Empowering Nursing Excellence at St. Andrew’s: Enhancing Preceptorship and Professional Development

1. The Pathway for Nursing at St Andrew’s: Pebblepad Symposium Twitter @ajdonstandrew #standrewscare Ann Jackson ann.jackson@standrew.co.uk Director of Nursing

2. What is Preceptorship? “A period of structured transition for the newly registered practitioner during which he or she will be supported by a preceptor, to develop their confidence as an autonomous professional, refine skills, values and behaviours and to continue on their journey of life-long learning.” (DH, 2009)

3. Relevant national nursing strategy

4. The Francis Report

5. The Government’s Response

6. National and Local Nursing Issues • Need for greater humanity & leadership • Need for strong decision-makers at all levels • Need for a louder patient/service user voice • Having enough staff with the right skills in the right place • Acting early enough on concerns and ‘duty of candour’ • Accurate and useful information – ‘fundamental’ standards • Attracting, recruiting, training nurses of the future

7. National vision for Nursing

8. Delivering the CNO vision:Compassion in Practice 6 ‘C’s Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, Commitment • Helping people to stay independent, maximising well-being and improving health outcomes • Working with people to provide a positive experience of care • Delivering high quality care and measuring the impact • Building and strengthening leadership • Ensuring we have the right staff, with the right skills, in the right place • Supporting positive staff experience

9. Direction of Travel • Improving the image of nursing • Embedding the values of nursing • Recognising and developing nursing expertise • Driving up standards and leading innovation, e.g care rounding; RCN Principles of Practice • Developing the nursing evidence-base • Reducing waste and measuring the impact • Supporting vibrant career pathway choices • Ensuring staff well being, equality of opportunities and preventing ‘compassion fatigue’

10. Introducing ‘The St.Andrew’s Nurse’ • St Andrew’s Nurses will be known for their expertise in the range of specialist services; and will influence local and national policy and practice in mental health and learning disability • St Andrew’s Nurses will be visible, will articulate the nursing contribution to high quality care and will be accountable for standards of professional and ethical practice • St Andrew’s Nurses will provide compassionate, safe, holistic and evidence-based practices which are measureable and audited • St Andrew’s Nurses will have opportunities to follow a career pathway for clinical, professional, management and academic leadership roles

12. From competence to developing capability

13. Competencies

14. Finally, what really matters? • Recruiting & retaining the very best nurses • Nursing values of dignity, respect and humanity • Professional standards of practice and conduct • Working collaboratively with service users • ‘Speaking up’ to voice any concerns about safety, quality and effectiveness • Valuing and articulating nursing expertise • Knowing your contribution and always making it • Making St.Andrew’s the best place to provide care and to work for! Contact me directly if you disagree