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Hi,

'Scuse me jumping in half way thro the thread but just catching up and saw
the mercy-plea on recruiting and retaining staff from (?) Chris.

As they do, an idea popped into my head.... and it's purely off the cuff so
needs bouncing a while....

How about offering a 'fast-track' nursing development programme to
newly/newish qualified staff? Have all the ENB/WNB courses lined up and
financial/study leave logistics covered to offer someone the opportunity  to
upgrade themselves. I'm sure you could somehow dress this up as you doing
them a real big favour without them second guessing the crisis behind it..
or at least not for a few hours ;o)

Hopefully this should resolve your need to:
a) recruit staff.... offer it to 3 or 4 in staggered timescales
b) retention ..... bind them to a 2-3 year contract following the courses in
repayment for the training and support
c) [eventually] gain you some experienced staff .. you never know, you might
get someone with the experience (possibly form another speciality or
midwifery) but not the qualifications to take an E/F post on the ward who
would suit ideally.

Like I say..... I'm typing faster than I'm thinking here so bounce it around
people!

Regards,

Ian PW

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>"Christopher Booth" <Chris.Booth5@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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>> My problems lie with the staffing problem we face at the moment, that is>
>chronic vacancy status - we employ some junior members of staff and others
>> leave.... I understand this is normal, and indeed expected in order for a
>> nursing unit to evolve, but we have lost far more in senior staff and
>> therefore  experience than we have gained on the recruitment front.
>Therein
>> lies the problem... we are recruiting D & E grades, but have insufficient
>> senior staff to provide support. The junior staff get fed up from the
lack
>> of support and leave. The senior staff get fed up of the lack of junior
>> staff back up on a shift to shift basis, and they move on..... All in all
>we
>> are stuck!!