Teams and team working
Team dynamics and team working are important to our staff. We will ensure that there are many opportunities to celebrate the unique contribution that our nursing staff make to nursing care and to support proactive team working.
We have trained many of our nurses to gain knowledge of team working and team dynamics. We will ensure that there are suitable opportunities for this to continue. We will continue to work with professional groups across NHS Golden Jubilee ensuring effective multidisciplinary team working.
We plan to continue to support teams and team working through:
- Delivery of ongoing Caring Behaviours Assurance Program
- Leading the Schwartz Rounds™
- Planned celebrations of International Nurses Day
- Health Care Support Workers biennial conferences
- Regular Senior Charge Nurses workshops, training and peer support
Practice Councils
This is a concept adopted in nursing teams which originated in the United States and has been successfully implemented within teams in NHS England. These Practice Councils allow staff to participate in decision making within their clinical area, and have shared governance and influence decision making related to the care that is given. These have been found to help to further enhance job satisfaction, retention and improving communication.
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We plan to support teams to develop their Practice Councils in the near future and monitor the successes and outcomes of these.
