Health Education England launches nurse ‘Come Back’ campaign Health Education England (HEE) is putting £4.7 million into training resources over the next three years as part of a major national campaign that will allow former nurses to return to the workforce.
The focus of this campaign is that it has never been easier to return to nursing. It follows a fresh approach offering a supportive, flexible and varied learning experience across England.
Across the country, the Come Back campaign will engage with nurses through social media and digital communications, to deliver news of the refreshed return to practice programmes now available.
Although HEE’s role is to secure the future supply of the workforce, the on-going impact of Francis warrants concerted and special action. So we have been working with stakeholders including the Royal College of Nursing and NHS Employers to deliver this Come Back campaign.
Penny Simmons from Kettering is an experienced nurse who had to leave nursing due to family commitments, at the time her role was not flexible enough for her to support those commitments and continue working as a nurse.
Penny is now working a 9 – 5 nursing role that suits her and her family, she said:
“You’ve got your sense of role back – you become a nurse & it’s you. The day that you get back into blues you feel like the missing piece has been found. It’s like you’ve been asleep & you wake up again.
I decided to return to nursing for all the reasons that I took it up in the first place – it’s what I’ll do forever.
It’s hard to have a family and a career, but as the children get older I can work on rewards for me.
The NHS has changed since I left – there are so many more people working part time or flexible working. Years ago I felt that part time wasn’t as understood or respected as it is now.
Having my course fees paid made it possible for me to return.”
Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt, HEE Director of Nursing said:
“Having chaired the Return to Nursing Steering Group I am delighted to support this campaign.
“This work also feeds in to the Shape of Caring Review. It will put the spotlight on ensuring we attract the right people back, provide flexible options for learning and perhaps most importantly nurture on-going development and refreshment of knowledge, skills and abilities through robust mentorship and assessment in the practice learning environment.”
Janice Stevens HEE Director for Midlands and East, who is leading the work for HEE, said:
““I am very excited about this launch and the process for return which has been designed by nurses, for nurses.
“We have listened to experiences from up and down the country and we have worked hard to address the issues which have been preventing successful returns to practice.
“Nursing is a fantastic, passionate profession and I hope that this campaign encourages some our brilliant ex-nurses to come back.”
For further details on the campaign including additional case studies of return to practice nurses go to www.comeback.hee.nhs.uk or follow the campaign on Twitter #comebacktonursing
The focus of this campaign is that it has never been easier to return to nursing. It follows a fresh approach offering a supportive, flexible and varied learning experience across England.
Across the country, the Come Back campaign will engage with nurses through social media and digital communications, to deliver news of the refreshed return to practice programmes now available.
Although HEE’s role is to secure the future supply of the workforce, the on-going impact of Francis warrants concerted and special action. So we have been working with stakeholders including the Royal College of Nursing and NHS Employers to deliver this Come Back campaign.
Penny Simmons from Kettering is an experienced nurse who had to leave nursing due to family commitments, at the time her role was not flexible enough for her to support those commitments and continue working as a nurse.
Penny is now working a 9 – 5 nursing role that suits her and her family, she said:
“You’ve got your sense of role back – you become a nurse & it’s you. The day that you get back into blues you feel like the missing piece has been found. It’s like you’ve been asleep & you wake up again.
I decided to return to nursing for all the reasons that I took it up in the first place – it’s what I’ll do forever.
It’s hard to have a family and a career, but as the children get older I can work on rewards for me.
The NHS has changed since I left – there are so many more people working part time or flexible working. Years ago I felt that part time wasn’t as understood or respected as it is now.
Having my course fees paid made it possible for me to return.”
Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt, HEE Director of Nursing said:
“Having chaired the Return to Nursing Steering Group I am delighted to support this campaign.
“This work also feeds in to the Shape of Caring Review. It will put the spotlight on ensuring we attract the right people back, provide flexible options for learning and perhaps most importantly nurture on-going development and refreshment of knowledge, skills and abilities through robust mentorship and assessment in the practice learning environment.”
Janice Stevens HEE Director for Midlands and East, who is leading the work for HEE, said:
““I am very excited about this launch and the process for return which has been designed by nurses, for nurses.
“We have listened to experiences from up and down the country and we have worked hard to address the issues which have been preventing successful returns to practice.
“Nursing is a fantastic, passionate profession and I hope that this campaign encourages some our brilliant ex-nurses to come back.”
For further details on the campaign including additional case studies of return to practice nurses go to www.comeback.hee.nhs.uk or follow the campaign on Twitter #comebacktonursing
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