Leading Care: Ward Sisters and Charge NursesLeading Care: Ward Sisters and Charge Nurses

Brendan McGrath

Assistant Director of Nursing

WHSCT

Development of Ward Sister/Charge Nurse RolesDevelopment of Ward Sister/Charge Nurse Roles

Leadership Development activities in legacy Trusts Local and Commercial designs Focused on experienced Ward Sisters/Charge Nurses Poor monitoring of application of learning to practice and

changes in behaviour Limited formal support for new Ward Sisters/Charge

Nurses No serious consideration of succession planning

Leadership Development activities in legacy TrustsLeadership Development activities in legacy Trusts

CNLP (DHSSPS/BMC) MDOD RCN Clinical Leadership LEO Trust programmes with

internal and external speakers

Leadership symposiums

Succession Planning….Succession Planning….

Recruitment challenges for Ward Sisters/Charge Nurse roles

Partnership with HR Formal programme – Band 5

and 6. Programme incorporated KSF

and LQF ECG Funded and NIPEC QA

applied 3 Cohorts complete - No.50 Measures of success

Induction…Induction…

Developed in 2008 Newly appointed to Band

7 and 8 roles 8 days – over 6 months LQF framework Leadership and

management focus

Staff Nurse Development…Staff Nurse Development…

Initiated in 2006 – Foyle legacy – now Trust-wide Band 5 Nurses 6 day programme – 6 weeks Personal effectiveness within Teams Delivered by NEDC and MDOD Input from Trust speakers Positive evaluation – participants and managers Mentorship Preparation

The Role of the Ward Sister/Charge NurseThe Role of the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse

Clinical Experience Sister v Manager Respect for colleagues Increase in paperwork Frustration – not in control Staffing levels and skill mix Communication Hospital Cleanliness

Leading Care: Ward Sister Charge Nurse Regional Leading Care: Ward Sister Charge Nurse Regional ProjectProject

Aim of the Project

To create a dynamic role which empowers ward managers to: participate in the delivery of the organisation’s objectives maintain and monitor a safe and effective environment improve and enhance the patient and client experience manage and develop the performance of their team.

Project Groups

NIPEC Project Lead

NIPEC Project Lead

NIPEC Senior Professional

Officer s

NIPEC Professional Officer & Project

Lead &Trust ADNs

Trust ADNs & Project Officers

Steering Group

Working Group

Subgroup 1 Subgroup 2 Subgroup 3

Moira Logan(Ward Managers all Trusts & areas

of practice)

Olivia McManus(Ward Managers all Trusts & areas

of practice)

Michelle McCartan

(Ward Managers all Trusts & areas

of practice)

Trust Project Officers

Trust Reference Groups

Bronagh Scott

Brendan McGrath

Project Support

Leading Care: Ward Sister/Charge Nurse Regional Leading Care: Ward Sister/Charge Nurse Regional ProjectProject

Project Outputs – 3 Work streams

Agree RoleTitle

CompetencyProfileGeneric

JobDescription

KSFPost

Outline

SuccessionPlanningPathway

Inductionto role

and CPD

• Consultation via Trust Stakeholder Groups

The Way Forward…The Way Forward…

• Leading Care: Consultation feedback and Recommendations

• Options available to Trusts

• Investment to enable 20% Release of Time

• Regional development opportunities

• Local development activities

• Resources available to support this programme of work