Modernising Learning Disability Nursing

1. Modernising Learning Disability Nursing An Education Perspective “The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you” B.B. King

2. Preparing and Developing Learning Disabilities Nurses • A well-prepared, developed and supported workforce at all levels is essential to the delivery of quality health care for people with learning disabilities, and education and training throughout the career pathway is key to achieving this.

3. Pre registration – where are we now? • Number of providers reduced • Attrition • Changing service provision – challenges for placement opportunities • Importance of strong mentorship

4. Pre registration – key messages • Programmes must reflect • the values of the report • evidence base • Involvement of people with learning disabilities, family carers in programmes • Close links between practice and education • Succession planning

5. Pre registration – key messages • Sustainable and flexible models • Disseminated Model • Hub and Spoke • Online • HNC • Conversion

6. Post registration – where are we now? • Restricted by relatively small workforce • Competitive nature of University provision • Skills profile is changing • Non registered workforce • Clinical supervision

7. Post registration – key messages • Opportunities to develop post registration education programmes that • Meet the changing skills profile • Cross sector • Interprofessional • Collaboration across education providers

8. Implementation – UK wide • UK Steering group • Learning/Intellectual Disability Nurse Academic Network • Support implementation of StC • Network linking academics and people interested in education

9. Implementation – National Level • Each Country setting up a National Implementation Group • Scotland – • NHS Education for Scotland • Supporting implementation of a sustainable national model of pre-registration nursing education delivery in Scotland; • National framework for Pre Registration Learning Disability Nursing • Post Registration Learning Disability Nursing national developmental framework • Workforce development plan based on the recommendations arising from StC and Scotland's national implementation action plan.

10. Implementation – service & individual level • Service – Educational Strategy • Role development within teams • Mandatory training • Student placements • Links to local HEI providers • Individual PDP • Clinical supervision The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.  ~Thomas Henry Huxley