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Congratulations to WA Health Awards winners CTN NEWS T he WA Clinical Training Network was pleased to sponsor the award for ‘Excellence in Clinical Training’ at the 2012 WA Health Awards, held in mid-November. This award category recognises effective partnerships in the delivery of clinical training, both statewide and at the local community level. We would like to congratulate all the finalists and category winners and look forward to supporting more partnerships between our stakeholders in the future. For further information please visit the WA Health Awards Website. Local Community Initiative Winner - Gosnells Community Speech Pathology Clinic The Gosnells Community Speech Pathology Clinic was established through the collaborative partnerships of Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital, Bentley Hospital and Curtin University. The Clinic is run by fourth year university students under the supervision of Clinical Educator, Renee Davis. Since its inception in February this year, the Clinic has aided the relief of long waitlists at nearby health sites and increased clinical placement opportunities for Curtin University speech pathology students. Some of the duties undertaken by the students include managing and booking their own cases and workloads, learning skills in administration and being exposed to a diverse range of client types and conditions that are not typically seen in a clinical placement setting. Ms Davis explains that the students “learn to prioritise patients independently as part of their learning experience”. The services provided by the Clinic are commendable as not only are patients seen quickly, they can also be seen long-term and are offered more intensive therapy than they would in a hospital. The Clinic now provides services to local nursing homes, where services were previously minimal. Ms Davis adds: “It is rewarding for me as a supervisor because I get to see the very latest theories in action, and see the students transform into confident and skilled clinicians by the time they finish.” Statewide Initiative Winner – Assistant in Nursing Traineeship The Nursing and Midwifery Office (NMO) within WA Health has partnered with the Central Institute of Technology and Perth’s major teaching hospitals to deliver a traineeship to develop Assistants in Nursing (AINs). Working alongside nurses in acute care environments, the six-month trained AINs are proving highly successful in making nursing workloads more reasonable, improving patient safety and satisfaction, and reducing the usage of agency-sourced staff. “The uniqueness of AINs is that they are supplementary to nursing numbers, have been specifically prepared to work within acute care wards under the direction of registered nurses and are trained, amongst other things, to recognise and promptly report any deterioration or concerns they have about patients to the nursing staff,” said Myra Book, Senior Nursing Officer and Registered Nurse at NMO. Some of the benefits of the AIN Traineeship, which began in early 2011, include: • Patients feel safer and more satisfied, getting the finishing touches to essential care which sometimes can be missed. • Registered Nursing staff gain additional support to provide general patient care and are thereby more able to focus on the technical aspects of their work, knowing their patients are receiving excellent care. This in turn improves job satisfaction for all and increases the likelihood of staff retention. • Additional, systematic inflow into the nursing profession as many AINs seek further study to become registered or enrolled nurses – thereby reducing the cost of recruitment, improving retention and promoting safer, more cost-effective care. More than 60 per cent of AINs in the 2011 and 2012 traineeships have already been inspired to commence enrolled or registered nursing studies. Issue 2: December 2012 The Newsletter of the Western Australian Clinical Training Network Community of Interest update T he nominations from the Inaugural Meeting have now been included in the Communities of Interest (CoI) register, with members continuing to be contacted as issues arise which are relevant to their CoIs. The first CoI forum for the Aged and Community Care Sector was held on 4 December at the Boulevard Centre in Floreat, with attendees from the public, private and non-government health and education sectors working together to develop clinical education and training priorities for the aged and community care sector. Thanks to those who contributed their time and expertise to making this forum a success. Other CoI meetings will be organised in the New Year. Members of the Gosnells Community Speech Pathology Team including Jonathan Rafols, Brooke Sanderson and Sue Alexander are congratulated by the Director-General of Health, Kim Snowball (far left), Dr Felicity Jefferies, Executive Director, Clinical Reform, WA Country Health Services, (second from right) and Health Minister Dr Kim Hames (far right). Myra Book, from Nursing and Midwifery Office accepts the award for the Assistant in Nursing Traineeship program.
