Using Effective Practitioner: Supporting Bank Staff

Presenters: Marianne Murdoch (NES Practice Educator)Joan Main (NHS Fife Nurse Bank Manager)

Liz Hendry (NHS Fife Bank Nurse)Julie Smith (NHS Fife PEF)

Why?

Identified need:• Bank staff development• Hard to reach group• No access to eKSF• Part time workers

What we did

• Project team formed• ALL NHS Fife Bank Staff Nurses and

Midwives targeted• Support project planning and provide

formal education sessions

Effective Practitioner Resources

• Getting Started Leaflets/Booklets• Effective Practitioner Merchandise.• Search Tool• Videos • Self Assessment Tools • Printed resources from website

Evaluation

• Session evaluation form• Bank nurse telephone interviews• Project positive impact

Practical session

Can be accessed from

home

Novice – masters

level

Availability bank

facilitator

Leaflets were

helpful

Provides evidence

CPD/PREP

No password needed

Positive Aspects

‘Challenges’

Lack of IT skills

Lack of time

EP layout

No clinical information

Release of staff

Length of Self-assessment

IT access

Challenges

Lessons Learned

• Practitioners time • Payment & backfill• Time • Desire to learn

Next steps/Future opportunities

• Continued support bank nurse• Continued promotion of Effective

Practitioner to all staff• Promotion of Effective Practitioner via

text• Effective Practitioner sessions