Making It Work - Social Work Making It Work - Social Work Practice Learning in new NHS Practice Learning in new NHS

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Marianne Hughes, Practice Learning Resources Marianne Hughes, Practice Learning Resources Manager, Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations Manager, Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations

CouncilCouncilJanuary 2008January 2008

External DriversExternal Drivers

• ““Confidence in Practice Learning” (Scottish Confidence in Practice Learning” (Scottish Executive 2003) – requires increase in Executive 2003) – requires increase in quality, quantity and diversity for SW quality, quantity and diversity for SW Practice Learning;Practice Learning;

• ““Framework for Social Work Education in Framework for Social Work Education in Scotland” (Scottish Executive 2003) – Scotland” (Scottish Executive 2003) – requires increase in knowledge & skills in requires increase in knowledge & skills in inter-professional work by SW students inter-professional work by SW students

Initial developmentInitial development

• Positive contact between NHS Clinical Positive contact between NHS Clinical Development Manager and Practice Development Manager and Practice Learning Resources Manager (SSSC Learning Resources Manager (SSSC funded post in Voluntary Sector, EVOC)funded post in Voluntary Sector, EVOC)

• Initiative by NHS Clinical Development Initiative by NHS Clinical Development Manager to contact specific teams with no Manager to contact specific teams with no previous SW contact & this achieved previous SW contact & this achieved active interest active interest

Starting stages of Practice Starting stages of Practice Learning OpportunityLearning Opportunity

• Meeting between Substance Misuse Meeting between Substance Misuse Services Clinical Nurse Manager & Practice Services Clinical Nurse Manager & Practice Learning Resources Manager (PLRM)Learning Resources Manager (PLRM)

• Importance of status, enthusiasm and Importance of status, enthusiasm and follow-through by Clinical Nurse Manager follow-through by Clinical Nurse Manager in her teamin her team

• Importance of experience, enthusiasm & Importance of experience, enthusiasm & knowledge of PLRM re: development of SW knowledge of PLRM re: development of SW Practice Learning in non-statutory SW Practice Learning in non-statutory SW settingssettings

Matching of SW student to Matching of SW student to practice learning opportunitypractice learning opportunity

• Importance of PLRM’s relationship with Importance of PLRM’s relationship with University Practice Learning Co-ordinator in University Practice Learning Co-ordinator in requesting experienced & enthusiastic studentrequesting experienced & enthusiastic student

• Importance of SW student’s openness to new, Importance of SW student’s openness to new, untested practice learning opportunity & her untested practice learning opportunity & her relevant transferable experiencerelevant transferable experience

• Pre-placement meeting between Clinical Nurse Pre-placement meeting between Clinical Nurse Manager, PLRM and SW student (May 2006)Manager, PLRM and SW student (May 2006)

During Practice Learning During Practice Learning OpportunityOpportunity

• Importance of regular 3-way meetings Importance of regular 3-way meetings for open discussion of differences for open discussion of differences arising from SW perspectives and arising from SW perspectives and nursing perspectivesnursing perspectives

• Weekly supervision between PLRM & Weekly supervision between PLRM & SW student to address SW role within SW student to address SW role within each aspect of workloadeach aspect of workload

Evaluation and Next StepsEvaluation and Next Steps

• Evaluation sought by PLRM from all parties Evaluation sought by PLRM from all parties involved in the practice learning opportunityinvolved in the practice learning opportunity

• Further SW placement offered by Substance Further SW placement offered by Substance Misuse Services, which was taken upMisuse Services, which was taken up

• Further contact with Clinical Development Further contact with Clinical Development Manager & interest from other NHS teamsManager & interest from other NHS teams

• In November 2007, new SW practice learning In November 2007, new SW practice learning opportunity developed by same PLRM, and opportunity developed by same PLRM, and started with ANNITT (Anorexia Nervosa Intensive started with ANNITT (Anorexia Nervosa Intensive Treatment Team) with positive results Treatment Team) with positive results (exploration of longer team SW presence within (exploration of longer team SW presence within team being undertaken)team being undertaken)