Leadership
We will enable and encourage nurse leadership by further enhancing the role of Senior Charge Nurses, Team Leaders and Clinical Nurse Managers and ensure that there are many additional opportunities for these colleagues to develop and acquire new skills.
Visible senior clinical leadership is important too and we ensure that there is access to senior nurses at all times. The additional new Head of Nursing roles will further enhance this approach.
Action 5.1
We will provide the opportunity for regular Senior Charge Nurses workshops, training and peer support. We continue to offer specific Leadership for Nurses sessions within the hospital and also encourage staff to take up the opportunities from other courses that may be available to them to develop and embed leadership skills at every level.
Within the organisation structures we ensure that there is senior nurse representation at all clinical and corporate groups and committees to ensure the voice of nursing is heard.
1. Excellence in Care
Excellence in Care is a national work stream led by the Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland, this is helping to empower Senior Charge Nurses and their teams to have responsibility for and overall awareness of the quality of care delivered in their wards, but also looking at other measures of care including recruitment, retention and workforce information.
Action 5.2
We will support our Senior Charge Nurses in the implementation of Excellence in Care and the impact that this can have in their wards and departments.
