title: Operational competency development in E and F grade nursing staff: preparation for management.
abstract: There is limited literature for operational management competency development in E and F grade nursing staff. These grades of nursing staff have to take over from G grade nurses ward managers on a regular basis. With human resources doing less of the operational management and taking more of an advisory role, nursing staff are now required to deal with disciplinary procedures and other management issues in a more consistent manner. Therefore, this development programme in a Scottish primary care NHS psychiatric service was designed to enable E and F grade nurses to take over from ward managers and to enable ward managers to 'succession plan' for times when they will be absent. The literature is reviewed, the background to the development programme described and the design of the development programme is explained. The results from both the pilot study (n=13) and first group (n=8) through the course are presented, evaluated discussed.
authors.affiliation: Divisional Research Unit, Ground Floor, Bennachie, Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chetty
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dyker
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cheyne
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Latto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McLachlan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wild
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kettles
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002322:Career Mobility; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D030141:Feedback, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000193:education; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D012606:Scotland; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires