Pillars of Practice
The four Pillars of Practice and related learning outcomes must be achieved to complete the Flying Start NHS programme. Please familiarise yourself with these and think about which learning outcomes you may be achieving, or can work towards achieving, dependent on your learning at that time. How you meet these outcomes, will be specific to you, your role, and your practice setting. See also Pillars of Practice presentation.
Clinical Practice
Critically reflect on your contribution to the delivery of safe care.
Examine your practice in relation to enhancing person-centred care.
Leadership
Examine your practice in relation to how you demonstrate self-leadership.
Critically reflect on your behaviours and actions that impact on working collaboratively with colleagues.
Facilitating Learning
Engage in professional development that demonstrates your commitment to career-long learning and excellence in practice.
Demonstrate ability and confidence in developing and supporting others to learn.
Evidence, Research and Development
Source evidence relevant to an aspect of your practice.
Review service user participation in your workplace.
Responsibilities
It is your responsibility as a registered professional to ensure you are aware of the requirements of the programme. The following information is a list from The Definitive Guide, which highlights who is involved in the process to support you, and the responsibilities of each individual.
NQP starts the programme
What you need to do: Go to learn.nes.nhs.scot/735/flying-start-nhs
Who is responsible: NQP
NQP completes ‘Flying Start NHS Essentials’
What you need to do: Complete the short eLearning resource ‘Flying Start NHS Essentials’
Who is responsible: NQP
Flying Start Facilitator provides support and guidance to NQP throughout the programme
What you need to do: Assign Flying Start Facilitator to NQP
Who is responsible: Line Manager
What you need to do: Work together throughout the programme.
Who is responsible: NQP and Flying Start Facilitator.
NQP meets learning outcomes for the programme
What you need to do: Carry out learning activities to achieve all of the programme’s learning outcomes.
Who is responsible: NQP
What you need to do: Confirm that NQP has met all learning outcomes across the programme.
Who is responsible: Flying Start Facilitator
NQP keeps a portfolio
What you need to do: Actively gather evidence of learning in a portfolio.
Who is responsible: NQP
Time to learn
What you need to do: Discuss and negotiate time to learn.
Who is responsible: NQP, Flying Start Facilitator, and Line Manager.
NQP completes the programme in their first year of practice
What you need to do: Meet the requirements of the programme within first year of practice.
Who is responsible: NQP