Supporting people in Dorset to lead healthier lives

Quality Staff = Quality home

Jaydee SwarbrickProfessional Practice Lead

Quality DirectorateDorset Clinical Commissioning Group

Supporting people in Dorset to lead healthier lives

Workforce

National Picture

• Registered nurses – Adult trained shortfall

• Safe staffing guidance - move of focus to community settings bu care homes NOT included

• Health Education England – come back campaign

• Carers – Cavendish certificate

• Role of commissioners

Supporting people in Dorset to lead healthier lives

Local Picture

• Health Education Wessex – increased placed for adult nursing students

• Care certificate event to be planned – RBH to share experience from pilot project

• Social care recruitment – I care ambassadors

• Career development for care staff

Workforce

Quality Staff – Quality Home

Bournemouth University perspective

Belinda Humphries

University Practice Learning Adviser

BENEFITS TO THE STUDENT

Able to understand the older person holistically

To learn to use resources appropriately

Understand the value of assessment skills

Develop communication skills

Realise the role of advocacy

Awareness of services provided by the independent sector

Awareness of regulatory bodies

Awareness of growing emphasis on change of care provision from secondary to primary care

BENEFITS TO THE HOME

Working partnerships and closer links between placement and the University

Students will have access to evidence based practice and research.

Encourages review of practice

Students will have exposure and training in working in primary care enabling a future workforce to be competent in this setting.

With a greater number of Care Homes engaged in training there will be more new graduates potentially considering their first post in this type of setting.

Provides motivation to keep updated

Support from other practitioners

Raises the profile of the home

Greater awareness of CPD opportunities on offer at Bournemouth University

Opportunity for existing Nurses to develop and support students, enhancing their own practice and role satisfaction.

Opportunities for joint publications Publication in Nursing Standard:

Sept 2013: Better together

Heidi Williams Care Home Manager at the Magna Care Centre supporting a first year student nurse Katie Allway.

Evaluations from Student Nurses

• “I have really enjoyed my 3rd clinical placement and there has been a lot of learning opportunities and resources available. I feel I have benefited a great deal from the whole experience.”

• “ Caring for older people within an environment that is their home has provided new learning opportunities to caring for the older person in a hospital environment.”

• “ Although I have worked with older people before there were still things I have learnt.”

• “I have learnt a lot of new nursing skills… this placement has certainly been a positive experience”

• I believe I set my mentor a challenge in converting my views of nursing homes and I’m pleased to say that she succeeded!”

Bev Lockhart – Matron, Pinebeach

Care Home Matron’s perspective

Valuing and retaining staff

Supporting people in Dorset to lead healthier lives

Values Based recruitmentWhat are your provider values?

Supporting people in Dorset to lead healthier lives

Values based recruitment• https://www.nsasocialcare.co.uk/values-based

-recruitment-toolkit

• http://www.nhsemployers.org/RecruitmentAndRetention/values/Pages/Recruiting-for-values.aspx