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Congratulations to WA Health Awards winners
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The WA Clinical Training Network was pleased to sponsor the award for ‘Excellence in Clinical Training’
at the 2012 WA Health Awards, held in mid-November. This award category recognises effective partnerships in the delivery of clinical training, both statewide and at the local community level. We would like to congratulate all the finalists and category winners and look forward to supporting more partnerships between our stakeholders in the future. For further information please visit the WA Health Awards Website.
Local Community Initiative Winner - Gosnells Community Speech Pathology ClinicThe Gosnells Community Speech Pathology Clinic was established through the collaborative partnerships of Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital, Bentley Hospital and Curtin University. The Clinic is run by fourth year university students under the supervision of Clinical Educator, Renee Davis. Since its inception in February this year, the Clinic has aided the relief of long waitlists at nearby health sites and increased clinical placement opportunities for Curtin University speech pathology students.Some of the duties undertaken by the students include managing and booking their own cases and workloads, learning skills in administration and being exposed to a diverse range of client types and conditions that are not typically seen in a clinical placement setting. Ms Davis explains that the students “learn to prioritise patients independently as part of their learning experience”.
The services provided by the Clinic are commendable as not only are patients seen quickly, they can also be seen long-term and are offered more intensive therapy than they would in a hospital. The Clinic now provides services to local nursing homes, where services were previously minimal.Ms Davis adds: “It is rewarding for me as a supervisor because I get to see the very latest theories in action, and see the students transform into confident and skilled clinicians by the time they finish.”
Statewide Initiative Winner – Assistant in Nursing TraineeshipThe Nursing and Midwifery Office (NMO) within WA Health has partnered with the Central Institute of Technology and Perth’s major teaching hospitals to deliver a traineeship to develop Assistants in Nursing (AINs). Working alongside nurses in acute care environments, the six-month trained AINs are proving highly successful in making nursing workloads more reasonable, improving patient safety and satisfaction, and reducing the usage of agency-sourced staff.“The uniqueness of AINs is that they are supplementary to nursing numbers, have been specifically prepared to work within acute care wards under the direction of registered nurses and are trained, amongst other things, to recognise and promptly report any deterioration or concerns they have about patients to the nursing staff,” said Myra Book, Senior Nursing Officer and Registered Nurse at NMO.
Some of the benefits of the AIN Traineeship, which began in early 2011, include:• Patients feel safer and more satisfied,
getting the finishing touches to essential care which sometimes can be missed.
• Registered Nursing staff gain additional support to provide general patient care and are thereby more able to focus on the technical aspects of their work, knowing their patients are receiving excellent care. This in turn improves job satisfaction for all and increases the likelihood of staff retention.
• Additional, systematic inflow into the nursing profession as many AINs seek further study to become registered or enrolled nurses – thereby reducing the cost of recruitment, improving retention and promoting safer, more cost-effective care.
More than 60 per cent of AINs in the 2011 and 2012 traineeships have already been inspired to commence enrolled or registered nursing studies.
Issue 2: December 2012
The Newsletter of the Western Australian Clinical Training Network
Community of Interest update
the nominations from the Inaugural Meeting have now been included in the communities of Interest (coI)
register, with members continuing to be contacted as issues arise which are relevant to their coIs.
The first CoI forum for the Aged and Community Care Sector was held on 4 December at the Boulevard Centre in Floreat, with attendees from the public, private and non-government health and education sectors working together to develop clinical education and training priorities for the aged and community care sector. Thanks to those who contributed their time and expertise to making this forum a success.Other CoI meetings will be organised in the New Year.
Members of the Gosnells Community Speech Pathology Team including Jonathan Rafols, Brooke Sanderson and Sue Alexander are congratulated by the Director-General of Health, Kim Snowball (far left), Dr Felicity Jefferies, Executive Director, Clinical Reform, WA Country Health Services, (second from right) and Health Minister Dr Kim Hames (far right).
