Early Clinical Career Fellowships

ECCF 2011 Introduction

5th September 2011

Today …

• Getting to know each other

• All about ECCF 2011

• Support from your Board Lead and Mentor

• The recruitment and selection process

• Action Learning Sets

Getting to know each other

ECCF 2011

Hopefully after this session you will know …

• A bit about NHS Education for Scotland (NES)• Some background to ECCF 2011• What you can expect • Who/what support is available • What is expected of you • What completion of ECCF means

A bit about NES….

NES is a Special Health Board responsible for supporting NHS services in Scotland

by developing and delivering

education and training for those who work in NHSScotland

(NES fast facts)

Aim of NES Nursing and Midwifery is to contribute to the delivery of safe, effective and person

centred care by: • facilitating and supporting

education for nurses and midwives and health care support workers across the NHS Career Framework for Health

• promoting excellence in the pre-registration preparation of nurses and midwives

• leading on educational development for clinical priorities which require a significant nursing and midwifery contribution.

Early Clinical Career FellowshipsHealthcare needs of the population are constantly changing and NHS Scotland needs a responsive workforce which is fit for the future.

The work programme to Modernise Nursing Careers commenced in 2006. NHS Scotland piloted ECCF on behalf of the 4 UK countries. Evaluation findings then informed the revised model called ECCF 2011

This is an investment in talented and motivated nurses and midwives to develop the Clinical Leaders of the Future

2007-2010/1 Cohort 1 Pilot n=49 2008-2011/2 Cohort 2 Pilot n= 50 2011-2014 - ECCF 2011 n= 20

Early Clinical Career FellowshipsFunded by the Scottish Government – Led by NHS Education for Scotland in collaboration with NHS Boards, Universities and Professional Organisations

National Steering Group SGHD, NES, Academic Heads, Leadership unit, NHS Board lead, RCN/RCM, ALS Facilitator Forum, ECCF Fellows,

NES Project TeamAccountable Officer - Liz Jamieson - Programme Director Operational Lead - Ann Rae - Educational Projects Manager Project Co-ordinator- Tba

NHS Board leads for ECCFDetails on ECCF website

How it works....NHS Board• Service Level Agreement between NES and each NHS Board • Funding is provided to the NHS Boards to backfill study leave to release fellows• Board Leads for ECCF submit Biannual reports to NES

Universities• NES have provided fellows with a letter for Universities • Universities invoice NES for masters programmes.

Masterclasses and ALS • NES organises masterclasses• ALS facilitators organise Sets and report attendance to NES

ECCF 2011 Elements • 3 year fixed term fellowship

– September 2011- end August 2014

• Study leave – 300hrs per year equivalent to 7.5hrs for 40 weeks– Negotiation with Line Manager to ensure patient care is not

affected – Each Financial year 1st April – 31st March – 2011-2012 Sept – March = 7months – 175 hours– Suggest keeping records - form provided– Study leave is for all elements of the fellowship– Own time required too

Continued …• Funded Part time Masters taking 2-3 years

– Course selection – Planning - consider availability of modules– Dissertations linked to practice – Support from your Academic Supervisor

• Action Learning– Action Learning Set Facilitators – Simon Sikora (SE), Kate Cocozza (W), Ian Duncan (N) – 3 groups organised by employing Health Board region– Start today 6-7 in each group - Swap groups? – 4 sets per year – attendance required at all sets

Continued …

Masterclasses

• 2 masterclasses per year • Usually 10am – 4pm in central

belt• What would you like included?

• e.g Person Centredness, Patient Safety, Clinical Effectiveness, Careers, Leadership, Managing Conflict

Continued …Mentoring / Clinical Coaching

• Experienced staff who are employed within the NHS or a Higher Education Institution

• Support personal, professional and career development• Assist exploration of healthcare within the organisational and national context• Use coaching and facilitation skills to support and challenge • Maximise the development of leadership potential with the overall aim of

enhancing patient care.• Guidance on selecting a suitable mentor

Board lead for ECCF

• Essential role and key contact in Board

Expectations of fellows• Attend all aspects of the fellowship, some of which will be in own time

• Some financial commitment e.g. resources for studying, travel and subsistence, (module resit/graduation costs).

• Maintain regular contact with Mentor for ECCF, NHS Board lead for ECCF and NHS Education for Scotland ECCF project team.

• Participate in national evaluations of the fellowship

• Provide a report to NES and the NHS Board on completion of the fellowship.

• Disseminate findings from dissertation.

• Commit to contributing to the delivery of quality patient care in NHS Scotland both throughout the fellowship and for a period of 2 years beyond.

Examples of contributing to delivery of quality patient care

• Contributing to local practice development

• Demonstrating leadership behaviours

• Impact of Dissertation findings – e.g. Support for families of children with complex needs

• Papers and publications• Being an ambassador for the

nursing and midwifery profession

Successful completion of the fellowship?

End August 2014

• Completion of a part time Masters programme of study.

• Access to a mentor for ECCF.

• Attendance and participation in Action Learning.

• Attendance at masterclasses.

“Just a note to say after reading the newsletter I was caught up in the enthusiasm of the contributors and if they are contributing the NHS workforce of the future then what a good place it will be to work”.  

A bright future for the NHS?

eccf2011@nes.scot.nhs.uk

www.nes.scot.nhs.uk

www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/education-and-training/by-discipline/nursing-and-midwifery/careers-and-recruitment/

ann.rae@nes.scot.nhs.uk

Mobile 07985 547 749