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The strategy for nursing and midwifery summarises the five main themes.

 

It sets out our ambition for nursing and midwifery improvements in care for the next five years.

 

 

 

 

My vision is:

• to liberate the talents and skills of every nurse and midwife to help them to be the best professional that they can be
  
  
• to recruit and retain high calibre staff with the proper
  balance of knowledge, experience and caring attitude
  
  
• that we become a recognised centre of nursing and midwifery excellence for the benefit of patients I want every nurse and midwife to be proud to work at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; together we can make it the place to work.

Dr Karen Castille, OBE
Executive Director of Nursing and
Organisational Development

 

 

 

Being kind, safe and excellent

These are our Trust values. As professional nurses and midwives we are proud to embrace these in our strategy.

 

We will:

• Keep the promises we make to the people in our care.
  
  
• Develop, describe and embed values-based behaviours into our work.
  
  
• Set standards for communicating with the people in our care.
  
  
• Reduce healthcare associated infections.
  
  
• Be responsible and accountable for the people in our care.
  
  
• Introduce (new) evidence-based practice and increase research activity.

 

Listening at the bedside

The term 'bedside' is a metaphor, it conveys our wish to actively involve people in the planning and delivery of their care, whether it is at the bedside or in a clinic setting.

 

We will:

• Listen to, consider and respect the individual needs and wishes of the people in our care.
  
  
• Involve patients in redesigning care.
  
  
• Develop systems to obtain patient feedback ensuring that feedback received is acted upon to improve the quality of service received.

 

Leading at the bedside

This theme depicts how we are well placed to use our leadership skills to co-ordinate multidisciplinary teams and resources – at the 'bedside' – to deliver exceptional care.

 

We will:

• Review senior nurse roles to develop a compelling and inspiring portrayal of senior nurses and midwives.
  
  
• Develop a recruitment and retention strategy for nurses
  and midwives that attracts exceptional applicants.
  
  
• Support and encourage registered nurses and midwives
  to achieve graduate status.
  
  
• Develop and deliver leadership programmes for nurses
  and midwives to enhance their leadership skills.
  
  
• Make nurse and midwife leaders responsible for
  ensuring that every colleague feels valued and is able
  to contribute fully.

 

Enhancing professionalism

As professionals we are committed to patient care, teaching and research. We want all nurses and midwives to be encouraged and inspired by a broad range of opportunities and to continually develop and achieve in these domains.

 

We will:

• Work to improve access to training and development opportunities for all nurses and midwives.
  
  
• Develop a clinical excellence award system for nurses and midwives.
  
  
• Work with partner organisations to develop our pre-and post-registration education programme.
  
  
• Work to establish a Chair of Nursing and Midwifery Research.
  
  
• Encourage and support nurses and midwives to present and publish their work.

 

Improving the way we work

We are committed to continuously seeking to improve the way we work to achieve the best outcomes and a positive healthcare experience for patients.

 

We will:

• Use integrated care pathways to promote consistent care and ensure that best practice is adhered to, or where deviation occurs it is explained and the variance is monitored.
  
  
• Develop new nursing and midwifery roles which are designed to provide better care for patients.
  
  
• Ensure nurses play a pivotal role in trust-wide improvement initiatives such as the Effective Patient Care Programme.
  
  
• Provide service improvement training and development for nurses and midwives to support them in making changes.
  
  
• Participate in the development of the Trust information technology strategy.

 

 

 

Read the complete Strategy by downloading the document:

 

 

 

 

 

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