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Employer designed Assistant Practitioner Curriculum

Employer designed Assistant Practitioner Curriculum. Anita Esser Head of Wider Healthcare Teams Education Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust. Why do we need APs?. Modernising careers Demographics Public finances Building on existing support roles. SUHT Nursing Workforce Info.

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Employer designed Assistant Practitioner Curriculum

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  1. Employer designed Assistant Practitioner Curriculum Anita Esser Head of Wider Healthcare Teams Education Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust

  2. Why do we need APs? • Modernising careers • Demographics • Public finances • Building on existing support roles

  3. SUHT Nursing Workforce Info • Nursing WTE across Trust (April 10): • Band 7 344 (10%) • Band 6 564 (17%) • Band 5 1476 (45%) Nurse • Band 4 84 (3%) Assistant Practitioner • Band 3 138 (4%) Senior HCA • Band 2 542 (16%) HCA

  4. Examples of AP roles • Ward AP • Medical Assistant • Assistant Theatre Practitioner • Cardiac Physiology AP • All Agenda for Change Band 4

  5. SHCA – lessons learnt • Introduced as part of Trust wide skill mix review • In place approx 15 years • Training based on role and competence assessed by qualified staff in workplace • Cohort 33 started in May 2011 • Have over 135 WTE SHCA in post • Development opportunities for clinical support staff - retention

  6. Career pathway model • Enables the Trust to adapt quickly to meet changes in practice Prof Prof Reg Reg • Allows for stepping on and off points at all bands qual qual Additional training & competencies • Allows individuals to progress at own pace to own level of competence FD FD Additional training & competencies Additional training & competencies Acute Acute Direct NVQ units NVQ units Entry Prof Reg Qual SUHT delivered apprentice -ship SUHT delivered advanced apprentice -ship Externally delivered advanced apprenticeship SUHT delivered advanced apprenticeship SUHT delivered advanced apprentice -ship FD FD graduate graduate On job training Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 3 Band 4 Band 4 Band 4 Band 4 Band 5 Band 5 Band 5 Proposed SUHT Career Pathway Options from Band 1-5

  7. Why Foundation Degree? • Based on requirements of roles • Formalise internal pilot programme • A South Central SHA preferred provider • Funding available for course fees • All employees, not ‘traditional’ students • Career development for support staff • Access to professional undergrad programmes

  8. Partner - Southampton Solent University (SSU) • Strategic Alliance with SUHT • Widening participation in learning • Meet employer needs • No other Health programmes • Social worker programmes • Health and fitness programmes • Look to contextualise where possible

  9. Shape of FD • Fd(Sc) Health and Social Care • 2 years full time/3 years part time • 120 credits Level 4/120 credits Level 5 • Validated as modules • Full Fd - Core and Option modules • Create one Fd with several workbased ‘pathways’ • Mapped to year 1 of pre-reg programmes

  10. Support in learning • Non-traditional learners • Support by health services library team • Experience of supporting NVQ students • Effective use of knowledge resources • Ongoing evidence-based practice/CPD • Student and employee – SSU and SUHT • Partnership approach for library services?

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