Experienced Nurse Rotation Scheme
Phase one evaluation
By
Lead Researcher
&
Principal Investigator — Rotation Scheme Research
15th February 2003
Published by Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust, London. (www.nurserotation.com)
Acknowledgements
In particular we want to thank Peter Walsh, Director of Nursing and Luella Dixon, Deputy Director Of Human Resources in CNWL Mental Health NHS Trust, for their initial concept paper on Rotation Schemes, and their support for the development of the projects.
We are grateful to all of the participants in the Experienced Nurse Rotation Scheme — in particular Justine Trippier and James Dalrymple, and the whole action research community — in particular the two trusts who have set up the pilot (CNWL and WL Mental Health NHS Trusts); the Workforce and Education Confederation; Middlesex University the education provider; and the local managers who are supporting the scheme. We want also to thank the other researchers involved with the overall rotation scheme and the action research — Professor James Buchan and Jane Ball.
Finally, in the light of the regular organisation changes for both West London Mental Health NHS Trust, and Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust, we want to thank all of the new stakeholders who provide us with support.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 — EXPERIENCED NURSE ROTATION SCHEME
SECTION 2 — METHODOLOGY
2.3 The Action Research approach
2.4 Evaluation, the research approach for the Experienced Nurse Rotation Scheme
2.5 Data collection and analysis for the Experienced Nurse Rotation Scheme
SECTION 3 — FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
3.1.2 Why the practitioners decided to join the scheme
3.1.3 Things Other than a qualification that could be gained from the scheme
3.1.5 Recognition and Accreditation of Learning (RAL)
3.1.6 What the scheme will consist of
3.1.7 What the Trusts can gain from the scheme
3.1.8 What colleagues and patients can gain from the scheme
SECTION 4 — FURTHER FINDINGS: THE EXPERIENCED NURSE SCHEME AS PART OF THE ACTION RESEARCH STUDY
4.2 The Concept of the Experienced Nurse
4.3 Advertising the project and the response to that advertisement
4.4 Selection for the Experienced Nurse Rotation Scheme
4.5 What the Experienced Nurse Rotation Scheme has become
4.6 Educational components of the Experienced Nurse Rotation Scheme
4.7 Discussion of emancipatory work in the Experienced Nurse Rotation Scheme
SECTION 5 — CONCLUSIONS
SECTION 6 — APPENDICES
Appendix 1 — The Community associated with the Experienced Nurse Rotation Scheme. Jan 2003
Appendix 2 — Diagram — The Framework for Work Based Learning at Middlesex University
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This is the first evaluation report of The Experienced Nurse Rotation Scheme, developed by The Central and North West London and The West London Mental Health NHS Trusts.
The Scheme was developed as a pilot scheme to explore ways of retaining experienced personnel within health care organisations, at a time when many are not only leaving those organisations, but health care per se.
The scheme seeks to offer Experience Nurses an option for career development, and as such to support their motivation to work within health services, provide health care to communities, and to develop and improve the health services that are provided.
It is a ‘spiral’ or ‘spin-off’ of another recruitment and retention scheme i.e. the D/E Nurse Rotation Scheme, which is an Action Research project, also originating and operating within the two organisations. It forms part of the Action Research project.
The findings of this study includes the reasons why the Experienced Nurses chose this schemes, the benefits they perceived for themselves, their organisations and colleagues, as well as the Services Users. It also includes the perceptions and recommendations of the Experienced Nurses on the scheme concerning actual and potential problems; reflective descriptions of the development of the projects, key factors associated with the success of the scheme, as well as problems associated with its establishment and development.
The findings from this stage of the evaluation will be shared with the Experienced Nurses on the scheme, as well as the ‘natural community’ of stakeholders. The results will inform the further development of the scheme.
The evaluation will influence the further funding and management of Experienced Nurse Rotation Schemes.
The second evaluation report will be produced in a year’s time.