Nurses at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen hospitals demonstrate their compassionate care
NURSES from the Royal Liverpool and
Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust graduated at St George's Hall this
week, following completion of a unique new training programme that reinforces
their care and compassion.
The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Nursing Programme will see all 1,780 of the
Trust's registered nurses take part in competency training which will formally
acknowledge existing skills and ensure high standards of compassionate care
continue to be delivered to patients.
Nurses who complete the training, which is accredited by the University of
Liverpool and is the 1st of its kind in the region, will then be given a
portfolio which will document their training and career development. The
programme also includes training specific to individual specialties in order to
develop and maintain specialist competencies.
The graduation, which took place on International Nurses Day (12 May) on the
site of Liverpool's 1st hospital, saw nurses presented with a specially
designed badge to acknowledge their training.
Cllr Erica Kemp, Lord Mayor of Liverpool, attended the graduation at St George's
Hall. She said:- "Nurses do amazing things; everyone in this room does
something amazing when they go into work. We all have our own memories and
stories of when a nurse has been there for us and made the difference."
Lisa Grant, chief nurse at the Trust, said:- "Our nurse programme provides
further assurance to our patients and local people that we have a nursing
workforce which puts patients at the heart of everything we do. Our nurses are
passionate about their profession and we want to support them in delivering the
highest standard of care on a daily basis while also giving them a means of
celebrating their hard work. The nursing badge will show anyone that meets our
nurses that we're committed to doing the very best for our patients."
Terry Brady, staff nurse, added:- "I'm proud of my portfolio and the work
that I do. To be able to help somebody is the greatest job satisfaction that
I've ever had. This programme proves that we provide extremely good care and
that we make a difference."
