1. Extended Scope of Practice Projects Request For Proposal Information Session Friday 2 March 2012, 2.30pm - 3.30 pm Extended Scope of Practice – Extended Scope of Practice for Nurse Endoscopists (HWA-RFP/2011/011 & HWA-RFP/2011/012)

2. 2 Information session outline Session 3: Friday, 2 March 2.30 -3.30pm Rules and conduct of the Webinar Information session (1 hour) Webinar scheduled for 1 hour –0 - 25min Webinar conduct & HWA presentation –25 - 45min Q&A session questions submitted prior –45 - 60min Open Q&A items posted during Webinar. All participants on mute for first part Posting questions – via the control panel. Recorded & lodged on HWA website afterwards If you log out by mistake: revisit registration confirmation email

3. 3 Agenda: RFP 011/012 General issues for extended scope of practice reform across all four Request for Proposals (RFPs) Issues specific to this RFP Access to recording of the session Q&A on the HWA Extended Scope of Practice Reform webpage

4. 4 Request for Proposal (RFP) You have expressed interest in HWA-ESPL-RFP 011 and/or HWA-ESPI-RFP2-012 General: all proposals required by 09 March - submit completed template (Section 3 of RFP) Information provision will continue via FAQ section on website Workforce focus; extended scope of practice of nurses in Endoscopy Themes: National trend of increasing demand for Endoscopy due to the implementation of the national bowel cancer screening program and related workforce capacity issues.

5. 5 General workforce and workload issues Context: –Increasing number of referrals for endoscopy (in particular colonoscopy) –Increased waiting times for endoscopy –Workforce capacity to meet the increasing demand Strategy: Implement innovative workforce roles and models. Use our current workforce more productively for more responsive and timely service; drive large scale adoption Implement successful models based on evidence –ESOP project + existing jurisdictional initiatives –Development of national training program –develop toolkits for national dissemination of successful models. –barriers to change: Professional protectionism, on going financial support, legislation

6. 6 RFP: Lead/Implementation Organisation Broad requirements: Proposed model of extended scope nursing role that can demonstrate improved productivity in Endoscopy Ability to successfully establish the service model during the project life span. Development of national training plan (Lead Organisations) Implementation of nurse endoscopist model – Lead and Implementation sites. Development of toolkits and implementation guidelines for national dissemination. Management of internal cross professional relationships External – Management of partnership arrangements with implementation sites

7. 7 Project management Funding agreements: three-stage approach to implementing evidence of redesigned workforce models Stage 1 – Setup: Period of time to be agreed with HWA to set up the evidence based and agreed model for implementation and evaluation framework against set criteria in the RFP. Stage 2 – Implementation: implement and monitor the model for at least ten months. Stage 3 – Evaluation structured evaluation process that HWA will develop in partnership with the organisations and a selected evaluation consultant for common and specific outputs and outcomes

8. 8 How do we expect you to work together?  Work closely with HWA via a variety of mechanisms to achieve optimal redesign and diffusion of knowledge  Work with evaluation consultant on the development of evaluation methodology and internal KPIs.  Internal partnering with your own stakeholders.  External partnering between Lead Organisations and Implementation sites  Attendance at up to four workshops for knowledge management and to drive shared redesign / reform approaches in your RFP group  Demonstration of sustainability beyond funding ; determination of what is required for large scale adoption  Sound multidisciplinary governance arrangements for this proposal

9. 9 Anticipated outcomes & evaluation  Workforce Reform: To identify and implement an innovative model of extended scope of practice for nurse endoscopists that demonstrates improved productivity.  Workforce productivity: Workflow impacts particularly on medical practitioners.  Models of flexible workforce configuration (balance of Medical/ Nursing staff);  Workforce responsiveness: increased and continuous access to supply of right services, first time;  Workforce flexibility: models of workforce practice adaptable and flexible to future change;  Transferability: Development of toolkits and guidelines to support national implementation.

10. 10 Sub-ProjectProject Focus Suitable RFP Organisations Implementation sites Project $ Extended Scopes of Practice – Nurse Endoscopists Extended Scope of Practice Nursing roles that will have an impact on workload Health care organisations from the government run or private sectors That have one or more Endoscopy Units with nurse endoscopists either in attendance or able to be in attendance $350,000 Each of up to 2 lead Organisations $400,000 Each of up to 4 Implementation Sites HWA RFP – ACR – RFP 011/012

11. 11 HWA RFP Information Session Posted questions pre- webinar Your questions posted during the information session Q&A on webpage - per specific RFP HWA_ESPI_RFP1@hwa.gov.au, and HWA_ESPL_RFP2@hwa.gov.auHWA_ESPI_RFP1@hwa.gov.au HWA_ESPL_RFP2@hwa.gov.au or - general ESOP@hwa.gov.auESOP@hwa.gov.au