

have awaited promotional opportunities within neonatal services across the Trust and 6 staff have been successful at interview and have been promoted.


Transition from Band 5 to Band 6

Try before you apply and when your amendment form is completed and over night you become a Band 6 Nurse in Charge

You are ready to run with the ball Because

He knows the water best who has waded through it(Danish proverb)


Useful documents

• SH&SCT Nursing Supervision Policy• The NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (NHS KSF)

and the Development Review Process • Preceptorship Framework for Nursing, Midwifery and

Specialist Community Health Nursing in Northern Ireland . DHSSPS NIPEC

• A Career and Development Framework for Neonatal Nurses in Scotland

una toland lead nurse neonatal services sh&sct 17 th april 2013

Documents

futureward sistercharge

leading teams

senior nurse

staff nurse personal

charge leading care

team leader conference

senior staff

knowledgeleading care