Nurse, Midwife and Allied Health Professional Consultant

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Nurse, Midwife and Allied Health Professional Consultant

Development Needs Analysis Tool

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This tool is to help you reflect on your job role and to identify any areas where you may benefit from further training, education and development in your role as consultant. The more honest and accurate you are with this, the more effective will be the resulting personal development plan. The tool is designed to be used in conjunction with the joint review process as part of personal development planning.

You will be assessing yourself against learning outcomes from the attached development framework. To complete this analysis tool you will need to refer to each outcome to confirm the standards for performance and knowledge and skills required.

Please put a tick in the appropriate box, indicate the type of evidence available to support your assessment (a list of suggested evidence can be found on the last page of this document )and make any notes in the right hand column.

3. I require training and development in most or all of this area

2. I require further training and development in some aspects of this area

1. I am confident I already do this competently

Learning Outcome Number and Title / Level of Confidence /

Evidence to Support Achievement

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3 / 2 / 1
1. Expert Practice:
1.1 Demonstrate broad knowledge in own sphere of practice
1.2 Demonstrate advanced specialist skills in own sphere of practice
Learning Outcome Number and Title / Level of Confidence /

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3 / 2 / 1
1.3 Analyse, synthesise and evaluate expert practice in own area
1.4 Act as an expert resource internally, regionally and nationally, on the care and services for clients and their families
1.5 Is visible within own expert practice area and acts as a positive professional example to other staff
Learning Outcome Number and Title / Level of Confidence /

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3 / 2 / 1
1.6 Demonstrates autonomy of practice and expert decision making in meeting the needs of patients in own practice area
2. Practice and Service Development:
2.1 Influences the national, regional and local policies and strategies for own area of practice
Learning Outcome Number and Title / Level of Confidence /

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3 / 2 / 1
2.2 Influences practice development by supporting and developing innovative and lateral thinking in self and others
2.3 Interpret implications of health policy in the management of change and the development of practice
2.4 Promote collaborative across boundary and interagency working that reflects local health planning, national policies and strategies
Learning Outcome Number and Title / Level of Confidence /

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3 / 2 / 1
2.5 Demonstrate strategic thinking in developing own role, practice of others and across a service
2.6 Initiate, influence and lead new developments and services
2.7 Articulates the risks and benefits of new developments in own area of practice
Learning Outcome Number and Title / Level of Confidence /

Evidence to Support Achievement

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3 / 2 / 1
3. Professional Leadership and Consultancy:
3.1 Demonstrates through leadership and consultancy activities that make a difference to patient care
3.2 Provide strong and effective clinical leadership across professional and organisational boundaries with a focus on service excellence
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