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Linking Theory to Practice-Development of a Bespoke Critical Care

Course

Intensive Care UnitSouthmead Hospital

Bristol

Background

� May 2014 Move to New Hospital

� Increase in ICU Beds

� Recruitment of Nursing staff

� Less than 50% staff with Critical

Care Course (CQC Nov 2014)

� Changes in the CPD provider in

SW England

University Critical Care Module

Principles of Critical Care

Module

(20)

Our Critical Care Course Aims

60 credit course

Workplace

Learning

Focus

Individual CPD

Learning relevant to

practice

Benefits for learner &

organisation

Partnership

Academia & Practice

Award – NBT Critical Care Course Certificate

(60 Credits)

NBT CRITICAL

CARE COURSE

Principles of Critical Care

(20)

Practice Development

Project

(20)

Advanced Critical Care

Practice

(20)

Advanced Critical Care Practice/EWBL

Reflective Portfolio

Lectures

Step 2

Competencies

Clinical Practice

development

Simulation

OSCE

Shift coordination

Reflection

Post study day reflection

Step 3

Competencies

Simulation

Practice Development Project /EWBL

Project

PROJECT LEAD

Manage

Change

Critical Analysis

Project report

Peer Support

Benefits of Work Based Learning

� Learning for work, through work, in work (Seagraves et al. 1996)

� Flexible, reflective, learning based in the workplace.

� Learner ownership to develop

� Focus on service improvement.

� Collaborative approach between academic,

practice educator and practitioner/learner.

� Work based learning is service improvement.

Course Development Plan

1ST Cohort SEPT 15

2ND Cohort January

8 staff completed

July 15

Learning needs

reviewed

Course increased to

1 year

Funding secured for

2016-17

Establish course

Involvement of other

units

To deliver totally in the workplace

THEORY THEORY THEORY THEORY

PRACTICE Thank

You

References

Seagraves, L., Osbourne, N., Neal,P., Dockrell, R., Hartshorn, C. and Boyd, A. (1996). Learning in

Smaller Communities (LISC) Final Report. Educational Policy and Development: University of

Stirling.

Care Quality Commission (2014) Quality Report. Accessed online

https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/RVJ01/reports Monday 7th March 2016

Critical Care Network-National Nurse Leads (2015) National Competency Framework for Adult

Critical Care Nurses: Step 2 v2. Accessed online http://cc3n.org.uk/competency-

framework/4577977310 Monday 7th March 2016

Critical Care Network-National Nurse Leads (2011) National Standards for Critical Care Nurse

Education. Accessed online http://www.cc3n.org.uk/education-training/4577977309 Monday 7th

March 2016

Authors

Kim Harries Clinical Nurse Educator ICUSouthmead Hospital BristolKim.Harries@nbt.nhs.uk

Rob McGuinnessSimulation & Human Factors LeadSouthmead Hospital BristolRobert.McGuinness@nbt.nhs.uk

Clive Warn Lead for Work Based LearningUniversity of the West of EnglandClive.Warn@uwe.ac.uk