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Migration by Portfolio to Part 3 of the NMC Register – why bother?. Mel Ottewill Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust SSHA Conference 2008. We will cover…. Background About the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing part of the NMC Register Migration by portfolio
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Migration by Portfolio to Part 3 of the NMC Register – why bother? Mel Ottewill Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust SSHA Conference 2008
We will cover… • Background • About the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing part of the NMC Register • Migration by portfolio • Demonstrating evidence • Frequently asked questions…is it worth it?!
Background • Sexual Health Advisers – a professional group? • Reports highlighting need for registration of practitioners • Need to develop & deliver contemporary sexual health services…individual & population level; service user voice • How should the workforce develop? • Consultation by SSHA with DoH & NMC (& UKVPHR) Led to agreement to offer education leading to registration to future Sexual Health Advisers via the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Programme
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing • Future preparation of SHAs (theory & practice) can be via the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Programme • Based on 10 key principles of public health • From 2008 Universities may offer a pathway in Sexual Health Advising alongside those preparing Health Visitors, School Nurses & Occupational Health Nurses
Migration by Portfolio • Opportunity to migrate by portfolio from Oct 2007-Dec 2009 if meet criteria • Application pack (4) & proforma from www.nmc-uk.org • A number of HEIs have agreed to verify portfolios (NMC website, annexe 8 of the SCPHN section) • Registration entitles applicant to call themselves a specialist community public health nurse • No academic award without undertaking the nursing programme (AP(E) L)
10 principles of public health: - Surveillance & assessment of the population’s health & wellbeing - Collaborative working for health & wellbeing - Working with, & for, communities to improve health & wellbeing - Developing health programmes & services & reducing inequalities - Policy & strategy development & implementation to improve health & wellbeing - Research & development to improve health & wellbeing - Promoting & protecting the population’s health & wellbeing - Developing quality & risk management within an evaluative culture - Strategic leadership for health & wellbeing - Ethically managing self, people & resources to improve health & wellbeing
Migration by portfolio - cont • Each principle is sub-divided into a number of different factors eg. Collaborative working for health & wellbeing has 2 sub-divisions: - Raise awareness about health & social wellbeing & related factors, services & resources - Develop, sustain & evaluate collaborative work
Demonstrating evidence • You need to provide 3 pieces of ‘Knows-how’ & 3 pieces of ‘Shows-how’ evidence for each element of each of the 10 Principles • You can use the same pieces of evidence multiple times! • There are some key texts… • Groups of 2-4, for next 10mins pick one principle & brain-storm what know-how & shows-how evidence you could use for each of the elements • Feedback…Questions…?
Some key texts • Craig PM & Lindsay GM (Eds) (2000) Nursing for Public Health. Population-based care • Burley S, Mitchell EE, Melling K, et al.(1997) Contemporary Community Nursing • Mitcheson et al(2008) Public Health Approaches to Practice. • Department of Health (2001) The national strategy for sexual health and HIV • Medical Foundation for AIDS & Sexual Health (2005) Recommended Standards for Sexual Health
Frequently asked questions • Do I have to do this? - No! • What power does Anne McNall’s document have? - It is a guidance document (English DoH)…reflecting the focus on public health to tackle inequalities in sexual health. Considers developments in workforce to best meet future need. A vision document • Why bother? - Advantages are…. - Disadvantages are… • In future, will everyone wanting to be a Sexual Health Adviser have to do this course? - Depends on SHA adoption of the guidance & if development of the workforce in this way is seen to best meet LDPs/respond to sexual health needs • Who will fund me? - various possibilities…
Sources of support • University SCPHN pathway lead/lecturer • Sexual Health Adviser’s who have migrated by portfolio • Key texts • Professionals who have undertaken the SCPHN programme • [modules/master classes to upskill in deficit areas]
Melanie.ottewill@bsuh.nhs.uk • Jonathan.roberts@bsuh.nhs.uk • Others?