Clinical Academic Hub
HUB NEWS
Issue: 6, April 2015
CONGRATULATIONS!
WE HAVE BEEN
ACTIVELY RECRUITING
THROUGH THE HUB
SINCE NOVEMBER
2014. HERE ARE SOME
OF THE HIGHLIGHTS:
 Support from HR
consultant Mark Hirst
through NHS England
Our Health visiting teams from Ealing Brent and Harrow
win the Unsung Hero’s award at the LNWH Staff
Excellence Awards in March 2015
'For their dedication and commitment through a period
of massive change and uncertainty'
 National recruitment
campaign ‘The journey
begins here’
 Recruitment through a
newly developed
microsite & telephone
hotline
 Interviews offered
within 24- 48hrs
 Virtual recruitment
through the internet
 Recruitment fairs in
various locations
 68 Candidates
interviewed for HV
posts
 51 Health Visitors
recruited - 21 for Brent,
25 for Ealing & 6 for
Harrow
 Funding for 25 Student
places secured for Sept
2015.
 SCPN student posts
advertised - 173
applications received,
56 interviewed & 25
appointed
 Health Visiting overall
growth 16%
The health visiting service has continued to deliver in what has been very
difficult and challenging time. The service is now emerging stronger and
better resourced and we are welcoming over 48 new health visitors to our
service since our major recruitment drive in November.
Monica Sherry, Assistant Director of Professional Standards for Children’s
Community Nursing Services said: “It is fantastic that the health visiting
service was recognised for their substantial contribution to children and
families at the Trust Award ceremony. Your dedication and hard work is
appreciated and now publicly acknowledged. Well done and you all should
be very proud.”
Viv Bennett Health Visitors….
In an open letter Viv Bennett has thanked the health visiting profession,
partners and parents. She states: “I am writing to thank you for really
incredible contributions that you have made to the national health visiting
programme during the last four years.”
“And so to the future. We have more health visitors than at any time since
community nursing statistics were first recorded in 1971. ‘HV 456′ has
been developed to show what can be achieved through the additional
capacity and frontline leadership – vital services for supporting families
for children’s health, development and resilience” Read more about it:
https://vivbennett.blog.gov.uk/2015/03/23/transforming-healthvisiting-open-letter-thanks/
SICKLE CELL &
THALASSAEMIA Changes in Policy &
Community Practice
Training
This training will be delivered by
Dr. Lola Oni, Specialist Nurse
Consultant from Brent Sickle Cell &
Thalassaemia Centre, and is aimed
at health visitors.
30th April, 10.00 - 13.00
14th Sept, 10.00 - 13.00
Venue: Rooms 3&4,
Sudbury Primary Care Centre
Please book by emailing the hub
ASQ- 3 TRAINING FOR 2
YEAR REVIEWS
From October 2015, health
visiting services will be expected
to use Ages and Stages
Questionnaires (ASQ-3) as part
of the 2- 2 ½ year child health
reviews.
FOR HEALTH VISITORS,
COMMUNITY STAFF NURSES,
NURSERY NURSES & STUDENTS
Harrow: Belmont Health Centre
19th May 9.30 – 12.30
19th June 9.30 – 12.30
Brent: Sudbury PCC
29th April 9.30 – 12.30
20th May 9.30 – 12.30
4th June 9.30 – 12.30
4th June 1.30 – 16.30
Ealing:
PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING
HEALTH VISITORS, COMMUNITY STAFF NURSES & STUDENTS:
(Attendance is required at both sessions 1 ½ days)
Date
24th June 2015
25th June 2015
Time
9.15 – 16.30
9.15 – 13.00
Venue
Sudbury PCC
Rooms 3 & 4
Status
Places
Available
24th September 2015
25th September 2015
9.15 – 16.30
9.15 – 13.00
Sudbury PCC
Rooms 3 & 4
Places
Available
NURSERY NURSES AND HEALTH VISITING ASSISTANTS:
(Attendance is required at one session ½ days)
Date
15th May 2015
Time
9.30 – 12.30
Venue
Sudbury PCC, Rooms 3 & 4
16th October 2015
9.30 – 12.30
Sudbury PCC, Rooms 3 & 4
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (DV) TRAINING
Our Specialist health visitor for DV Tanya Dennis from Harrow and
DV Champions Julia Miller (Harrow) and Melanie Daniels (Ealing)
will be rolling out the DH/IHV Domestic Violence programme to
the health visiting workforce across our 3 boroughs. Book your
place now:
HEALTH VISITORS, COMMUNITY STAFF NURSES & STUDENTS:
(Attendance is required at both sessions 1 ½ days)
Date
3rd July 2015
6th July 2015
3rd September 2015
4th September 2015
Time
9.15 – 16.30
9.15 – 13.00
9.15 – 16.30
9.15 – 13.00
Venue
Sudbury PCC, Rooms 3 & 4
Sudbury PCC, Rooms 3 & 4
NURSERY NURSES AND HEALTH VISITING ASSISTANTS:
(Attendance is required at one session ½ days)
Date
21st January 2015
Time
9.30 – 12.30
Venue
Sudbury PCC, Rooms 3 & 4
4th February 2015
9.30 – 12.30
Sudbury PCC, Rooms 3 & 4
8th
June 9.30 - 12.30 (Mattock Lane)
15th June 9.30 - 12.30 (GUV)
INFANT MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING (NEW)
FOR HEALTH VISITING
ASSISTANTS (HVAs)
Sudbury Primary Care Centre
18th May 10.00 – 12.00
3rd June 13.00 – 15.00
FOR HEALTH VISITING ASSISTANTS & CC STAFF
Date
16th July 2015
Time
13.00 – 16.00
Venue
Sudbury PCC, Rooms 3 & 4
To book a place on any of the above training please
email us at the hub: [email protected]
NURSE PRESCRIBING: ARE YOU PRESCRIBING?
