Organisation/Strategic Lead
Information on what is expected of the Organisation/Strategic Lead role
About the Organisation/Strategic Lead role
Organisations have an important role in integrating the principles of preceptorship within their operational systems and processes.’
It is good practice, and recommended, that each organisation has a named individual with professional responsibility for preceptorship. This will ensure that all levels within the organisation have a commitment to ensure preceptorship is implemented and evaluated, allowing operational issues to be addressed and resolved.
Role and Responsibility
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Ensure that an appropriate evidence-based preceptorship model is in place for preceptees
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Ensure a process in place to identify staff who require preceptorship.
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Ensure that the organisational preceptorship programme is implemented in line with the requirements of the Scottish preceptorship framework.
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Ensure that a process in place to support the maintenance of a register of preceptors. The register of preceptors may be held centrally by the named person with responsibility for preceptorship, or locally by Charge Nurses/Midwives and Community Team Leaders.
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Link with the organisational lead for Flying Start®NHS to support newly qualified nurses and midwives.
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Identify appropriate levels of support for preceptors, including initial training (Facilitation of Learning programme recommended).
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Ensure a system in place to monitor and track completion of the preceptorship programme.
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Ensure the preceptorship programme is operating within the NMC Principles of Preceptorship and organisational policy.
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Ensure a process in place to measure the effectiveness and impact of the preceptorship programmes. - both short and long term, utilising a quality improvement approach