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Chapter 14
Tools to help you plan and
support self care
Tool 17
Check out whether self care support is a priority for training and whether the way in which you plan to learn about it is appropriate
Why you should use this
If promoting and supporting self care is a new priority for you and/or your PCT or practice, you will need to update your personal development plan and the PCT/ practice business plan.
When to use this
When you are checking out the extent to which promoting and supporting self care is a priority for the PCT or practice you work in; and your current knowledge and skills, to deduce what resources for development you need for your future role.
What to do
Interested individuals should complete the self-assessment on pp. 218–20.
How it works (insight)
It is a structured way to evaluate the extent to which knowledge and skills are required for a new role, and to weight their importance against other learning and service development needs.
Whom to engage
The self-assessment form should be useful for any member of staff where changes are happening such that their role will be affected.
How much time you should allow
Fifteen minutes upwards depending on the degree to which homework is required to collect information about PCT/practice policies and plans, to score current knowledge and skills, or to discuss perception of what is required with a mentor, supervisor or line manager.
What a facilitator should do
Take time to encourage individuals to complete the self-assessment form and discuss their identified learning needs with their line manager or other, and plan/pursue learning activities.
What to do next
Work with educational lead or trainer in the PCT/practice to distribute the selfassessment learning needs form in organised way. Encourage someone to collate completed forms and plan learning events to meet needs. Link into the personal development planning/appraisal process of the PCT or practice.
What makes it work better
Plenty of resources to meet learning and service development needs!
What can go wrong
Individuals completing the forms according to their ‘wants’ rather than their PCT’s or practice’s service needs.
Self-assessment: promoting and supporting self care for patients
1 How have you identified your learning need(s) in relation to self care?
| PCT requirement Practice business plan Clinical governance: patient safety requirement Job requirement Appraisal need New to post Individual decision Patient feedback Other |
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2 Have you discussed or planned your learning needs with anyone else?
| Yes No |
If yes, who? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 What are the learning need(s) and/or objective(s) in terms of:
Knowledge: what new information do you hope to gain to help you do this?
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Skills: what should you be able to do differently as a result of undertaking this
development?
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Behaviour/professional practice: how will this impact on the way you do things?
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4 Details and date of desired development activity:
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5 Details of any previous training and/or experience you have in relation to supporting self care:
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6 Your current performance in this area against the requirements of your job:
| Need significant development in this area Need some development in this area Satisfactory in this area Do well in this area |
7 Level of job relevance that supporting self care has to your role and responsibilities:
| Has no relevance to job Has some relevance Relevant to job Very relevant Essential to job |
8 Describe what aspect of your job and how the proposed education/training is relevant:
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9 Is additional support needed in identifying a suitable development activity?
| Yes No |
What do you need?
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10 Describe the differences or improvements for you, your practice or your PCT as a result of undertaking this activity?
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11 Determine the priority of your proposed educational/training activity:
| Urgent High Medium Low |
12 Describe how the proposed activity will meet your learning needs rather than any other type of course or training on the topic:
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13 If you had a free choice would you want to learn this? Yes/No
If not, why not? (please circle all that apply):
waste of time
already done it
not relevant to my work, career goals
other
If yes, what reasons are most important to you (put in rank order):
improve my performance
increase my knowledge
get promotion
just interested
be better than my colleagues
do a more interesting job
be more confident
it will help me
it will help patients and/or members of the public