BubbleandSqueak

Hello! CONGRATS on the interview. I once worked for a ward that converted a 4 bed bay into a 2 bed HDU. To make sure this area was up to spec, we had ITU consultantations for their input on the set up. We started putting staff on 2 seperate courses - HDU Care and Acute Care. We also had consultations with the HDU ward manager to discuss what competencies/training they require on their unit. Another idea is to discuss with the CNS for the speciality (ours was vascular) so we arranged in-house training on the topic that went above our routine ward-based care. Creating a competencies checklist and equipment checklist to ensure the people and the areas are safe. ALS training is always desirable (and in some places mandatory) for a HDU environment. Best of luck!

Hello all nurses! I used to post on here a lot when I was qualifying, no longer have access to the old account ? Well I'm all grown up now and I have an interview for a band 7 post in an A&E in the UK where I have worked as band 6. We have to do a presentation on how we, as team managers, would make sure we maintain our own continued professional development. Now, I have to admit, I found this a strange topic. I was expecting something to do with perhaps managing new overseas nurses or service improvement but here we are. How would you fine people interpret this? I'm currently running with the ideas of self learning - Im a big fan of RCNi learning and quite often do extra courses online just for learnings sake. I've already asked our education link to put my name down for an accredited leadership course at the local university, having already completed an in-house one. This is something I requested when I was still in my "I'm not applying for the 7" phase. I'm a little stumped to be honest on how to tackle this. As a side note, I hope that last few months haven't been too hard on you all. Stay safe xx