DOWN LISBURN HSS TRUST DEVELOPING NURSING PRACTICE TO MEET FUTURE CHALLENGES REFLECT AND GO FORWARD Paddie Blaney NIPEC 29 th June 2006

The context?

REFLECT AND GO FORWARD The challenge? To be alive to change, alert to needs and conscious of safety!

REFLECT AND GO FORWARD The response? Continually learn and develop; listen, question, seek best evidence and improve.

NIPEC our business NIPEC supports nursing and midwifery in Northern Ireland by promoting the best standards of practice, education & training and professional development of nurses and midwives. We provide information, advice and guidance.

And how do we do that? We promote and disseminate information about, development of practice activities, aimed at improving nursing and midwifery practice We promote learning and education development and we quality assure education programmes for NMC and DHSSPS We support professional development through the Development Framework resources And how do we do that?

What we have that can support you

Went “live” February 2006

Registrants Common resource, can share experience with others Managers or Supervisors: Opportunity to facilitate structured and meaningful discussion around learning and development. Secure site, easily accessible, emphasis on ownership for the individual

Website of five interrelated components – all supporting an aspect of professional development Accompanied by:  Four Foundation Papers and commissioned performance and roles research  Workforce Development Survey “Workforce Profile and Characteristics Paper”  Validation and testing of Competency Profile by registrants

Portfolio Portfolio pages as you would expect, able to be completed electronically and within a secure individualised area.

Portfolio: Learning & Evidence Log Record all your learning and development activities! Attended Down Lisburn Clinical Excellence Conference 29/6/06 Back to reflecting in the portfolio later …

Competency Profile Move on to asking your Manager, fellow colleagues, those who report to you 1.Needs a lot of development 2.Needs some development 3.Is well developed 4.Not applicable Assess your performance against indicators in seven domains identifying level of development. Ultimately you get feedback about your performance from different sources and research shows this to be most helpful for your development! Called 360 o assessment.

Competency Profile See a visual representation of development needs, bring this along to your appraisal/development review or to your supervisor

Competency Profile Add in other competencies specific to your role or relevant KSF dimensions

Learning Activities

Learning Activities Consider a whole host of learning activities!

Career Planning Application and interview guides

Career Planning Look at over fifty career profiles provided by colleagues here in Northern Ireland What they enjoy What they find challenging How they developed to get to present post Advice to those interested in similar post

New Roles A structured way to develop new or significantly changed roles

New Roles An audit tool to guide the development of a new role or to help evaluate a new role

Portfolio But most importantly at the heart of the website is the electronic portfolio promoting reflective practice to maximise learning and development experience- prompts throughout all parts of the website sections

Portfolio Mr B Rhodes Single point of contact to mental health services What's your learning reflection?

Portfolio Ms E O’Neill Disability Epilepsy Nurse specialist Role What's your learning reflection?

Portfolio Mrs M Ritchie Midwifery Practice Development What's your learning reflection?

Portfolio Mrs A Teggart Acute Services Hospital at Night Project What's your learning reflection?

Portfolio Mrs J Cairns Elderly Essence of Care/Nutrition What's your learning reflection?

Portfolio Ms H Middleton & Ms C Curry Community Services Education Facilitators Role What's your learning reflection?

5 Components Competency Profile Learning Activities Career Planning Role Development Portfolio

Foundation Papers May 2006 df PART I- on NIPEC main website The Development Framework Resources ) Autumn 2006: Development Framework Part II Hard Copy of Website Resources and short DVD Website Leaflet

Thank you!