#CapitalNurse Developing the Solution to Solving the London Nursing Workforce Issues Collectively

What is good about working in London?

Good Transport Variety Cultures Location Pay

Experience Opportunities Range of

Colleagues London Chance Develop

Patient Access Wide Range

Current challenges?

#Capital Nurse

Established in July 2015

Collaboration – Directors of Nursing, HEE in London, NHS England, HEIs, NTDA, NHSI, CCGs, Trade Unions, RCN

AimsEnsure the on-going supply of an appropriately skilled nursing workforce to meet the changing requirements of health care within London.

Ensure the structures and workforce are in place to deliver high quality person-centred care across the capital

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4 work streams• Employability of the graduate nurse• Career progression• Agency nurses• Attracting students to choose nursing degree programmes in London

Attracting students to nursing in London

Outputs so far:

• Raising awareness, and providing briefing data to inform responses to DH consultation

Next steps:• Develop collective action plans to ensure enough potential students choose

nursing in London HEIs• Use STP footprint to ensure students experience placements across whole

range of healthcare organisations and settings

Employability of the graduate nurse

Outputs so far• HEIs and employers coming to agreement on what is needed for employment

guarantee for London-educated nurses• Commissioning of pan-London approach to numeracy testing• Testing of models of effective mentorship in practice

Next steps• Testing and implementation of numeracy test• Scope harmonised employment & development processes across London• Capital employment & skills passport to streamline movement across the

capital

Career Pathways

Outputs so far• Engagement & branding, focusing on Generation Y • Career pathway – project covering 3 HEE offices – building on current

approaches – to provide clear, harmonised pathways from preceptorship, early career rotation, and specialist training – focusing initially on areas with service and recruitment needs

• Study tour organised to “nurse-friendly” organisations in US / Canada

Next steps• Launch of new Capital Nurse brand and marketing strategy• Adaptation of programme governance to encourage wider engagement• Development of toolkits to help disseminate best practice from local /

international examples

Temporary Staffing

Outputs so far• Supported dialogue and identified shortage roles

Next steps• Continue to support dialogue and work closely with NHSI on this agenda

Delivery Potential

Capital Nurse – From project to movement

• Need DoNs and HRDs to re-commit to and work to actively adopt CapitalNurse• Embedding of CapitalNurse in STP across London• Commissioners signed up to support services delivered by CapitalNurse• Strengthening of programme governance – needs to be shared – with all engaged• Adequate management & resources needed, with updated project plans /

deliverables• Additional workstreams – e.g. nursing support roles?• Enhanced communications and dissemination strategy needed

Capital Nurse : 4 Workstreams Capital Nurse The Best Nurses in a great Capital

#CapitalNurse