If you are registered with NMC as a Nurse Prescriber then it is crucial that you are
prescribing in practice and keeping yourself up to date.
We have been working with the Lead Pharmacist and Nurse Prescribing Lead to develop a training
package for health visitors. This session will cover:
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Common conditions that health visitors prescribe
Process of administering a prescription
Communication with GP
Documentation requirements
Governance
Training Date: Monday 22nd June 2015, 1.00 – 4.30pm
Venue: Rooms 3&4, Sudbury Primary Care Centre
To book a place please email us at the hub
The Institute of Health Visiting has developed a Guide to Prescribing on Practice. It provides key
information to support your prescribing decisions relating to the prescribing process, legislation,
numeracy, and prescription writing. It also offers a refresher on how prescribing supports the delivery
of the Early Years High Impact Areas. Click here to see the guide:
SPECIALIST COMMUNITY PRACTICE TEACHER
(SCPT) & MENTOR FORUMS
Dates for your Diaries:
Wed 20th May 2015, 2.00 – 4.00pm
Wed 1st July 2015, 2.00 – 4.00pm
Venue: Rooms 3&4, Sudbury Primary Care Centre
STUDENT LEARNING SETS
Speech & Language Therapy:
Mon 27th April 2015
Venue: Meeting Room 1, Sudbury
Primary Care Centre (2nd Floor)
To attend please email:
[email protected]
FORTHCOMING TRAINING
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Infant Mental Health
Essentials of 2 year health reviews
Starting on Solids & Healthy Eating
Weighting, Plotting & Centile Charts
Minor Childhood Illnesses
If you would like to be involved in delivering training through the hub then
please email us. We are always looking for more staff involvement
LOCAL NEWS
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After a three month break, the HCP Working Groups have now resumed. It was good to see so
many of you attend the 3 sessions held this month. A number of new guidelines/ policies developed
by the working groups have now been ratified, including:
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Standards for Antenatal Contacts
New Birth Policy
Infant Feeding Policy
Growth Monitoring Guidelines
Transition Pathways for Health Visiting & School Nursing Services
HV & GP Communication Guidance
A new ‘Health Visiting’ section is being created on our intranet, where all these ratified documents
will be available from May 2015. You will be informed of the details through the hub.
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You may remember that in a staff survey conducted as part of the Health Visitor Retention Project
by NHS employers in 2013, 75% of health visitors expressed that there was no clear health visiting
career pathway within our organisation. This, alongside the absence of professional educational
programmes for health visiting was reported to be key factors in staff considering their future in our
Trust. Since the creation of the hub, considerable work has been undertaken to roll out
standardised professional development programmes. We have now developed a clear career
pathway for health visitors along with support packages, to help every health visitor plan their
future career. These are intended to be used by all health visitors and discussed during regular
managerial supervision, annual appraisals and personal development reviews. Click here to see a
copy:
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Our Postnatal Depression (PND) wheel for mothers and fathers launched in January 2015 has
generated a lot interest nationally. Sharin Baldwin & Trish Kelly presented the wheel at the annual
Queen’s Nurse meeting in Birmingham in March. They also presented a professional poster on the
wheel at the IHV Regional conference in London, which won the ‘Best Poster’ competition.
The PND wheel is now available for purchase nationally.
All our staff undertaking the Trust/ Hub Perinatal Mental training will be given a wheel.
For more information please contact Sharin or Trish at the Hub:
[email protected]
NATIONAL NEWS
 Do you know about the NMC revised code?
