Case Study Developing fundamental skills for the future nurse standards
Background
The time of submitting the Cheshire and Wirral Partnership bid, we were coming out of the first national lockdown and commencing our recovery plan. However, the initial and following waves of COVID-19 since have had a significant impact on how community-based services are delivered including: • The need for social distancing within office environments and the rotation of staff between office-based working and working from home. • Restrictions in place on visits within clinic settings, patient’s homes , schools including school closures and care homes.
• Guidelines implemented in relation to car sharing required learners to have their own transport (additional costs for mileage and business insurance).
• Re-deployment of staff impacted impacting on assessor availability for learner support.
In discussion with and to support the work of the partnership, the short-term goal was reassessed to ensure as a minimum we maintain placement capacity with a longer-term goal of increasing.
This case study provides an overview of how we have utilised digital resources to provide a structured blended approach to practice learning and created a new specialist teams rotational placement for learners.
Key Outcomes
• Learners were able to participate in remote working opportunities using trust laptops • Learners were able to access a wider portfolio of learning opportunities linked to the patient journey e.g. through project work, workbooks and case studies. • To support the implementation of the Nursing and Midwifery Council Future Nurse Standards, a fundamental skills booklet has been developed or 1st year learners.
• Staff engagement in the development of Practice Assessor roles. • Creation of a new hub or spoke placement in specialist teams.
Resources Required
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Laptops
Access to Microsoft Teams
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