EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: EMPLOYING ORGANISATIONS NURSING ENTRY TO PRACTICE (NETP) PROGRAMME FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE This is URGENT Please respond by 5pm Friday 18 September 2015 This form identifies some of the key requirements of NETP that your organisation needs to meet in order to participate. Interested parties should submit this form for initial review of their compatibility with NETP Programme specification purposes and resource requirements. Name of Contact: Role: Name of Business /Facility: Name of Organisation affiliated to: Business Address: Business Telephone: Business FAX: Business and Contact Email: Background Information Health Workforce New Zealand (HWNZ) and the Office of the Chief Nurse (OCN) have consulted with the Directors of Nursing and a number of primary care providers to create a strengthened service specification for the current nursing entry to practice (NETP) Key components of NETP The programme is 12 months duration Regional DHB level co-ordination we source applicants from the ACE Talent Pool and/or candidates you already have direct contact with (who meet the Graduate Nurse criteria). To be eligible applicants must meet the following basic criteria: - Be a New Zealand Citizen or have New Zealand residency; - Be in the final year of a Bachelor of Nursing degree approved by the Nursing Council of New Zealand as leading to registration as a registered nurse OR Be awarded a Bachelor of Nursing degree approved by the Nursing Council of New Zealand as leading to registration as a registered nurse, no longer than six months before starting on the NETP AND - Have not practiced as a registered nurse for longer than six months before starting on the NETP
The Graduate nurse shall have a designated clinical preceptor for the 12 months of the The designated preceptor/s must have completed an accredited preceptor course the preceptor/s will be supported to complete the Preceptor workshop (16 hours professional development time). The designated preceptor must have completed 16 hours of professional development time in the last 12 months. The designated preceptor is available on weekends and late shifts to the Graduate Nurse Preceptor & Graduate are to share a clinical caseload, be rostered with the preceptor who has overall responsibility for the case load, for a minimum of six weeks Preceptor & Graduate require regular and consistent access to each other and must be released for an additional 16 development hours (or e.g. 30 minutes per week) over the 12 month The development hours allow for the joint development of goals, assessment of progress, three month assessment, and an overall final assessment. The Graduate nurse is to be released for 12 paid group learning/study days (96 hours) and six experiential days. The Graduate nurse is employed by the organisation at no less than 0.8 FTE The Graduate nurse shall be in a learning environment that assures they reach competent level (Level Two) through the national PDRP framework
The following questions are designed to give us some information about you and your organisations readiness to support a new graduate nurse who is in an NETP ORGANISATION PREPAREDNESS Do you participate in a NZ Nursing Council accredited Nursing Professional Development and Recognition Programme (PDRP)? Who is the Nurse Leader with professional accountability in the organisation/practice? Can you employ a new graduate RN on 0.8 FTE in February 2016? Given that some HWNZ funding support (approx $12,000) is available towards the cost, will you be able to: a)reduce workload to facilitate quality preceptorship, including clinical case load sharing : (i) For the preceptor? (ii) For the new graduate? i.e. do you have adequate RNs and other staff to manage the workload when 2 are sharing a workload? b) release the Graduate from the clinical setting for study days and development days (112 hours over 12 months)? c) release the preceptor from the clinical setting for ongoing education requirements necessary to fulfil the role, of 16hours per annum? What could the Nurse Educator NETP provide to assist you in supporting a new graduate?
PRECEPTOR RESOURCES Do you currently have a certified trained preceptor? Are you able to release a Registered Nurse to undergo a preceptorship training programme Note: Enrolment or completion of the preceptor training programme will be required prior to the new graduate nurse s start of employment. What previous preceptorship training / adult education training has the potential preceptor undergone? Do you currently have an experienced RN/s who can work as a preceptor for a new graduate? Would it be more realistic for your organisation that two staff share preceptor responsibilities? Has this person/s worked with undergraduate nursing students before? How frequently? When did they last do this? How long has the potential preceptor been registered as an RN? How long have they worked for your organisation? What level of support can your organisation specifically offer the preceptor? (a) Release time to spend with the new graduate? (b) Release time for ongoing education? What would you be able to put in place if the named preceptor : (a) Is off sick? (b) Leaves? EMPLOYING ORGANISATION S RESOURCES Is your organisation/practice accredited / certificated? When and with whom? Does your organisation/practice have : Performance Development Processes including a Performance Appraisal Process? Position description for RNs? In-service education plan for RNs? Orientation programme for staff/ RNs?
Thank you for completing this expression of interest in joining the NETP Please submit this completed form electronically by 5 pm Friday 18 September 2015 to: Celeste Gillmer Email: celeste.gillmer@waitematadhb.govt.nz Next steps: You will receive a phone call from the WDHB/ADHB Primary Health Care Nursing Development Team to clarify any raised points from the above questions and discuss the recruitment process for the September 2015 NETP intake.