Post on 30-Dec-2015
Career Pathway for Nursing & Midwifery
Nicki PattersonExecutive Director of Nursing, SEHSCT
NIPEC Annual ConferenceFit for Living, Fit for Practice
Northern Ireland Career Pathway for Nursing and Midwifery
NIPEC Annual ConferenceFit for Living, Fit for Practice
Nurses and Midwives are Highly Valued
But… we have a global shortage
Shortage of nurses around the world (ICN, 2013; WHO, 2014; Centre for Workforce Intelligence, 2014)
Countries competitively pursuing newly registered nurses (Canada, US, Dubai, New Zealand Australia)
Outward shift of many internationally trained nurses
Difficulty recruiting to some specialities (e.g. Care of the Older Person)
We need to make NI the ‘Employer of Choice’
Context
Reform agenda in NI:• Creates vast opportunities for nurses & midwives in:
• Wider range of settings than ever before • With a wider range of providers than ever before• In a wider range of roles than ever before
• All settings, providers & roles need to be valued so.... We must encourage flexibility in approaches:
• Identify/signpost career pathways & options And provide support:
• Preceptorship, appraisal, CPD, supervision and succession planning
Background CNO commissioned NIPEC in 2014
Lead the development of a Career Pathway
As a resource to encourage, guide & signpost: • those wanting to join the professions • trained nurses & midwives from overseas • those wanting to return to practice
And provide guidance & information for existing staff to:
• support a proactive and flexible approach to career planning • consider the broader range of roles, opportunities and sectors that employ
nurses and midwives.
Project Task and Finish Group
Career Pathway for Nursing and
Midwifery
DHSSPSChief Nursing Officer
Independent Sector: NI Hospices, Macmillan, FSHC, Marie Curie, IHCP
5 HSC Trusts
Professional Organisations:RCN & RCM
Queen’s University
Belfast
University of Ulster
Clinical Education Centre
Nicki Patterson (Chair): Director of PCOP and Executive Director of Nursing (SEHSCT)
Open University
Carole McKenna (Project Lead, NIPEC)
DHSSPS, Deputy CNO
Project Objectives
i. Review literature
ii. Scope existing career pathways
iii. Agree a pathway for NI
iv. Relevant resources
v. Submit a project report to CNO
vi. Host the pathway on NIPEC’s website
Career PathwayCareer pathways describe the route and approach that
can be taken by someone wishing to develop theircareer within a given profession.
A career pathway is not just about promotion or advancement to the next level. They can be both vertical
and diagonal in terms of a promotion, or horizontal in terms of a sideways development move
(Civil Service, 2012).
My Story
Student Nurse
Director of Primary Care and Older People and Executive Director of Nursing (SEHSCT)
Make a Choice: Make a Difference
Launch of the Northern Ireland
Career Pathway for Nursing and Midwifery
Link - http://ncpnm.auriondemo.com/
More information/link to the Career Pathway at: www.nipec.hscni.net
Thank You