Looking Back, Looking Forward A Personal Career Reflection Mr Alan Corry Finn Executive Director of Nursing, and Director of Primary Care & Older People’s Services Western HSC Trust NIPE PEC C Annu nual Confe ferenc rence 8 March 2017 Maximising Outcomes, Embracing Challenges
A personal career reflection Nursing in 70’s What has changed? What is much the same? What needs to change? What next for services and the profession? What next for me? Some tips for progression and enjoyment in your career
1975 – Studen 1975 dent t Nurse e – Purdysb sburn Hospita pital 1978 1978 – RMN / S Staff ff Nurse 1979 – Post 1979 t Regist strat ration on Student ent – Belfast st City Hospi pita tal and Musgrave grave Park Hospita pital 1981 1981 – RCN Staff f Nurse e – Surger ery 1981 1981 – Charge e Nurse e – Older People’s Services, Ulster Hospital 1983 1983 – Nursing g Officer er – Royal Victoria ria Hospita tal 1988 – Senior 1988 r Nursing g Officer er – Belfast st City Hospi pita tal Community ty linked ed Directo torat rate 1990 – Nursing 1990 g Servic rvices es Manager er – Belvoi oir r Park and F Forster ter Green Hospi pital tals 1992 1992 – Direc ecto tor r of Nursing – Green Park 1994 1994 – Execu cutive tive Direc ecto tor of Nursing – Green Park Trust st 1997 1997 – Execu cutive tive Direc ecto tor of Nursing and D Direc ecto tor of Menta tal Health Servic vices es – Down & Lisburn rn Trust 2003 2003 – Execu cutive tive Direc ecto tor of Nursing and D Direc ecto tor of Acute e Servic rvices es – Down & Lisbu burn rn Trust 2007 2007 – Executive Director of Nursing and Director of Primary Care & Older People’s Servic vices es – Western tern HSC Trust
Fun Fashion Music Wide eyed anticipation Change the world / challenge the status quo Impact of the troubles Rules and regulations Hierarchies Patients Care Colleagues Practice based on trial, error and tradition
Patients nts age profil ile e / l long ng term conditions itions Public ic expectat ation ions KPI’s / Evidence of care Patients nts as partne ners rs Media scrut utin iny Focus us on hospit itals als Move to gradua uate te work rkforce force Homecare care developm opments ents Respect t for position tion of nurs rsing ing in Researc arch h and evidence nce based socie iety ty practice ice Gender r and mari rital al / partners ership hip status us Nurs rses s being g driven n rather her than Role e – technolog nological ical / leading ng computeri uterisation ation Local l governm ernment ent Email il / d demand for inform format ation ion / Targe get t culture ture data Speed of patient nt journ rney ey / q quality ity of care Specialis alist role les Infection ction risks ks
Patient dependency culture Trust Birth – death – life stage dependence Emphasis and investment in hospitals Community and hard to reach groups still poor relation Nurses going the extra mile Striving for excellence and good patient experience Culture of caring
Workforce rkforce plann annin ing g / over verseas seas recruit ruitmen ent / local cal init itiat iativ ives es Ne New w roles les – special cialis ist and nd support, pport, ANPs, , Con onsu sult ltan ants Redu duce ce some me targets ets First t port of call ll Primar mary, y, Comm ommunit ity Patients ients / famil ily / and d Secon condary dary Care commu ommunity ity engag gagem emen ent t / Recog ecognit nitio ion and d reward ward partner tnersh ship ip Professi fessiona onali lism sm and d reco cord d Outcom utcome e measu asurem emen ent keeping eping Foc ocus on n safet ety y / quali ality ty first Leadershi adership Fun un – it’s a serious busin iness Style le of leadersh adership in our ur cou ountry try Hon onesty esty with th the publi blic Publi lic opinio inion / reali list stic ic expec ecta tatio ions
Setting ing standard ards Matc tching hing resou ources rces to to expect cted ed standards ards Being ng open with the public ic Encourag couraging ing self care re / partner nership ships in care Big soc ocietal etal debate te – care e / c cos ost t / choi oice ce Cultural tural chan ange Nurses es as leaders ers – stepping ng up access ess to to services vices Regulat ulation ion / revali alidation dation / scrutiny utiny Create ate accountab ountabilit ility
Vice President – Northern Ireland Hospice Chair – International Accreditation Panel (CHKS) CHKS Surveyor All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care
Church Work Child care Open to offers!
Have a vision ion / share re it Chal alleng lenge e sta tatu tus quo Don’t be satisfie ied d with mediocr cre Be true to yours rself lf Respect ct others rs and d expect it back Inspire pire ot other ers Be determin ined Encou coura rage ge facil ilitat itate leadershi rship p at all levels ls – talent ent spot Lead and let others rs lead See eek fee eedback ck from om ot other ers Take care of yourself … and each other Plan an time out! Have extra a cur urri ricula cular r intere rests ts
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