A professional development programme for care home nurses in east London.

There is a need for professional development opportunities for registered nurses undertaking leadership roles in care homes. This article examines the learning outcomes from a pilot career development programme for care home nurses, which was designed and delivered as part of a Florence Nightingale Foundation leadership scholarship. The six-month programme, consisting of one-day workshops, focused on four key competencies, one of which was to identify and consider potential pathways for career development in the sector.

Practice education facilitator roles and their value to NHS organisations.

The role of the practice education facilitator (PEF) was introduced to support the management of large student nurse numbers in clinical areas and to monitor and enhance the quality of placements. While much has been written about the activities and roles undertaken by PEFs, less is known about the value of this type of role to the NHS organisations that employ them. This article explores some of the views of PEFs working in a variety of trusts and organisations in London and surrounding counties.