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lectures, discussions, interactive workshops and
are led by the Specialist Team which includes
our Medical Consultants and the Clinical Nurse
Specialists (CNS) in their role as an Educator.
A CNS advise, coordinate and direct nursing
service in palliative and end of life care on
behalf of Oakhaven Hospice, working alongside
and with community practices across The New
Forest, Totton, and Waterside area.
New developments
In 2023, to support in the professional
development of the Educators and their own
learning needs, the Lead for the Learning and
Research Hub developed a module specific
for Oakhaven Hospice, which focuses on
adult learning and teaching strategies, which
embraces Palliative and End of Life Care.
Over 12 members of staff have enrolled
on the first Learn2Teach programme across
the organisation, which has provided the
opportunity for staff to network and learn
together. This interprofessional learning
programme aims to support and develop
not only the Clinical Educators but also staff
who are the Moving and Handling Trainers,
Physiotherapy, Counsellors, Nursing staff and
anyone involved in teaching/training across
the organisation. Comments from the delegates
attending have embraced the opportunity
to network with their colleagues across the
organisation sharing learning and teaching tips
with each other.
In more recent months the Learning and
Research Hub team have aligned the Palliative
and End of Life Learning to the Learning
Outcome Framework set out by Health
Education England. This learning outcome
framework gives curriculum guidance on
the appropriateness of the level of learning
dependent on the health professionals role and
experience.
This has allowed the development of two
modules one specific to Health Care Assistants
known as the Core Care in Palliative and
End of Life and for Registered Nurses, the
Fundamental Skills in Palliative and End of Life
Care. These two modules provide an interactive
programme of adult learning with each module
running three times a year with a commitment
to 3-4 days of learning spread over 3-4 months.
Successful achievement is measured by a
short assessment at the end of the module
and must include full attendance. Oakhaven
Hospice provide a certificate of achievement
once all the outcomes are met. The most recent
learning event for Health Care Assistants had
23 delegates attending Oakhaven and this event
was very highly evaluated.
Research and collaboration
Our research activity at Oakhaven is in a phase
of development where curiosities are noted
through quality and audit activity. There are
potential opportunities for Oakhaven to work
collaboratively with local partners on joint
research activities and Oakhaven Hospice are
grateful for the continued research volunteer
support and guidance the organisation receives
from the University of Southampton.
For the future, Oakhaven Hospice and the
Learning and Research Hub aims to expand
the delivery of learning into the community
working closely with the Community Registered
Nurses (CRN) providing structured situational
learning. With the engagement of digital
learning tools, it is also intended to develop
blended learning programmes which will
include online learning activity giving the
healthcare community in the New Forest the
opportunity to greater choice of learning and
to make decisions when and where they study
Palliative and End of Life Care including the
ongoing support from the specialist team at
Oakhaven Hospice.
To find out more about the
Learning and Research Hub, please visit
oakhavenhospice.co.uk//learning-research
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