This element of the induction process outlines the minimum essential learning requirements of a Registered Midwife (RM). Please work through the essential learning resources within two weeks of starting in your new role. For NHSGGC Bank Staff this must be completed before your first orientation shift. If you require support seek this from your Preceptor, Flying Start NHS® facilitator, and or line manager.
You can also contact us at: ggc.practicedevelopmentinduction@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Person Centred Care
Each of the resources will support your knowledge and confidence in a person-centred care approach. Person-centred care and support is everyone’s business in NHSGGC from the people who use services to the highest levels of our corporate team; from reception staff to porters; from kitchen staff to doctors; from personal care staff to social workers to chief executives; and from volunteers to managers.
Essential Learning Resources
Delivering High Quality Person-Centred Health and Care
Other Useful Resources
What Matters to You in NHSScotland
Healthcare Quality Strategy (2019) Pursuing Excellence
Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014
Person Centred Care Made Simple – The Health Foundation
Supporting you to deliver person-centred care – The Nursing and Midwifery Council
Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Each of the resources will support your knowledge and confidence in pressure ulcer prevention.
Essential Learning Resources
learnPro® module: GGC: 080 Prevention of Pressure Ulcers
Maternity Specific Tissue Viability education will be delivered locally
Other Useful Resources
Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Policy (access from GGC computer)
Tissue Viability Service – Acute Division (access from GGC computer)
Moving and Handling
Moving and handling activities is a key part of your duties. This includes assisting patients and tasks such as moving equipment, laundry and stores. To keep yourself and patients safe it is essential you have the correct level of training.
If you have a Scottish Manual Handling Passport no foundation practical training course is required. Bring the passport document in to show your SCN or Team Lead. For Registered Nurses on the NHSGGC Staff Bank, send a copy by email to adminstaffbank@ggc.scot.nhs.uk The dates of Moving and Handling training documented in the passport will go into the ward/ department training records. Complete the mandatory learnPro module: 005 Manual Handling Theory together with the practical competency assessment within your clinical area carried out by one of the local assessors.
If you do not have a Scottish Manual Handling Passport complete learnPro module: 005 Manual Handling Theory and your SCN or Team Lead will nominate you for the foundation practical training course (1day). Whilst waiting for your training course please review the NHSGGC Moving and Handling information page.
All patients should be verbally encouraged to move and position themselves independently. When a patient needs to be moved, handled or requiring a mechanical aid this should be carried out with a member of the ward / department team and not on your own. Please, do not to use hoisting equipment until training completed.
Falls Prevention
Each of the resources will support your knowledge and confidence in how you can reduce risk and manage falls and contribute to promoting the Active Wards Principles. A fall with harm in the hospital can have a detrimental impact on the outcome for a patient, with increased length of stay and after-effects of injury resulting in distress for both patient and family and an increased risk of requiring ongoing care and support on discharge. Effective risk assessment and intervention, as well as encouraging activity promotion and risk enablement can help reduce the risk of patients falling, thus ensuring they are safely cared for during their time as an inpatient.
Essential Learning Resources
learnPro® modules:
GGC: 215 An Introduction to Falls
GGC: 216 The Falls Bundle of Care
GGC: 217 Risk Factors for Falls (Part 1)
GGC: 218 Risk Factors For Falls (Part 2)
GGC: 219 What To Do When Your Patient Falls
GGC: 221 Bedrails
GGC: 260 Active Wards
Other Useful Resources
The Falls Homepage (access from GGC computer)
Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of falls in adults aged 16 and over (access from GGC computer)
Policy for the Prevention and Management of falls in adults aged 16 and over (access from GGC computer)
The Deteriorating Patient
Maternity Specific Deteriorating Patient education will be delivered locally
Medicines Administration
The resources will help to develop your knowledge and confidence in medicines administration and heighten your understanding of your contribution towards patient safety.
Essential Learning Resources
learnPro GGC: 315 Medicines Administration Fundamentals
learnPro module GGC eHealth: HEPMA: Nursing Training
learnPro module GGC eHealth: HEPMA: Midwifery
Medicines Administration Competency Assurance Record complete this before independently administering medicines
Other Useful Resources
NHSGGC Policy: Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines
NHSGGC Clinical Guideline: Medicines Administration
Hospital Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (access from GGC computer)
NHSGGC is implementing Fresenius Kabi volumetric and syringe devices. If your clinical area has implemented it you should receive cascade training from a member of the clinical area team.
