The education group meet three times per year,  for a flexible approach two meetings are held virtually via TEAMS alongside one face to face meeting. Meeting dates can be located via our Calendar

Education group chair: Rachel Wade 

To be included in correspondence please contact Jan Malone or Sarah Gray 

To access the national STEP Competency Framework please click on the link below

STEP competency documents

We have been nominated and are finalists for 'Best Use of Workplace Technology award' We are the first region with England to fully switch to Digital Steps, Well Done to everyone involved!!

Nursing, Midwifery & AHP Workforce Team, North East and Yorkshire, NHS England
Digital Skills Passport for Critical Care: STEP 1 Digitalisation

"Adult critical care (ACC) has a national competency framework (STEPS) which all nurses undertake. Training and assessment is paper based. A small national pilot of the digital version occurred in 2022 with limited traction. North East and Yorkshire (NEY) only six out of 21 providers had digital access. Digitalisation increases transparency, ease and speed of assessment thus positively impacting patient care. Working collaboratively between multiple agencies; Provider trusts, ACC networkers, professional bodies, this initiative delivered over three months, during winter pressures and industrial action, at minimum cost (£8,000), was the first ever to digitalise an entire regions 32 ACC Units. "

(Critical Care Nurse Development & Leadership)

NoECCN offer a leadership and development study day for registered critical care nurses. This is an opportunity to develop your leadership skills and network with colleagues from across the region. All attendees will undertake a quality improvement project and present  to colleagues at  a later date. Next date is 19th November 2024, To book a place please discuss with your clinical educator and contact jan.malone@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Paediatric Resources

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Training for Transfer Resources

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