Flying Start NHS

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• Flying Start NHS
• Induction Session

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The Aim of Flying Start NHS

• To develop confident, capable practitioners who
  will be effective members of the NHS Scotland team

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Concerns for Newly Qualified Staff

• Fitting into an established team
• Anxiety around lack of clinical expertise/skills
• Perceived lack of support
• Clarity of new role
• How to satisfy expectations of self, employer,
  professional bodies and regulators?
• CONFUSION !!

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JOINING UP DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
KSF
PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO/CPD
FLYING START NHS
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www.flyingstart.scot.nhs.uk
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• 10 Learning Units
• Each has clear aims and learning outcomes
• Each sub section contains learning activities
• All linked to NHS KSF

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Building a Flying Start NHSPortfolio
Flying Start NHS Learning Unit Aims and Learning
Outcomes
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Clinical Area Involvement
MANAGER
MENTOR
NQP
OTHER EXPERIENCED STAFF
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The Flying Start Mentor

• An experienced practitioner to reflect with
• Coaching role
• Being involved
• Not assessing competence
• Action planning
• (try to maximise contact time with mentor)

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Benefits for all

• Structured CPD
• Supports KSF
• Encourages multidisciplinary collaboration
• Consistency across NHS Scotland
• Benchmark for developing NQPs
• Improved patient care

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Summary

• Approximately 100hrs over 52weeks _at_
  2hrs per week
• Local competency programme will meet a
  significant portion of this i.e. 50-60
• Individual effort and time spent may vary
  dependent on needs
• 2-4hrs mentor contact per month will help the NQP
  to reflect, write action plans and review
  learning activity progress

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• Further local support can be obtained from
• Practice Educator
• Practice Development Nurse/Midwife
• Practice Education Facilitator
• www.flyingstart.scot.nhs.uk

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• Your Flying Start NHS Contacts
• Practice Education Facilitators
• Office Contact
• Gartnavel - 0141 211 (5)0146
• or
• Southern General - 0141 232 (6)7633