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Interim guidance on pay for nurse apprentices has been issued for employers that are running courses from September 2017.
The NHS Staff Council is currently in discussions regarding what the appropriate pay rates may be for individuals undertaking a nurse apprenticeship (and other higher and degree related apprenticeships). However, these discussions are unlikely to be completed in time for the small number of nurse apprenticeship training courses running from September 2017.
Employers often tell us that the different routes into nursing can be confusing. It can be difficult to weigh up the different options and to map out a clear pathway for registered nurses. We have therefore created a new resource to help employers think through the different routes. This resource has been tested with employers to ensure it is as helpful as possible.
Having the right number of appropriately skilled staff is a huge organisational challenge and a critical determinant of the quality and efficiency of health care.
There is a growing gap between patient needs and the skills and knowledge of the workforce that cares for them, especially regarding the non medical workforce. The Nuffield Trust report, Reshaping the workforce to deliver the care patients need, commissioned by NHS Employers, gives guidance for reshaping workforce; identifies key enablers and obstacles to change; and provides recommendations for national and local bodies about key actions to support change.
The registered nurse apprenticeship standard is now available for delivery following the approval of the End Point Assessment plan (EPA).
Setting out the common core skills and knowledge required for all nursing students, the nurse apprenticeship standard incorporates the options to study specialisms in adult nursing, children’s nursing, mental health and learning disabilities.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has today formally agreed to a request from the Department of Health to be the regulator for the new nursing associate role.
Here at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals we have joined forces with the University of Bolton to develop and deliver the first nursing degree course that is not commissioned by Health Education England, to help tackle the national shortage of nurses.
We’re providing 50 places a year on a three year full time nursing degree programme, and our first student intake has just started their studies. These students are either self-funding, or funding their studies through the student loan system.
A new role that will sit alongside existing nursing care support workers and fully-qualified registered nurses to deliver hands-on care moved a step closer today as Health Education England (HEE) published the response to its recent consultation on the Nursing Associate role.
The consultation proved popular, attracting over 1,000 responses from individuals including patients, members of the public and a wide range of organisations including professional bodies, trade unions, health care and social care providers and commissioners of healthcare. The role will be given the title ‘Nursing Associate’
Come and visit our first pop-up library at Severn Fields, Shrewsbury 19th July 11.00am-3.00pm. Join the library, borrow and return books, get help finding information and evidence, set up an Athens account, find out what the library can do for you and your team.
To identify patient safety competencies, and determine the clinical learning environments that facilitate the development of patient safety competencies in nursing students. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Take a look at our infographic exploring the different routes into nursing for employers.
Until recently, the routes to developing registered nurses within the workforce have been limited, with the university degree being the main way to train this group of staff.
a model was developed to provide an innovative approach in working together as a “virtual placement” which meets the above requirements but also affords a wealth of additional opportunities to build that early partnership with the workforce of the future and afford them early exposure to critical learning.
The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has clarified that apprenticeship funding can be used to cover the cost of clinical placements for nursing associates.
Nursing associate apprentices are required to undertake mandatory clinical placements in settings other than the primary place of employment, and up to £2,500 can be used to cover the costs attributed to this.
While the RCN is determined to see the successful integration of nursing associates into the current workforce, the College is concerned that the role remains ill-defined and that could lead to nursing associates being asked to perform duties outside the remit of a support role. This could put undue pressure on individuals and have an impact on patient care.
Last week we launched ambitious new standards that set out the skills and knowledge the next generation of nurses need. We also introduced a more modern and innovative approach to the way universities and their practise partners train nurses and midwives. The changes will allow greater independence of assessment, and greater innovation by placement providers.