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How to choose a speciality Cathy Taylor Careers Adviser RCN Member Support Services
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What we will look at Current context Implications on nursing careers Nursing career pathways Career planning Support from RCN
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Context Major health care re-structures from April 2013 – more providers Focus on quality and leadership following Francis Report Chief Nursing Officer’s 6 Cs – www.england.nhs.uk www.england.nhs.uk Ageing population – long term conditions
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Current context Changing disease patterns – public health Patients in hospital for shorter periods Plan to move more jobs to community Forthcoming A&E strategy to address shortages Focus on development of health care assistants
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Nursing career pathways Children, family and public health First contact, access and urgent care Supporting long term conditions Acute and critical care Mental health and psychosocial care
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Career progression Leadership Education Research Clinical
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Modernising nursing careers Source: ‘Towards A Framework for Post- registration Nursing Careers’
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Where nurses work Prisons Police stations Cruise ships Schools People’s homes The workplace Charities Hospices Blood transfusion services Developing countries Military Care homes GP surgeries Hospitals Call centres Walk in centres Pharmaceutical industry Immigration centres Children’s centres Universities Colleges Independently Oil rigs NHS Private sector Religious sector
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Who am I Opportunity awareness Action planning Career planning
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Career planning: know who you are –Your values - what is important to you? –Your interests – what do you enjoy doing? –Your abilities – what are you good at – where are the gaps – how can you fill those gaps?
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Examples of values Job security Working alone Working in a team Being able to use practical skills Being able to make a difference
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Opportunity awareness Networking: Local events, colleagues, internet – eg: www.linkedin.com www.linkedin.com Know your local job market: www.cqc.org.uk (healthcare database) www.cqc.org.uk Shadowing Secondments Job swops Volunteering, including union activist role
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Useful web sites http://www.rcn.org.uk/support/services/c areersandwelfare http://www.rcn.org.uk/support/services/c areersandwelfare http://nursingcareers.nhsemployers.org/ http://nursingcareers.nhsemployers.org/ http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/rese archanddevelopment/career http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/rese archanddevelopment/career
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Where to look for jobs All major nursing journals National press – online Job sites online eg: http://jobs.nhs.uk http://jobs.nhs.uk - https://www.gov.uk/jobsearchhttps://www.gov.uk/jobsearch Less obvious journals: Eg specialist management journals, such as the Health Service Journal
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Personal development planning What is your ultimate career aim? Set objectives to get there - SMART Action plan - how will you get there? Identify resources - people, time, money Date to be achieved by Date to review and evaluate
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Sample objective To change speciality –Action (medium term) analyse jobs in speciality identify deficits in skills/knowledge talk to manager (re support to): –gain qualification in x –gain experience in x –?secondment/shadowing
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Tools and processes that help Mentorship Clinical supervision Feedback from peers, patients and colleagues Regular 1:1s with your manager Appraisals Making your portfolio work for you
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RCN Member Support Services Member Support Services Welfare Rights & Guidance CounsellingImmigrationCareers Peer support MSS Tel - 0345 408 4391 mss@rcn.org.uk
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