SJH Nightingale Nurses programme was officially launched on 7 th January 2020 (Twitter page: #SJHNightingaleNurses). The nightingale nurses will be continually supported by steering committee members, mentors and Directorate Nurse Managers. Mentorship guidelines have been established and 29 nightingale nurses are paired with 29 Mentors.
There is an array of activities planned for the nightingale nurses in 2020 and they include but are not limited to;
Shadowing different multidisciplinary teams/departments (Human Resources, Quality and
Safety directorate, Pain and Epilepsy team etc.),
Attending senior level meetings (Nursing Executive meeting, Hospital Safety Committee
meetings etc.),
Attending block week in May 2020 which would include topics on personal professional
development, management, leadership, research and innovation, project management,
quality improvement projects, resource allocation in acute healthcare organisation etc.,
Access to local, National and International online courses,
Visit and attend half day programme in Department of Health and Chief Nursing Office,
Visit Coroners Court,
Attend Nurse Managers and Staff Nurses study day and nursing conference hosted by the
Hospital.
Maintain learning log/Reflective Journal on the Hospital Learning Management System.
Acting as Clinical Nurse Manager for 1 day,
Establish and maintain personal and professional portfolio,
Undertake 1 quality improvement project and present poster at the research seminar that will be exclusively held for Nightingale nurses in November 2020,
Note: Many more short courses and activities are being planned.
The nightingale nurses will receive certificates for specific activities as part of the programme. We are also planning a token for our nightingale nurses on the completion of this programme in December 2020.
St. James’s Hospital envisages conducting this programme in the coming years to build leadership potential of our nurses and continually invest in future nurse leaders.
