Re: Skillmix

[Guest guest]

What is a Family Welfare Assoc. worker, please?

Margaret Ioannou wrote:

Croydon

HVs have developed a variety of skill mix teams. NNEBs undertake most developmental

reviews after the first year, releasing the community practitioners to

work with vuknerable families and in community development. We are also

exploring the role of the RGN in the team. Other interesting devlopments

include co-location of Family Welfare Association workers who undertake

short term interventions around a variety of areas, including benefits

and housing, family support and mentl health issues. We are currently exploring

employing a CPN in one team working in a community with high levels of

mental health isues. The Hall report is providing a forum to expand the

thinking and develop the teams further. Happy

to talk to anyone interested in further info Maggie

Ioannou0208 680 2008 Ext

302

Skillmix

Can

anyone share any similar work undertaken to look at skillmix

(that is already in place) within health visiting teams?

A group within my trust is looking at the role of NNEB's and RN's

within the HV teams across the trust. This was an area of practice

that was identified from practitioners as needing clarification prior

to moving to PCT status in April. NNEB's and RN's within the teams

had no career development opportunities, training was done ad hoc and

recruitment into teams varied so much (this variation did not reflect

local population need). We do not have any written competencies for

members of the teams. This may sound dreadful, but to be fair to the

trust and my colleagues there has been a rapid rise particularly of

NNEB's within teams due to a shortage of HV's and now we are faced

with the above situation needing urgently addressing.

We have worked with the training pack kindly produced by Hounslow and

Spelthorne NHS Trust - which has been invaluable. Does anyone have

any further suggestions please? Especially around the role of

community RN's within HV teams. The RN's were initally recruited in

developmental posts with the idea that HV training would follow.

These RN's no longer wish to do their HV training - which is fine.

[Guest guest]

Hi

there is a present a pilot project in Gwent re skill mix, two E

grade nurses have been imployed by the trust to work with health

visitors, the project team drew up a job spec which clarifies what

the remit of these nurses are. Both have began p/t hv training.

if you would like further information please contact me

tel 01633 436109 or email Joomunls@...

Lorraine.

On 7 Feb 2002 at 6:50, juliedaltonuk wrote:

Can anyone share any similar work undertaken to look at skillmix

(that is already in place) within health visiting teams?

A group within my trust is looking at the role of NNEB's and RN's

within the HV teams across the trust. This was an area of practice

that was identified from practitioners as needing clarification prior

to moving to PCT status in April. NNEB's and RN's within the teams

had no career development opportunities, training was done ad hoc and

recruitment into teams varied so much (this variation did not reflect

local population need). We do not have any written competencies for

members of the teams. This may sound dreadful, but to be fair to the

trust and my colleagues there has been a rapid rise particularly of

NNEB's within teams due to a shortage of HV's and now we are faced

with the above situation needing urgently addressing.

We have worked with the training pack kindly produced by Hounslow and

Spelthorne NHS Trust - which has been invaluable. Does anyone have

any further suggestions please? Especially around the role of

community RN's within HV teams. The RN's were initally recruited in

developmental posts with the idea that HV training would follow.

These RN's no longer wish to do their HV training - which is fine.

[Guest guest]

- you may be interested in some work that has been done in Warrington looking at expanding the

role of NNEBs to undertake selected 20-24 month development reviews. This has been piloted and is now due to be rolled out. The NNEBs have had training and supervision, and the parental evaluations have been good, and appropriate referrals made - the NNEBs also follow up appropriate issues (behaviour management etc) raised at the review. Just this week I attended a presentation about the project by a RHV and a NNEB, and it was clear that the NNEB was a very valued member of the team with this approach freeing up HV time to address wider public health issues. I am sure they would be willing to share some of the policies/procedures/protocols they have written.

Email warringtonpdu@... for more info.

Joanna

MMU

Skillmix

Can anyone share any similar work undertaken to look at skillmix (that is already in place) within health visiting teams?A group within my trust is looking at the role of NNEB's and RN'swithin the HV teams across the trust. This was an area of practice that was identified from practitioners as needing clarification prior to moving to PCT status in April. NNEB's and RN's within the teams had no career development opportunities, training was done ad hoc and recruitment into teams varied so much (this variation did not reflect local population need). We do not have any written competencies for members of the teams. This may sound dreadful, but to be fair to the trust and my colleagues there has been a rapid rise particularly of NNEB's within teams due to a shortage of HV's and now we are faced with the above situation needing urgently addressing.We have worked with the training pack kindly produced by Hounslow and Spelthorne NHS Trust - which has been invaluable. Does anyone have any further suggestions please? Especially around the role of community RN's within HV teams. The RN's were initally recruited in developmental posts with the idea that HV training would follow. These RN's no longer wish to do their HV training - which is fine.

[Guest guest]

Croydon HVs have developed a variety of skill mix teams. NNEBs undertake most developmental reviews after the first year, releasing the community practitioners to work with vuknerable families and in community development. We are also exploring the role of the RGN in the team. Other interesting devlopments include co-location of Family Welfare Association workers who undertake short term interventions around a variety of areas, including benefits and housing, family support and mentl health issues. We are currently exploring employing a CPN in one team working in a community with high levels of mental health isues. The Hall report is providing a forum to expand the thinking and develop the teams further.

Happy to talk to anyone interested in further info

Maggie Ioannou

0208 680 2008 Ext 302

Skillmix

Can anyone share any similar work undertaken to look at skillmix (that is already in place) within health visiting teams?A group within my trust is looking at the role of NNEB's and RN'swithin the HV teams across the trust. This was an area of practice that was identified from practitioners as needing clarification prior to moving to PCT status in April. NNEB's and RN's within the teams had no career development opportunities, training was done ad hoc and recruitment into teams varied so much (this variation did not reflect local population need). We do not have any written competencies for members of the teams. This may sound dreadful, but to be fair to the trust and my colleagues there has been a rapid rise particularly of NNEB's within teams due to a shortage of HV's and now we are faced with the above situation needing urgently addressing.We have worked with the training pack kindly produced by Hounslow and Spelthorne NHS Trust - which has been invaluable. Does anyone have any further suggestions please? Especially around the role of community RN's within HV teams. The RN's were initally recruited in developmental posts with the idea that HV training would follow. These RN's no longer wish to do their HV training - which is fine.