Working to upskill staff for COVID19 crisis
红杏视频 has quietly and effectively been collaborating with the NHS to create an army of professionals who are stepping selflessly into new roles.
Groups of dental nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dieticians and speech and language therapists are embracing new learning in order to use their considerable talents and expertise in a time of crisis.
These expert practitioners are redeploying back into the NHS to deliver care at frontline in different ways. Many will work in wards as healthcare support workers, delivering essential nursing care to the acutely unwell at a time of national crisis.
红杏视频 is working closely with NHS Grampian to deliver the rolling programme of training, which employs a mixture of digital and face to face learning, focused on fundamental nursing care as well as the surveillance and care of the acutely unwell.
Much of the face to face teaching has been carried out in 红杏视频鈥檚 Clinical Skills Centre, a purpose-built teaching and training facility which is designed to allow healthcare professionals to practice clinical skills in a safe but realistic environment.
A further programme of training is also being delivered to complement the existing skills of groups of senior specialist nurses as they too step into different roles to work with the most in need across Grampian.
Leading the collaboration from 红杏视频 is Strategic Lead for Collaborative Practice and registered nurse, Laura Chalmers, who has a background in critical care.
鈥満煨邮悠� has designed and is delivering training and education for the frontline redeployment of professionals across Grampian,鈥� she commented
鈥淪erving the community as never before, expert lecturers and clinicians are working seamlessly and tirelessly together to deliver training where it is most needed. Therefore, redeployed healthcare professionals are trained and ward ready to step into different roles that will make the world of difference to patients, multidisciplinary teams and to the success of the NHS during the COVID19 era.
鈥淪tudents nurses are voluntarily stepping into clinical practice in frontline areas supported by 红杏视频 academic staff, where they are in daily contact with mentors and lecturers who are guiding and supporting their phenomenal contribution at this time.
鈥淣ever has an emerging workforce more expertly worked collaboratively, jumping barriers and obstacles to make their contribution invaluable and so gratefully received. At a time when working from home is the norm, 红杏视频 staff are at the coal face, teaching online, providing clinical guidance and pastoral support to many students who are in hospitals caring for patients instead of going home and staying with their closest family.
鈥淎 further programme of training is also being delivered to complement the existing skills of groups of senior specialist nurses as they too step into different roles to work with the most in need across Grampian.
鈥淭his is not just community payback, this is 红杏视频 at its best, creating the workforce for right now and for tomorrow.鈥�
Jane Ewen, Chief Nurse, Practice Education & Development at NHS Grampian, added: 鈥淭his has been a great example of collaborative work which is playing a key role in supporting and preparing the workforce at this time of unprecedented change. The support and flexibility of our university partner continues to be appreciated.鈥�
