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Professional Skills Development. School of Nursing and Midwifery. What is it?. As a student at Queen’s, you will need to engage in a structured process that supports you in achieving your academic, career/professional goals.
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Professional Skills Development School of Nursing and Midwifery
What is it? • As a student at Queen’s, you will need to engage in a structured process that supports you in achieving your academic, career/professional goals. • The Schools of Nursing and Midwifery offers you a range of supports. These include, • Development of Professional Skills (embedded in your course). • A Personal Tutor. • Clinical placements. • Student Handbooks, and of other guidance (in hard copy and online). • Careers Service events/supports • Mentored support
Why is it important? • At university, you are expected to operate as an autonomous learner. This will require you to develop independent learning skills. • Setting, planning and achieving clear personal targets is a feature of autonomous learners and effective professionals. • As part of your course, you will be required to develop professional skills. Engaging in Professional Skills Development will help you in developing an appropriate strategy for you – it is important that you make the most of the opportunities provided. • Employers will expect you to be able to demonstrate and evidence professional as well as academic skills.
Examples of Professional Skills in Nursing and Midwifery • Communication Skills examples • Active listening skills & Self awareness • Verbal and non-verbal skills • Writing skills • Professional Conduct examples • Presentation skills • Team work • Study Skills examples • Developing appropriate learning strategies • Research strategies • Thinking skills • Essential Caring Skills examples • Manner • Demeanour • Knowledge base
What do I need to do? • Recognise that you are now working in a university context where lecturer time is limited and classes are large – all written and verbal feedback on individual or group basis needs to be valued, noted and considered in terms of how it applies to you. • Make use of your Personal Tutor to help you to reflect on your overall progress and development.
What do I need to do? • If you have a specific issue that you wish to discuss with a member of staff, ensure that you make professional preparations for the meeting. E.g. you will be asked to follow an agenda during a meeting with your Personal Tutor towards the end of semester 1 and to reflect on 4 important goals which the School has identified. You will also have an opportunity to discuss any other issues which are relevant to you. • Regularly review your progress in line with the 4 long term goals which have been identified by the School.
Agenda for review of School goals ( review with your Personal Tutor). Agenda • Your development as an autonomous learner. • Your progress in improving your study skills. • Your progress in developing professional skills and attributes. • Your performance improvement strategy for assessment (e.g. written work and online examinations) • A.O.B.
Goals set for Level 1 students in School of Nursing and Midwifery
Actions by you • 1. Access your e-folio • 2. Produce an Action Plan to address each of the 3 School Goals which have been set for you. Note- Use the “My School” supports to help you. • 3. Carry out, share and discuss Action Plans with your Personal Tutor • 4. Review your progress. • Note: Use e-mail as your main communication tool with staff – not the messaging system within the e-folio.
