NORTHERN IRELAND PRACTICE AND EDUCATION COUNCIL FOR NURSING AND MIDWIFERY (NIPEC)

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NORTHERN IRELAND PRACTICE AND EDUCATION COUNCIL
FOR NURSING AND MIDWIFERY (NIPEC)

• Brendan Mc Grath
• Senior Professional Officer
• NIPEC

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NIPEC Statutory Function

• NIPECs Statutory Function
• NIPEC has a statutory function to promote
• high standards of practice amongst nurses
  and midwives
• high standards of education and training, and
• professional development

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NIPEC Mission Statement

• NIPEC aims to improve the quality
• of health and care by supporting the practice,
  education and performance of nurses and midwives.

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NIPEC Corporate Strategy

• 1) Development of practice activities
• 2) Development framework
• 3) Development of education
• 4) Communications
• 5) Corporate governance

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Development of Practice

• NIPEC interprets the Development of Practice as
  the range of activities with the shared aim of
  improving the quality of care
• Examples
• Clinical Audit
• Benchmarking
• Care Pathways
• Quality /Service Improvement Initiatives
• Practice Development

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Development of Practice

• Common elements within activities
• Systematic approach
• Require a lead
• Promote ownership
• Seek and use evidence
• Involve standard setting
• Require resources

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Development of Practice

• NIPECs Vision Statement
• Development of Practice will be
• valued by nurses and midwives
• recognised by employers and managers
• recognised by the public
• instrumental in transforming cultures
• adequately supported and resourced
• evaluated using systematic methods
• acknowledged with policy development

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Development of Practice

• NIPEC Database
• Purpose
• a focal point for gathering and disseminating
  examples of good practice across Northern
  Ireland. - recognise innovation and personal
  achievement - raise awareness of practice
  initiatives
• - avoid unnecessary duplication
• - enhance networking opportunities

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The Development Framework

• THE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
• a project to design career frameworks for
  nurses and
• midwives to provide the best
• patient care.

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Development Framework

• Components So Far
• Portfolio Development
• Generic Competency Profile
• Career Development
• Learning Activities Resource
• Role Development Guide
• Managing Poor Performance

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Development Framework

• Rationale for Components
• Portfolio Development
• to promote profession wide use of a portfolio
  for development of competencies and best
  performance
• Generic Competency Profile
• to describe generic competencies for all nurses
  midwives and enable them assess their
  performance against selected indicators to
  identify areas to be developed.
• Career Development
• to help guide the planning and development of
  careers for nurses and midwives

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Development Framework

• Rationale for Components
• Learning Activities Resource
• to facilitate the selection of learning
  activities appropriate to the learner and the
  situation to develop competencies and enhance
  performance
• Role Development Guide
• to provide a structured approach for significant
  or new role developments
• Managing Poor Performance
• to guide the best practice approach to manage
  the infrequent occurrences of poor performance

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Development of Education

• Approval and monitoring of pre and post reg.
  programmes
• Strategy for quality assurance of DHSSPS
  commissioned education
• Expert Education Partners
• Vision Statement for Learning and Education

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Communications

• Communications strategy
• NIPEC web site
• Communiqué system
• NIPEC information booklet
• NIPEC Links Network
• E-news

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NIPEC Links Network

• Partnership working
• NIPEC a resources for nurses and midwives
• Improve communication between NIPEC and nurses
  and midwives
• Access professional input to specific pieces of
  work

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What we would ask of YOU!!!

• NIPEC is a resource for all nurses midwives in
  N.I.
• Visit our web-site to keep up-to-date with
  developments
• Let us know about innovations and developments
  within your area
• Give us formal and informal feed back
• Include us in your communications networks as
  relevant
• Remember the DATABASE