Continuing Professional Development

“As a professional, you have a duty to keep your

professional knowledge and skills up to date through a continuous process of learning and reflection.”

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CPD

A minimum of 35hrs CPD (a minimum of 20hrs must be participatory) E.g. 15 hours E-learning and 20 hours on courses

E.g. A different mixture

The NMC are not prescriptive of any type of CPD as they say:

“We do not prescribe any particular type of CPD. We think that you are better placed to judge what learning activity would be most suitable and beneficial to your

individual scope of practice.”

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Nurse Revalidation CPD

“Participatory learning includes any learning activity in which you personally interacted with other people. It is an activity

undertaken with one or more professionals or in a larger group setting. The group does not always need to be in a common physical environment, such as a study tour or

conference. It could be a group in a virtual environment (such as an online discussion group). 'The professionals that you

engage with through participatory learning do not have to be healthcare professionals.”

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Participatory learning

“Any learning activity you participate in should be relevant to your scope of practice as a nurse or a midwife. Therefore,

you should not include mandatory training that is not directly related to your practice (for example, fire training or health and safety training) as part of your 35 hours of CPD. However, if you undertake any mandatory training that is

necessary to your scope of practice and professional development (for example, mandatory training on equality

legislation if you are in a policy role), you could include that in your portfolio. “

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What counts?

•Maintain accurate and verifiable records of your CPD activities, including:

• the CPD method

• a brief description of the topic and how it relates to your practice;

• dates the CPD activity was undertaken;

• the number of hours and participatory hours

• identification of the part of the Code most relevant to the CPD; and

• evidence of the CPD activity (Annex 2 provides examples of the kind of evidence you can record in your portfolio).

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In your portfolio you are required to:

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Access this link to show what the NMC classes as CPD events. It will take you to:

Annex 2: Examples of CPD activities

http://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/revalidation/how-to-revalidate-final-draft.pdf

A full day course = 8 hours

A half day can be 3 to 4 hours

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Attending Courses

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Attending Courses There are many other ways to acquire CPD hours

•On the job learning •Reflections •Shadowing others •Working across departments •Role modelling •Development packs, competency profiles and workbooks-encouraging expansion of knowledge and proving competence. •In-house training courses •Action learning

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•On the job learning- staff need to realise that every incident, mistake, achievement and occurrence can be learned from. The phrase “you learn something new everyday” is quite true •Reflection- on incidents and your own actions is a powerful learning process. See the Trust E-learning package on Reflection of Practice available on oneHR

•Shadowing others- staff can observe colleagues and peers who have a wealth of skill and expertise to share. •Working across departments- removing the ignorance of other staff roles and functions by temporary swaps or visits to other wards or departments can have a huge impact on the liaison and communication between these areas. E.g. staff on a gastroentrolgy ward could

•Role modelling appropriate behaviours and correct values and compassion to each other and to our patients.

•Development packs, competency profiles and workbooks-encouraging expansion of knowledge and proving competence.

•In-house training courses-delivered on site to meet legal and Trust required standards

•Action learning-seeking solutions from peers and colleagues to problems through which normal solutions are failing, encouraging sharing, reflection and learning.

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NMC examples and descriptions CPD activity Suggested evidence to include in

portfolio

Potential type of activity

Structured learning (direct or

distance learning style)

Certificate of completion,

notes, learning outcomes

Individual/Participatory

Accredited higher education

or training

Certificate of completion,

notes, learning outcomes

Individual/Participatory

Mandated training specifically

relevant to role/scope of

practice

Certification of completion,

learning outcomes

Individual

Learning events such as

workshops, conferences

Certificate of attendance Participatory

Reading and reviewing

publications

Copies of publications read,

review notes including practice

related outcomes

Individual

Enquiry based research Copies of publications or data

reviewed, notes including

practice related outcomes

Individual

Peer review activities Evidence of peer review

including notes, observations

and outcomes

Participatory

Coaching and mentoring (role

in either delivery or being a

recipient)

Evidence of

coaching/mentoring

undertaken including letters,

notes, observations and

practice related outcomes

Participatory

Professional

Structured professional supervision

Evidence of supervision including signed letters, notes, observations and practice related outcomes

Participatory

Undertaking short supervised practice for specific skills development

Evidence of participation including signed letters, notes, observations and outcomes

Individual/Participatory

Group or practice meetings Evidence of participation and role including signed letters, notes, observations and outcomes

Participatory

in clinical audits Evidence of participation and role including signed letters, notes, observations and outcomes

Participatory

Practice visits to different environments relevant to scope of practice

Evidence of participation including signed letters, notes, observations and outcomes

Individual/Participatory

Job rotation or secondment, shadowing

Evidence of participation including signed letters, notes, observations and outcomes

Individual/Participatory

Another professional called a confirmer will be asked to confirm that your portfolio is sufficient

and that you are fit to practice. As far as CPD goes they will be instructed to look for and read

evidence of CPD. It is not their responsibility to seek it out, it must be there for them to clearly

see. It is not their role to agree fitness for practice, just that the portfolio has been gathered correctly.

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CPD checking by the confirmer

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