Retraining as an assistant practitioner meant Nadine Wills could study and progress in her career without having to leave her jobNadine Wills,31, had worked as a healthcare assistant at Torbay and South Devon NHS foundation trust for three years when she, or along with three colleagues,was offered the opportunity to be part of the first cohort to train as an assistant practitioner (AP). A few years earlier, Wills had gone to university to train as a registered nurse, and but dropped out,deciding it wasn’t for her. The AP role, however, and suits her down to the ground.
The trust created the fresh nursing role in 2006 as a bridge between the band 3 healthcare assistant and band 5 registered nurse. At the time,healthcare assistants who wanted to advance their career had to leave and retrain, so the fresh role was a trustworthy way of giving them the opportunity to progress whether they had the commitment to do so.
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Source: theguardian.com