The White Rose badge is given to all newly-qualified nurses on their uniforms.
The intention is the badges are worn for the first six months following graduation so staff colleagues know they are registered nurses and may require some support.
We have the new graduate registered nurses who started last week. We also have our most recent group of overseas nurses who have received their Personal Identification Numbers (PIN) to practice in the UK. These two groups and nurses returning to practice or new to NHS all fall into the category of Preceptorship.
This is a programme of support which is provided by the Trust. It lasts 12 months and with a follow up meeting at 18 months.
Each nurse has an allocated Preceptor within their department and a Clinical Nurse Educator supporting this. Each nurse is also invited to attend the six Preceptorship study days spread over the 12 months where a selection of clinical and supportive sessions are delivered to enhance confidence and development.
The roles and responsibilities of the Preceptor
- To assist the transition to enable the preceptee to be confident and competent in their practice.
- To facilitate preceptees to gain new knowledge and skills
- To provide constructive feedback which is both honest and objective and to assist in the development of an action plan to remedy any concerns.
- To be aware of the standards and competencies set by CHFT and support preceptees in achieving these
Benefits of being a preceptor
- Good role model for delivering high quality patient care
- Professional involvement in the teaching/ learning process
- Validates and reinforces professional value and practice.
- Opportunity for networking
- Creating a friendly non judgemental learning environment
- No formal qualification required
- Great opportunity for own professional development and Revalidation
- Keeping own practice evidence based and up to date with policies and procedures