Plan Owner: / Julia Stroud and Sandy Jackson / Date last updated :
(and version no) / VERSON (1)
Core implementation Group : / Julia Stroud(JS)Associate Director of Nursing
Sandy Jackson (SJ) HR Advisor
Gamble Michelle (MG)– Administration
Helena Chase (HC) Sister MAU
Fisher Fiona –(FF)Midwife
Jayne Fitzgerald (JF)Sister DCU
Karen Low (KL) – Specialist Nurse
Claire Middleton (CM) Sister Orthopeadics
Susie Milton (SM) Training team
Natasha Moon (NM) Sister ITU
Carly Smith (CS) Sister ITU
Corrine Thomas (CT) Specialist Nurse
Raynor Whittall (RW) Sister DCU / Next review due by -
Group / Committee :
Date : 3rd June 2015 / Record kept via project group minutes and matters arising
Links to key documents–
- Weston Area Health Trust Appraisal document
- Policy for Nurse Revalidation – To be researched and written
- Recording and alert for Revalidation – To be researched and written
- Assurance Board report linked with 6 month staffing paper due July 2015 at Trust Board
- Professional Registration Policy
Driver
Specific
Issue / gap / objective requiring action / Monitoring/
Measurable
How we know we have succeeded / Actions
Specific, Achievable
Stated clearly, communicated widely / Resource demand / constraints / Person Responsible / Time-Frame To Achieve
Timebound / Status
Realistic
Create a clear process for revalidation within Weston Area Health Trust / All Nurse and Midwives successful validate
Working within policy / Determine what W.A.H.T requires to ensure fitness for practice / Time
IT support
HR support / Julia Stroud and the team / August 15
Embed the new NMC code of conduct into the process / JS / Nov 15
Utilise NMC guidance on revalidation to inform the process / SJ / Nov 15
Undertake a literature search and create alerts to evidence process / SJ / July 15
Determine how nurses and midwives know when their 3 yearly revalidation date occurs and how this is record is held / JS / SJ / July 15
Write a W.A.H.T policy to cover expectations and process for revalidation / JS /SJ / Oct 15
Communicate with local NHS Trusts to collaborate and share process / JS/SJ / Oct 15
Identify process for staff to capture evidence of revalidation / CM/ NM / July 15
For all registered nurses and midwives to have a clear understanding of their responsibility in the revalidation process / 100% compliance with PDP and no failure to revalidate / Create a clear and simple flow chart to outline the process. This is to be found on the new site intranet. / Time
IT support
HR support
Late engagement / FF / RW / Aug 15
Develop guidelines for nurses, midwives and managers / FF / Nov 15
Develop and implement a communication strategy to involve road shows / Group / Sept 15
Identify the role of confirmer and key responsibilities / JS / Nov 15
Develop and implement a teaching programme using a drop in question and answer approach / Group / Sept 15
Introduce a session on revalidation on Green day for all registers nurses and midwives / KL / Aug 15
Identify examples of CPDi.e. Twitter, / CM / Sept 15
Develop a process of self assessment and ask all registered staff to sign up to the NMC on line profile.
Clinical leads to support staff to undertake this and provide evidence / CM / NM / Nov 15
Align revalidation with appraisal and create requisite HR process / Full compliance with PDP
Appeals process easy to access / Work with the Education Council on determining how revalidation can align with appraisals / Time
IT support
HR support
Late engagement / JS/SJ / Sept 15
Develop process within the appraisal system for yearly check of CPD and practice hours / JS/ SJ / Sept 15
Work with HR and Education Council to develop appeal process if not considered fit for revalidation / SJ / Dec 15
HR to design alerts for revalidation / SJ / Dec 15
Change in practice / Engaged staff and attend awareness days / Identify nurses / midwives who need to revalidate April – June 2015 / Time
IT support
HR support / SJ / July 15
Define how staff on LTS and ML will achieve validation against practice hours / JS/SJ / Sept 15
Indentify a process for assessing how many nurses per month will need validation past first tranche / SJ / Dec 15
Review Pilot and seek leaning and ideas / Group / July 15
Roll out trust wide using display posters and banners / NM / CS / Sept 15
Group / Jan 16
Evaluate and process and implement any requisite changes
Assurance that revalidation is in the contract with external bank and agency providers / Process in place / Bank Lead to get in contact with other organisations (BNSSG) to see how they are achieving this and this is to be added to the quality assurance for all external contacts. / Time
IT support
HR support / JS / Sept 15
Assurance that bank nurses will have access to revalidation support and their revalidation will be monitored / Process in place / All action points above to included RN an RM who have substantive contracts on bank. Bank office to be a member of the validation group. / Time
IT support
HR support / JS / July 15
Action / Nine Month Work Programme
1.Create a clear process for revalidation within Weston Area Health Trust / July / Aug / Sep / Oct / Nov / Dec / Jan / Feb / Mar
Determine what W.A.H.T requires to ensure fitness for practice
Embed the new NMC code of conduct into the process
Utilise NMC guidance on revalidation to inform the process
Undertake a literature search and create alerts to evidence process
Determine how nurses and midwives know when their 3 yearly revalidation date occurs and how this is record is held
Write a W.A.H.T policy to cover expectations and process for revalidation
Identify examples of CPD
Develop a process of self assessment
2.For all registered nurses and midwives to have a clear understanding of their responsibility in the revalidation process / July / Aug / Sep / Oct / Nov / Dec / Jan / Feb / Mar
Create a clear and simple flow chart to outline the process. This is to be found on the new site intranet.
Develop guidelines for nurses, midwives and managers
Develop and implement a communication strategy to involve road shows
Identify the role of confirmer and key responsibilities
Develop and implement a teaching programme using a drop in question and answer approach
Introduce a session on revalidation on Green day for all registers nurses and midwives
Identify examples of CPD
Develop a process of self assessment
3.Align revalidation with appraisal and create requisite HR process / July / Aug / Sep / Oct / Nov / Dec / Jan / Feb / Mar
Work with the Education Council on determining how revalidation can align with appraisals
Develop process within the appraisal system for yearly check of CPD and practice hours
Work with HR and Education Council to develop appeal process if not considered fit for revalidation
HR to design alerts for revalidation
4.Change in practice / July / Aug / Sep / Oct / Nov / Dec / Jan / Feb / Mar
Identify nurses / midwives who need to revalidate April – June 2015
Define how staff on LTS and ML will achieve validation against practice hours
Indentify a process for assessing how many nurses per month will need validation past first tranche
Review Pilot and seek leaning and ideas
Roll out trust wide using display posters and banners
5.Assurance that revalidation is in the contract with external bank and agency providers / July / Aug / Sep / Oct / Nov / Dec / Jan / Feb / Mar
Bank Lead to get in contact with other organisations (BNSSG) to see how they are achieving this and this is to be added to the quality assurance for all external contacts.
6.Assurance that bank nurses will have access to revalidation support and their revalidation will be monitored / July / Aug / Sep / Oct / Nov / Dec / Jan / Feb / Mar
All action points above to included RN an RM who have substantive contracts on bank. Bank office to be a member of the validation group
Status tracking
Complete / Green / G
On plan / Blue / B
Risks slippage / Amber / A
Barriers – not achieved / Red / R
Action Plan Nurse and midwife Validation June 2015 V1