Food Fluid and Nutrition
Essential Learning
Turas® Learn: Infant Feeding Clinical Skills Workbook
Turas® Learn: Breastfeeding Module 1 – Breastfeeding Basics
Turas® Learn: Breastfeeding Module 2 – Breastfeeding Challenges for Mothers
Turas® Learn: Breastfeeding Module 3 – Babies with Breastfeeding Challenges
Turas® Learn: Breastfeeding Module 4 – Infant Formula Milk Feeding
learnPro® module GGC:146 Food Hygiene
Diabetes
Maternity specific Diabetes education will be delivered locally.
Essential Learning
learnPro® module GGC: 211 FS Precision Pro-Ketone
learnPro® module GGC: 279 Capillary Blood Ketone Testing
Turas® Learn: Diabetes for Midwifes Module 1
Turas® Learn: Diabetes for Midwifes Module 2
Blood Glucose Monitoring
NHSGGC uses the FreeStyle Precision Pro ® Blood Glucose Meter for blood glucose monitoring.
All staff must be trained prior to using the meters for the first time.
Essential Learning Resources
learnPro® GGC: 210 FS Precision Pro-Glucose
- What next ?Practical training within your clinical area by your Cascade trainer which includes a quality control test and a patient test.
- A Meter Compliance Form will then be sent to Clinical Biochemistry.
- You will then receive a unique barcode which you will use to analyse any patient samples. Your barcode should strictly never be shared with anyone else. This will be audited
Infection Prevention and Control
Each of the resources will support your knowledge and confidence in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC). The IPC provides an Infection Control service to all healthcare workers (both clinical & non-clinical disciplines), patients, and visitors within NHSGGC. Each Sector and Directorate has an IPC team who can be contacted Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and out these times an on-call Microbiologist is available via switchboard.
Essential Learning Resources
learnPro® module – GGC 007 Standard Infection Control Precautions
learnPro® module – NES: Prevention & Control Infection: C.Difficile
Other Useful Resources
Sharps Safety
To prevent needlestick injuries, NHSGGC provides sharp safe devices across the organisation within all areas of clinical practice, for the protection of staff.
Essential Learning Resources
learnPro® module Prevention and Management of Occupational Exposure
Other Useful Resources
Blood Transfusion
Any registered nurse or midwife involved in any stage of the transfusion process is required to undertake the appropriate learning required for their role. The transfusion process includes:
- making the decision to transfuse and associated communication with patient
- requesting blood components
- taking pre-transfusion blood samples
- collecting and storing blood components
- administration of a transfusion
- patient monitoring during and following transfusion
Please read the following guidance:
Rapid induction guide for Registered Nurses/Midwives and ODPs involved in the transfusion process
Essential Learning Resources
Blood Transfusion presentation delivered during local induction session
learnPro® Blood Transfusion Modules (Blood Transfusion tab):
- Safe Sampling for Transfusion Video
- Safe Transfusion Practice
- Acute Transfusion Reactions
- Anti D
- Blood Components and Indications for Use
- Consent for Transfusion
Other Useful Resources
NHSGGC Clinical Transfusion Policy (access from GGC computer)
Record Keeping and Documentation
In your clinical environment with many demands on your time, keeping documentation records is a challenging but essential part of your role. All documentation records are part of the nursing process; assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
Essential Learning Resources
Record Keeping and Documentation- Good Practice Points (a quick guide)
learnPro® Module: GGC: 243 BadgerNet Maternity Core
learnPro® Module: GGC: 244 BadgerNet Maternity CTG
learnPro® Module: GGC: 247 BadgerNet Intrapartum Course i-Pad version
learnPro® Module:GGC: 248 – Booking Appointment
learnPro® Module GGC: 249 – Antenatal follow up
Other Useful Resources
NHSGGC Professional Standards for Record Keeping Policy (access from GGC computer)
Wellbeing
Throughout your career, as a healthcare professional, you may experience a range of emotions, which could affect your mental health and wellbeing. The NHSGGC: Mental Health and Wellbeing for NHSGGC staff link provides a range of support to prevent and assist with mental health issues in the workplace.
NHSGGC has also produced a booklet with a range of resources and links to support you to take care of your own mental health.
The National Wellbeing Hub contains information, resources and supports which you may find helpful at work and at home.
Newly Qualified Practitioners can also access Newly Qualified Staff – Looking after your wellbeing for guidance and support.
The Induction team also offer peer support, please contact us at ggc.practicedevelopmentinduction@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Checklist
Sign this Checklist and print or share an electronic copy with your Senior Midwife. Following completion of this Corporate Nursing Induction, your Senior Midwife or local educator, will direct you to specialty specific induction materials. If your post is solely with the NHSGGC Staff Bank you are required to send a signed copy of the completion checklist to adminstaffBank@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Please complete: Registered Nurse and Midwife Step 6 induction evaluation