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- Title
DERMATOLOGY NURSE CONSULTANT - SUCCESSION PLANNING: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE NURSE REGISTRAR ROLE.
- Authors
Wingfield, Carrie; Davies, Kate; Levell, Nick J.; Skellett, Ann Marie
- Abstract
This is the first in a series of articles explaining the development of a specifically-designed Dermatology Nurse Registrar (NR) pilot programme, carried out over a 3-year training period. The programme has been designed for our department to provide a structured succession plan for the current Nurse Consultant (NC) in post. Succession planning provides a smooth transition and is considered crucial to reduce risk in clinical services by, reducing disruption for patients and the clinical team.1 This is a potential model for dermatology and for other specialities to replicate and to consider a more structured pathway for NC roles that can be tailored to respond to the pressures of delivering high quality care in a challenging NHS. The organisation and structure of the role will be discussed to include the NR job plan, clinical supervision, academia, competency assessment and evidence, perceived risks and the personal experience of Nurse Registrar/Consultant. The launch of the Nurse Registrar programme was presented at the BDNG Annual Conference 2017 in Belfast.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; OCCUPATIONAL roles; MEDICAL quality control; NATIONAL competency-based educational tests; DERMATOLOGIC nursing; NURSING; JOB descriptions; SUCCESSION planning; HUMAN services programs; CLINICAL supervision; NATIONAL health services; SKIN tumors; CRITICAL thinking; NURSES; DECISION making; DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT safety; REFLECTION (Philosophy)
- Publication
Dermatological Nursing, 2018, Vol 17, Issue 3, p31
- ISSN
1477-3368
- Publication type
Article