Nursing and Midwifery ePortfolio

1. Nursing and Midwifery ePortfolio Ann Rae – Educational Project Manager Belinda Emmens – Practice Education Co-ordinator

2. Background • NES ePortfolio – 26+ platforms Nurses/Midwives, Medics, Dentists, Pharmacists • N&M pilot • Funded by SGHD though NES • Central to NES Digital • High profile with revalidation

3. Example Activity across Scotland • 13,186 career long accounts given (at 1st Sept 15) • +++ awareness sessions PE/PEF’s • UWS/NHS AAA pre-registration mental health • General Practice Nurse programme • Advance Practice (GGC and Lothian) • Mentor Prep – UWS/RGU

4. Graph to show number of Nursing and Midwifery Career long accounts in Scotland (as at 28th September 2015).

5. Sections There is ONE ePortfolio for nurses and midwives, with one home page, user name and password There are three sections:- • Nursing and midwifery career-long • Mentor preparation • Mentor CPD With aligned functions and specific content to support nurses and midwives with different aspects of recording, storing and sharing their evidence requirements

6. Career-long Your ePortfolio for your use for your whole professional career” Administered centrally by NES – email eportfolio.nm@nes.scot.nhs.uk Belongs entirely to the individual, who can select items to share with others Can be used to gather, store, download or print evidence for: • NMC requirements – Revalidation • KSF development reviews/appraisals • Career development • Job applications • Meetings with peers/supervisors

7. Mentor preparation section Administered locally by mentor preparation programme providers Evidence continues belongs to the “student mentor” and can be viewed by HEI named Education Lecturer as part of programme delivery, verification and quality assurance processes Can be used to: • Record mentoring learning time in HEI and practice • Gather evidence of mentoring activities • Link evidence to NMC mentor domains and outcomes • Undertake and evidence achievement of sign-off mentor status • Obtain feedback from others • Confirm/verify achievement of mentor preparation programme

8. Mentor CPD section Administered by NES but increasingly by NHS Boards or by Belongs entirely to the individual, who can select items to share with others Can be used to: • Capture mentoring activities – no. of students, working with students • Gather evidence of attendance at mentor updates, meetings and events • Link evidence to NMC mentor domains and outcomes • Self declare each year meeting NMC annual updating requirements • Undertake and evidence achievement of sign-off mentor status • Obtain feedback from others • Confirm/verify achievement of triennial review

9. The Code and revalidation:For everyone’s protection

10. NMC Revalidation Requirements The requirements for revalidation include: • 450 practice hours or 900 if revalidating as both a nurse and midwife • 35 hours CPD including 20 hours participatory learning • Five pieces of practice related feedback • Five written reflective accounts • Reflective discussion • Health and character declaration • Professional indemnity arrangements • Confirmation

11. Using ePortfolio • Complete Evidence Forms electronically • Upload items to your Personal Library • Plan your Career • Build your Professional Profile • Select the evidence you want to share

15. The PDF output of the Personal and Professional Profile

16. September 2015 New User Guides 9 sections to getting the best from using ePortfolio http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/media/3391587/eportfolio_userguide_september_2015__1_.pdf

17. National support for local implementation Getting started and user guides for Career-long section http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/education-and-training/by-discipline/nursing-and-midwifery/careers-and-recruitment/nursing-midwifery-career-long-eportfolio.aspx Getting started and user guides for mentor sections http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/education-and-training/by-discipline/nursing-and-midwifery/practice-education/mentor-bulletin-publications-and-resources.aspx