Educational Solutions for Workforce Development Nursing and Midwifery Nursing in the Community - Educational programme Linda Smith Project Lead: Nursing

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development

Nursing and Midwifery

Nursing in the Community

- Educational programme

Linda Smith

Project Lead: Nursing in the Community



• Educational Initiatives – Community Health Nursing

• Capability Framework for Community Health Nursing

• Ongoing developments to support the new service model



Processes to support the programme of work

• Project leads x2• Input re family health nurse project• Steering group• Reference group (virtual)• Use of e-library shared space• Regular meetings of educationalists • Joint meetings education/service



Educational Initiatives: Community Health Nurses

• Capability Framework

• Scoping of transitional education for the current workforce

• Development of new CHN programme



FLOW CHARTFOR THE CHNPROGRAMMES TO BE NMC APPROVED FOR THE SCPHN REGISTER

Mapping to theStandards of

Proficiency forthe SCPHN register

HEI’s startwork oncontent of new Programmes.

HEI’sfinalise programmes

HEI’s seek approval fromNMC

Programmesapproved –Students

recruited 2009

Development ofCapabilityFramework

Consultation on 2nd draft: -July/August

2007

Submit to NMC- October 2007

SCPHNCommittee

NMC Approval:~July 2008


Nursing and MidwiferyCapability incorporates:

A performance component – identifies what people need to possess and what they need to achieve in the workplace;

An ethical component – concerned with integrating knowledge of culture, values and social awareness into professional practice;

A component that emphasises reflective practice in action;

The capability to effectively implement evidence-based interventions in the changing context of health services;

A commitment to working with new models of professional practice and accepting responsibly for lifelong learning



Essential capabilities for nursing in the community?

• Working in partnership• Respecting diversity• Practising ethically• Challenging inequality• Anticipatory approaches to care• Identifying the health needs of individuals, families and

communities• Adopting public health approaches to promote, maintain and

protect the public’s health• Making a difference• Co-ordinating services• Promoting self-care and empowerment• Meeting the health needs of communities• Pursuing personal development and learning



Underpinning principles of Community Health Nursing?

• Empowering – enabling and reinforcement of advice• Proactive way of working• Anticipatory care – prevention/health improvement• Active and proactive• Ability to assess (key principles) – individual and community

needs• Community profiling – know your community• Enabling self-care• Reflection• Relationships with individuals/families and communities• Flexibility to meet need• Leadership/fine judgement making



Community Health Nurse (CHN)

Individuals, carers, familiesand communities

Community Nurse Consultant

Clinical Team Leader/Advanced Practitioner

Community StaffNurse

Health Care Support Worker Administrative Support

Individuals, carers, familiesand communities

Acute Sector

Community Hospitals

Local Authority Teams

Children’s and YoungPeople’s Services

Maternity Services

Independent Sector care providers

Occupational health service providers

Primary Health Care Team,including practice nurses, community pharmacists etc

Mental Health and Learning Disability Teams


Nursing and MidwiferyReference Group

E- mail details to:

jane.cantrell@ nes.scot.nhs.uk

[email protected]

Information as the work develops on:

www.nes.scot.nhs.uk

Documents

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development Nursing and Midwifery Nursing in the Community - Educational programme Linda Smith Project Lead: Nursing