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Empowering Union Learning Representatives in Shaping Nursing Workforce Development

This resource focuses on the role of Union Learning Representatives in driving the development of the nursing workforce. It explores topics such as apprenticeships in clinical areas, new transferable roles at Band 4, the impact of all-degree nursing, and transforming community services. Additionally, it addresses continuing professional and personal development, the NHS Constitution, skills pledge, KSF review, demographics, and diversification in nursing. It also touches on remote supervision of community staff, integration with social care, and multi-agency working. The guide provides practical advice for ULRs on engaging with employer policies, championing progression pathways for HCAs, staying informed, promoting CPDD, and developing learning agreements. Key actions include identifying workforce gaps, reviewing employer policies, signposting HCAs to learning opportunities, securing funding, accessing training, and organizing awareness campaigns.

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Empowering Union Learning Representatives in Shaping Nursing Workforce Development

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  1. Developing the Workforce How union learning reps can shape members’ development

  2. New Issues – New Responses • Apprenticeships - in clinical areas? • New transferable roles at Band 4 • All degree nursing profession • Transforming Community Services • Continuing Professional and Personal Development • NHS Constitution & Skills Pledge • KSF Review

  3. The impact on the nursing workforce • Demographics- ageing workforce & less young people • All degree nursing- impact on diversity and ‘growing your own’ • Generic band 4 roles - built around care pathways • Devolution of nursing tasks to Associate Practitioners • Remote supervision of community staff • Integration with social care and multi agency working

  4. Some Implications for ULRs • Engage – in designing employer policy • Champion- progression pathways for HCAs • Lead the debate – get qualified staff on side • Keep up to date – inform branch & members • Promote CPPD – for HCAs using KSF • Develop learning agreements- to address these new issues

  5. What to do - back at the workplace • Identify potential gaps in the nursing workforce • Discover employer/SHA policy on new roles, apprenticeships, and CPPD • Signpost HCAs to new learning opportunities • Review learning agreements • Find ways of keeping up to date ( e.g. Skills for Health, RCN, Unionlearn, BIS, National Apprenticeship Service) • Identify sources of funding- JiF, employer, NAS • Access more training for yourself • Organise awareness raising for KSF reviewers and qualified staff

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