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Pulse | The University of Sheffield School of Nursing and Midwifery Newsletter | Winter 2010/11
High Achievers Event – something to celebrate
Last November, the School of Nursing and Midwifery invited past students and their family members to the school´s first High Achievers event. The event drew together those students who have achieved distinction level grades in their studies to celebrate their outstanding academic achievement. The Dean presented students with a certificate recognising their achievement and they then had the opportunity to discuss how to develop their work for publication and research with members of academic staff. Following the success of this event, the school plans to make it an annual celebration.
TEACHING AND LEARNINGNew Dementia Care Learning ResourceWorking with older people with dementia has often been viewed as difficult and challenging work with little scope for satisfaction or development. With the number of people with the condition expected to rise dramatically over the coming years, organisations are turning their attention to supporting this vulnerable group of people in ways which benefit service users, their families and the staff who work with them. In recent years, Mike Nolan, Tony Ryan and David Reid in the School of Nursing & Midwifery have been striving to draw attention to new ways of supporting people with dementia in the community which enrich the lives of all involved.
This work has prompted the development of an educational tool which facilitates learning and professional development around the issues of person and relationship-centred dementia care. Our CD-Rom package uses video footage capturing the experiences of people with dementia, their family carers and the staff supporting them, to highlight how active social participation, carer support and care staff satisfaction can be achieved. The video is supplemented by a range of learning tasks and can be used in a group context or by individual learners. For more information about this new resource please contact [email protected]
In the pipeline……In the last issue of PULSE there was a list of new programmes that we’re launching in 2011. Here’s some more information about two of them. Don’t forget that you don’t need to have a degree to access these postgraduate certificate courses if you already have an Advanced Diploma, and once you’ve achieved a PG Cert you can continue your studies to diploma and masters level.
Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership & Service ImprovementThis fully online postgraduate programme will begin in September 2011. The course is designed for health care professionals who are leading, advancing or improving services in health and social care. It will enable each participant to explore the underpinning knowledge and skills relating to leadership and service improvement including: analysis of the policy context; leadership; personal influence and empowerment; effective team-working; personal and organisational change; and service improvement methodology. The course consists of four units which can be taken over one or two years.
Postgraduate Certificate in Acute CareThis new programme is appropriate for all staff working in an acute care setting and will focus on both clinical and organisational aspects of care. The course aims to give practitioners the opportunity to explore the specialist knowledge and skills necessary for proactively managing, promoting and delivering safe, evidence-based care that addresses the physiological, psychological and cultural needs of patients. The course consists of three units which can be taken over one or two years.
For more information please contact Tracey Moore, Taught Programmes Coordinator, [email protected]
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Pulse | The University of Sheffield School of Nursing and Midwifery Newsletter | Winter 2010/11
Project focusSupporting New Practice NursesThe General Practice Nursing Work-based Induction and Preceptorship Programme is a twelve-month programme funded by NHS Yorkshire and The Humber aimed at nurses new to working in general practice. This course is tailored to meet the needs of the individual nurse, the general practice, and the practice population and aims to assist nurses with making the transition into primary care. It is designed to equip nurses with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to practice as competent, confident and independent practitioners in general practice settings. This is achieved through a programme which combines essential skills teaching with a strong support framework.
In the first six months of the programme nurses receive ‘essential skills’ training. This covers areas which are considered vital to general practice nursing and includes cervical cytology, travel health, vaccination and immunisation, health promotion, ear irrigation, and infection control. The second half of the programme focuses on consolidating learning and building confidence and also includes opportunities to visit alternative practice settings. Support is a strong feature of the programme and nurses are allocated a mentor in their practice and work closely with a practice nurse educator.
If you are new to practice nursing or planning to take up a practice nursing post in South Yorkshire within the next few months you might want to consider applying to join the programme. The next course commences on the 11th May 2011. Further information and application forms are available from Elaine Whitton ([email protected]).
End of Life workbookWe are pleased to announce the launch of our new Introduction to Palliative and End of Life Care workbook and online assessment. This new resource for healthcare workers has been developed by the University of Sheffield and NHS East Midlands specifically to meet the learning needs of carers of patients near the end of their life.
The workbook is interactive with a mix of material to read and exercises to complete. It comprises six sections:
• definitions of palliative care
• patients and carers experiencesof living with life-limiting illnesses
• communication skills
• delivering palliative care indifferent care contexts
• recognising the dying phase
• loss and bereavement.
We’ve also provided some useful references and resources and an online test to assess your learning. You’ll be issued with a certificate if you successfully complete the test.
If you’re a healthcare worker in the NHS East Midlands area, please contact Amanda Cowan for a free copy (0114 222 2039, [email protected]) or order online at https://onlineshop.shef.ac.uk (£30 including VAT and delivery).
Flora (left, Recruitment and Admissions Officer) and Allanah (right, Student Services Support Officer) joined the School in September 2010. If you ring our general enquiries number or drop in to our reception, you will probably talk to Allanah who is rapidly getting to know everything about everything!
Flora works in the admissions section, so if you are applying for one of our CPD units, you may well receive a letter from her offering you a place or giving advice on how to register.
Meet Flora Hinks and Allanah Millsom – new members of the School of Nursing and Midwifery support team
Coming soon: Writing for Publication WorkshopsIn conjunction with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the School of Nursing and Midwifery will be running half day introductory workshops, 1300-1600, on;
Wednesday 6th April 2011Wednesday 20th July 2011Wednesday 28 September 2011Wednesday 25th January 2012
and full day advanced workshops on:
Wednesday 6th July 2011Wednesday 7th March 2012
For more details please contact Irene Mabbott, Learning and Development Department, STHFT, 0114 271 4281, [email protected]
RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Our Courses 2011/12We are now taking applications for courses for the contract year starting 1 April 2011. For full details of all our courses please visit www.sheffield.ac.uk/snm
The online application form for CPD courses can be found at www.sheffield.ac.uk/hsccpd
Our portfolio of programmes is available in printed or online versions.
If you would like a copy or copies of the paper version, please contact:
Amanda CowanSchool Administrator University of Sheffield School of Nursing and Midwifery0114 222 [email protected]
New phone numbersPhone numbers for School of Nursing and Midwifery staff based at Samuel Fox House have changed. If you are unsure which number you need, please ring our general enquiries number: 0114 222 2030.
