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NIPEC Workforce Development Questionnaire 2005. Informing the Development of the NI Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Workshop 29 th Sept 2006. Launch of Document. Summary Background Literature synopsis Current workforce information Methodology Questionnaire results
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NIPEC Workforce Development Questionnaire 2005 Informing the Development of the NI Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Workshop 29th Sept 2006
Launch of Document Summary Background Literature synopsis Current workforce information Methodology Questionnaire results Conclusions & Recommendations.
Workforce Workshop September 2006 • Sample and how representative Q1 & Q2 • Quick run through general results from Questionnaire – flagging main result as far as possible –copy of questions • Highlights from Cross reference results look at 7 elements: • Contracted hours • Participation in learning activities • Identification of learning & development • Opinions on learning & development issues • Changing Jobs • Career advice, opportunities and interviews • Internet access • Conclusions and recommendations See back of document for copy of questionnaire to guide presentation of results!
SAMPLEApproximately 35% Response Rate (n=7593)97% in employment(n= 7308)
Q2 (p44) Gender 94% Female
Q3 (p45 Marital Status 76% Married or Living with partner
Q4 (p45) Dependents 65% Have Dependents
Q5 (p45) Main Income 44% Main income
Q8 and Q9 (p50/51) • Q8 Year Registered – 82% and 89% were registered as a nurse and midwife respectively for more than five years • Q9 Part of the old NMC Register – possibly 40% of respondents have more than one registration
Q10 (p52) Initial Training 87% trained in NI
Q11 (p54) In employment 97% In employment
Q13 (p56) Contracted Hours of Current Job 52% work full time
Q14 (p56) Employment Contract 92% Hold permanent contract
Q15 (p57) Length of time in post 52% in post less than five years, 28% 6-15yrs and 20% >16yrs
Q16 (p57) Nature of Employment 92% current job in nursing or midwifery
Q17 (p58) Area of Practice • Respondents were asked to choose the area of practice which most closely matched their current role and asked to tick one box only. • Medical (15%), elderly care (13%), community and public health (13%) and surgical (12%) A&E/ICU/Theatres (10%) were the most well represented areas of practice (63% of n=6577).
Q18 (p60) Job Title (Job Title Groups) • Respondents were asked to indicate the job title that most closely represented their job title. • Staff/Enrolled Nurses: D totalled 21% & E&F totalled 32% and provided the largest number of Job Titles by far followed by Sister/Ward Managers totalling 8% • Collectively identifiable Community Nurse Job Titles (10%)
Q19b (p66) Funding of Learning Activity 70% Organisation funded all or most learning activity.
Q20a (p70) How needs identified 53% needs identified formally or informally with Line Manager
Q20b (p71) Written Record 60% needs recorded in written format.
Q 20c (p71) Effectiveness of activities 43% record of effectiveness of learning activities .
Q21a (p71) Annual Appraisal 56% have annual appraisal.
Q21b (p72) Benefit of Appraisal 49% believed Appraisal Fairly or Very Beneficial.
Q21c (p72) Personal Development Plan 61% have Personal development plan.
Q21d (p73) Benefit of PDP to Role 53% believed PDP Fairly or Very Beneficial.
Q 21e (p73) PDP benefits discussed with Manager 76% benefits of PDP discussed with line manager.
Q 22a (p74) Supervision Sessions 33% have Supervision sessions.
Q22b (p74) Benefit of Supervision sessions 69% believed Supervision Fairly or Very Beneficial (49% for Appraisal)
Q23 (p79) Agreed or strongly agreed I find it easy to keep up to date in my current job 56%` I have a shared responsibility with my employer to identify my learning and development needs 82% I am encouraged by senior staff to undertake work based learning opportunities 51% My workload frequently prevents me from undertaking learning & development opportunities. 73% I need help identifying the most appropriate learning and development activity for me. 37%
Q23 Agree or Strongly Agree I believe there are not enough learning and development opportunities available for me to develop in my current role. 43% I prefer structured/ academic learning activities 60% I value learning and development activities which involve members of the multi disciplinary team. 89%
Q 24 (p83) Changing Job • Q24 Top factors; • salary (58%), • lack of resources and increased workload (49%), • lack recognition and respect (49%), • personal commitments (44%), seek promotion (43%), • to seek a different challenge (43%) or • not valued by employers (40%)
Questions 25 & 26 (p84/85) • Q25 –Likely to change job over next 2 years – 19% Yes, 39% Unsure and 44% No • Q26 Likely Job Change Option – 55% nursing or midwifery in HPSS, 9% non-nursing/midwifery HPSS,8% leave employment or retire
Q28 (p90) Have you heard about NIPEC? (Valid percentage n=7326): • YES 63% • No 36%
Q31 (p92) Do you have access to the internet at home or work (n=7258)? • YES 83% • NO 17%
Q35 (p93) How easy did you find this questionnaire to complete? 86% easy or very easy
Q 36 (p95) Further comments? Please use the space below for any other comments you might like to make about any of the questions we asked you? 20% made comments
Elements Cross Referenced with Different Variables • Contracted hours • Participation in learning activities • Identification of learning and development • Opinions on learning and development issues • Changing jobs • Opinions around career advice, opportunities and interviews • Internet access and awareness of NIPEC Variables: Age (9/5yrs) Hours worked (3) Area of practice (15) Job Title Group (4) Employer Group (3) Employment Status (4) and so on
Groupings • (Q18 p60) Job Title Groups (n= 5333 77%) • Nurses Grade C & D (1525) • Nurses/Midwives E&F (2597) • Ward Sisters G (551) • Community Nurses (660) • (Q12 p55) Employer Groups (n= 6536 90%) • HSS Trusts (5608) • General Practice (237) • Independent Nursing Home (691)
1. Contracted Hours (pp 102-103) • Respondents under 30yrs more likely to work full time • 60% of General Practice employed nurses work less than 25hrs only 15% full time
pp106-1162. Participation in learning activities (1) • No significantly different picture in the top six Learning activities undertaken by respondents by county they work in. • It appears that part-time respondents may have less access to learning activities • Fixed term and Temporary contract holders have lower level of participation in learning activities than permanent
2. Participation in learning activities (2) • A greater percentage of Group 3 Sisters have participated in Leadership Development and Management Development Programmes and participatedin Appraisal than other Job Title Groups. • A lower percentage of Group 1 Nurses C/D’s than other Groups indicated they had participated in Bench-marking activities /audit or had participated in Practice Development Activities • Only 56% of the Learning Activities were funded by the Nursing Home Employer Group compared to 73% for HSS Trust and 70% for General Practice employer group. • Consequently over 20% of Nursing Home employed respondents indicated they funded most or all of the learning activities undertaken compared to 9% for HSS Trust employed and 5% for GP employed respondents.