Effective from 31 March 2015, the revised Code reflects the world in
which we live and work today, and changing roles and expectations of
nurses and midwives. It is structured around four themes – prioritise
people, practise effectively, preserve safety and promote
professionalism and trust. Read more about it:
http://www.nmc.org.uk/standards/code/
YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON:
To keep up-to-date with all
the latest news:
 The Institute of Health Visiting (IHV) has created a CPD directory to
provide you with access to a wide range of CPD opportunities to
enhance your capabilities as a health visitor. The resources have been
quality assured and they come recommended by practitioners. Find
out more from:
http://www.ihv.org.uk/learning_hub/cpd_online_directory
 Have you seen the PHE Framework for Personalised Care
and Population Health? This framework has been developed to
maximise the impact of health professionals on improving health
outcomes and reducing inequalities. It is a resource to support
practitioners’ access to best evidence for practice and to support
managers and commissioners to develop services to achieve best
health outcomes for the populations they serve. This is also an
excellent resource for all students. Access the framework here:
www.facebook.com/HVCAH
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Would you like your Career Profile to feature
in the Independent Nurse journal?
This is a great opportunity to showcase your nursing career and share some of the exciting work
that you are doing. Trish Kelly has recently published her career profile.
Click here to see it:
This is open to all qualified nurses, so don’t miss this fantastic opportunity. Please contact Sharin Baldwin at the
hub for more details: [email protected]
Recent Publications
Trish Kelly Associate Practice Teacher from the hub has recently written an article on How to deliver successful
training? “Delivering training programmes to healthcare professionals isn’t a simple task, different aspects need
to be considered to make it a success……..” Read more about it here:
How to deliver successful training? Nursing in Practice, March 2015, page – 84.
Heather Greenfield Health Visitor from Ealing has written some Good Practice Points for the Institute of
Health Visiting on Gender Variance or Gender Dysphoria amongst children and adolescents. Read all about it
here:
COMMUNITY HEALTH RECORDS
A message from Jenny Jean-Jacques, Interim Community Health Records
Manager…..
Community staff are reminded to take clinical notes out of their base only if it is absolutely necessary,
the minimum amount of information required should always be taken. A record constitutes any
document containing patient identifiable information, e.g. diaries, contact sheets, clinic appointment
schedule.
All records, clinical or otherwise must be transported in a secure and safe manner. Physical records
must be secured and transported in a Tamper Evident Community Services Pouch, obtainable from
the Community Health Records Manager. Records must not be stored in the home at any time as set
out in the Community Health Records Management Policy.
The transfer of confidential information must only be undertaken with the knowledge and
involvement of the Information Governance Team and the Community Health Records Manager and
with the use of a Trust Approved Courier. Original documents should never be sent outside the Trust.
For further information on Community Health Records please contact Jenny Jean-Jacques, Interim
Community Health Records Manager, on 0203 114 7144 or email:
[email protected]
NEW HEALTH VISITING SECTION ON THE INTRANET
For all up-to-date health visiting policies, standards, guidelines,
templates and much more....
A new health visiting section has been created on the intranet where you can access all ratified
documents. They are under the following sections:
1) Policies, Guidelines, Standards & Pathways: includes New Birth policy, Growth
Monitoring guidance, GP & HV Communication guidance, Infant feeding policy, and HCP
Caseload Criteria.
2) Standardised Letters, Templates & Documents: includes Blood Spot letter, Transferin letter, ASQ questionnaires for 2 year reviews, 3-4 year letter and poster.
3) Education, Development & Career Pathways: includes National Induction
Framework, Preceptorship programme, SPT & Mentor Guidance, Student HV Handbook,
Health Visiting Career Pathways, Nursery Nurse Core training and Prescribing Guidance.
4) Staff Competencies: These are available for all clinical staff from Band 4 – Band 7.
Competencies for Band 3 HVAs are currently being developed.
To Access these please visit: http://lnwhintranet/departments/health-visiting/
OTHER NEWS
WELCOME TO OUR 3 NEW HEADS OF SERVICE IN HEALTH VISITING
Gill Peabody
Ealing (East Sector)
Joanna Collins
Ealing (West Sector)
On 11 March 2015, Sharin Baldwin, Eileen Bannis,
Tanya Dennis, Heather Greenfield, Patricia Kelly,
Suzette Muhammad and Monica Sherry from
London North West Healthcare NHS Trust were
amongst the 150 outstanding health visitors who
convened at a conferment ceremony in London to
receive their Fellowship of the Institute of Health
Visiting (FiHV).
Suzette Muhammad
Harrow
On Friday 27th March 2015 Sharin Baldwin was a
finalist at the CPHVA awards ceremony in the
category of Community Practitioner Team Leader of
the year. Sharin was nominated by colleagues in
Harrow. Sharin said she was ‘absolutely delighted’
to be shortlisted and felt it was a privilege to be
considered for an award for doing the job she loves.
She thanks all her ‘amazing and talented colleagues
who have supported and inspired her along the way’.
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
If you have any suggestions for the next newsletter or would like to share a story or any
innovative practice taking place in your team then please contact us at the hub
Email: [email protected]
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Website: http://www.lnwh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/our-careers/health-visitors/health-visitingclinical-academic-hub/