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The Assistant Practitioner
Programme at NGH
Fiona Barnes
Deputy Director of Nursing
16th September 2010
Partnership Working
 Working together – University, Northamptonshire Workforce Team, KGH,
NGH, NHFT
 Northants Assistant Practitioner Group
 Curriculum Development sub group
 Commonalities
 Challenges
 Developments
Assistant Practitioners
 Cohort 1, 2010 - Qualified APs
 Renal
 Gynaecology
 Emergency Assessment Unit
 Accident & Emergency
 Cohort 2, 2011 – Qualified APs Child Health & Maternity
 Cohort 3, 2012 – 11 Due to qualify September 2014
 Cohort 4, 2014 – 3 new trainees
AP Development
 Continuing Professional Development
 Surgical Module
 The Future
NGH Child Health Assistant
Practitioners
Roles within the:
Neonatal unit,
day case surgery & continuing
healthcare
AP Conference. B Sandhu. June 14
The Neonatal AP
• Designated role within the discharge team
• Contribute to clinical assessment of babies pre
discharge
• Documentation directly into nursing notes
• Role within MDT approach
• ITU/HDU – assist under direct supervision
• Food handling course –milk kitchen, EBM, donor
milk]
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Continuing Healthcare AP
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Delivery of direct care
Member of the continuing healthcare team
Contribute to changes in care
Apply medications [vitamins/creams]
Direct entry into nursing notes
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Day case surgery AP
• Escorting children to/from theatre [BLS @
competency trained]
• Administer medication under direct
supervision
• Direct documentation to nursing notes
• Participation into direct patient care
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Future extension of AP role
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Mentor TAP students
Take on extended role – orthopaedic training,
Phlebotomy, venepuncture & cannulation
Work within preoperative preparation of
children for elective theatre
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Not part of AP role:
• Checking medication
• Administering medication with no direct
supervision
• Make decisions based on vital signs
[PEWS/obs, blood sugars]
• Lead on ward rounds
• Independently change plans of care
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