Myra Book, from Nursing and Midwifery Office accepts the award for the Assistant in Nursing Traineeship program.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!From everyone at the WA Clinical Training Network, we would like to wish you and your families a peaceful Christmas and safe and happy New Year. We look forward to working with you in 2013!
Contact usWA Clinical Training NetworkLevel 1, B Block189 Royal StreetEAST PERTH WA 6004Email: [email protected]: (08) 9222 2166 or (08) 9222 2278
CLINICAL PLACEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMA priority need recognised at this
year’s Inaugural CTN Meeting was the scoping of a statewide clinical
placement management system to facilitate the allocation of placements for students across the health sector. In WA, it is anticipated that when implemented this system will improve workflow and minimise workload for health and education service providers involved in clinical training. It will also facilitate
the collection of related data to support systemic analysis, reporting and planning. This project has now commenced. WA Clinical Training Network project officers will initially be contacting staff from the education and health sectors involved in the placement of nursing, midwifery and physiotherapy students, to discuss current processes and determine future requirements for a statewide clinical placement system. Further consultations with other health professions will commence at a later date. The project scope incorporates the review of existing placement systems including any interface requirements. If you are interested in participating in this scoping process, and you are involved in the professions currently under review, please contact the project team at [email protected].
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Member profile: Dianne Bianchini
INNOvATION SHOWCASE:
Back row, from left: Katie Sutton, Alison Blake. Front row: Hanna Lyra, Carol Cheney, Nieamh Chestnutt.
Since its inception in April this year, The WA Clinical Training Network has formed an interim project team of five members
including Carol Cheney as Manager, Nieamh Chestnutt as Principal Program Officer, Alison Blake as Principal Program Officer, Katie Sutton as Senior Policy Officer and Hanna Lyra as Administration Officer. We are also
pleased to welcome our newest team member Iain Mackill as Research Officer and Ali Davies who has recently joined us for a short period. Through our combined skills and experience in the health, education and corporate sectors, the team is committed to ensuring all our stakeholders gain optimal benefits from being part of the Network.
Dianne Bianchini believes the WA Clinical Training Network provides great opportunities to build relationships, trust and
collaboration across the health sector – and ultimately improve the quality of care provided to the WA public.
As Chief Health Professions Officer for the Department of Health, she provides strategic advice to the Director-General and Minister on issues relating to the allied health and health science professions: currently a total of 23 disciplines. A social worker by profession, she was previously Head of Social Work and Allied Health Coordinator at Fremantle Hospital and Health Services, and Director, Clinical Reform in Clinical Planning for the South Metropolitan Health Service. “It is really positive that we now have a forum for discussing the big-picture issues relating to clinical placements,” Dianne explains.
“I think that through ongoing dialogue, and the building of trust and collaboration between the different stakeholders, the Network will deliver some important improvements. I believe there’s enough maturity in the sector now for us to be having these conversations and to start creatively tackling some of our clinical training challenges.”For Dianne, some of these challenges include: exploring how the sense of partnership and reciprocity between universities and placement providers can be strengthened; increasing the attractiveness and uptake of country placements by providing greater travel and accommodation support; building professional infrastructure to support training needs, such as the development of preceptor models across all disciplines to better recognise and reward the clinical supervision role; and creating more multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary placement opportunities. “Anyone who knows me will know that I advocate for interprofessional collaboration,” adds Dianne.
“I think we have a great opportunity to demonstrate the value of different disciplines and sectors working together, supporting each other to address the often complex health needs of individuals. “Hosting students in multidisciplinary groups, where both formal and informal interaction between the disciplines is encouraged from day one, is a great way of embedding this approach.“I also think we need to start thinking beyond our traditional placement areas, to more broadly embrace the private and not-for-profit sectors, as well as emerging health professions.”
Introducing the WACTN team
