Written Question · S3W-22633 · Session 3
In light of the decrease in the number of nurses undertaking specialist postgraduate education, what its plans are to reinvigorate career c…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the decrease in the number of nurses undertaking specialist postgraduate education, what its plans are to reinvigorate career choices for community nurses in Scotland.
The answer
To maintain and enhance the quality of healthcare provision, service planners at board level and centrally within the Scottish Government have been undertaking a range of activities to maximise NHS Scotland''s workforce capacity and capability. This means looking at new ways to develop and support skills and new combinations of staff groups better suited to the delivery of care in the 21st Century.
The service model proposed by Visible, Accessible and Integrated Care the report of the 2006 Review of Nursing in the Community, demonstrates a modernised community nursing career pathway. NHS Education for Scotland has developed capability frameworks for the advanced practitioner role and community health nurse role and a five-stage work based learning approach to transitional education underpinned by the capability frameworks.
The service model introduces the Community Nurse Consultant role and work is underway to develop new roles such as the Associate Practitioner. Pilot Sites are also developing new roles for staff nurses and newly qualified nurses on the Flying Start NHS programme. NHS Education for Scotland is currently completing work on the development of a framework document to provide principles and guidelines for the development of staff nurses within the community health nursing team.
The service model promotes leadership at every level and provides opportunity for community nurses to gain competencies and enhanced capability to demonstrate leadership qualities which will enhance their position for future management posts should they wish to progress that route.
The service model will be independently evaluated and the outcome of the Evaluation Study will inform future developments.
The service model proposed by Visible, Accessible and Integrated Care the report of the 2006 Review of Nursing in the Community, demonstrates a modernised community nursing career pathway. NHS Education for Scotland has developed capability frameworks for the advanced practitioner role and community health nurse role and a five-stage work based learning approach to transitional education underpinned by the capability frameworks.
The service model introduces the Community Nurse Consultant role and work is underway to develop new roles such as the Associate Practitioner. Pilot Sites are also developing new roles for staff nurses and newly qualified nurses on the Flying Start NHS programme. NHS Education for Scotland is currently completing work on the development of a framework document to provide principles and guidelines for the development of staff nurses within the community health nursing team.
The service model promotes leadership at every level and provides opportunity for community nurses to gain competencies and enhanced capability to demonstrate leadership qualities which will enhance their position for future management posts should they wish to progress that route.
The service model will be independently evaluated and the outcome of the Evaluation Study will inform future developments.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-22633 by reference.