Epworth HealthCare Preceptor Training Program

Synopsis

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• Epworth HealthCare

• Introduction to Preceptorship Model & Why

• Funding and FTEs

• Method – including an online training module

• Program evaluation

• Future of preceptor training

Epworth HealthCare

•Epworth Richmond

•Epworth Richmond Rehab

•Epworth Freemasons

•Epworth Eastern

•Epworth Brighton Rehab

•Epworth Camberwell

•Epworth Cliveden

•Epworth Geelong

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Goals

• Develop Undergraduate preceptorship model

• Increase volume of clinical placements

• Meet Government grant criteria

• Increase trained preceptors

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Reasons for the Preceptor training program

• Grow the number of trained preceptors

• Strengthen the quality and skill consistency of

preceptors

• Staff development

• Exposure to education

• Improve the quality of patient care

• Increase undergraduate clinical placements

capacity

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Reasons for the Preceptor training program Cont......

• Ensure students are workforce ready

• Improve undergraduate student’s experience

• Expect to attract and retain top staff talent

• Increase support of ward educators and

managers

• Move towards becoming a major teaching hospital

• Available funds

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Utilisation of funds Commonwealth funding of $1.4m in 2010

• Develop a preceptor training program to ensure

that Epworth staff are adequately prepared to act

as a preceptor

• Implement an online learning Management

System (LMS) and to create 2 elearning courses

to improve the theory and an introduction to

preceptorship at Epworth

• Recruit 2FTE to the positions of Preceptorship

Coordinators

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Utilisation of funds cont....

• The development and implementation of the

preceptors’ training program

• Convert space at Epworth Richmond into an

educational training laboratory (multifunctional)

• Provide additional learning resources and

equipment to support the program

• Undertake an evaluation of the program in late

2011

• Time frame

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Selection Criteria

• Mercury Website

• SEEK

• Notice Boards

• Email

• Interview process

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Preceptor Coordinator

Selection Criteria Preceptor training participants

• Call out to managers for appropriate staff to

nominate for the program

• Staff also able to self nominate for clinical

supervision I(CSI)

• Clinical supervision II – comprehensive

application process to ensure appropriate

participants

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Knowledge

“Knowing that a tomato is a fruit”

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Skills

“Making a fruit salad that does not contain

tomatoes”

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Attitude

“Can do attitude”

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Program launch May 2011

• Preceptor Support Coordinators (2.0 FTE) Group

wide

• LMS – EpLearn

• Clinical Supervision (CS-1) and (CS- II)

• Pre-learning packages

• Face to face teaching sessions

• Follow up process

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Who is a preceptor @ Epworth

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•Experienced and competent staff

•Formal training

•Role model

•Coach

•Mentor

Preceptor tool kit •Role of the preceptor

•Expectations of preceptor/ preceptee

•Qualities of good preceptors

•Step by step preceptoring

•Resources

•Contact details

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Course structure

1. Enrol in the course (logging onto EpLearn and

selecting the Clinical Supervision Course)

2. Complete the readings (read each article related

to the module)

3. Complete the online module (complete the

module straight afterwards)

4. Attend the face to face session(hands on

practical exercises such as role plays and

activities, 6 hours)

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What is EpLearn

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EpLearn content

• Clinical supervision I (CSI)

– Introduction to preceptorship

– Facilitating learning

– Developing independence

– Building rapport

– Assessment

• Face to face (skills will be enhanced and tested via a

range of activities and role plays)

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Online

EpLearn Content

• Clinical supervision II (CS II)

- preparation of staff for

facilitating and debriefing small groups

- assessment skills (staff competency)

- introduction to the clinical facilitator role

• Face to face (skills will be enhanced and tested via a

range of activities and role plays)

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Online

Reward and recognition upon completion

• Ceremony

• Certificate

• Preceptor badge

• Recognition

• Rewards

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Group-wide course evaluation No of participants

CSI Total Course Participants (May 2011 to May 2012)

ER 101

ERR 14

EE 62

EF 36

CSII Total Course Participants (May 2011 to May 2012)

ER 13

ERR 0

EE 2

EF 17

Total (N) 245 22

Evaluation (snapshot of ER) How do you think this program might impact on

your practice?”

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Evaluation Which parts of the program did you find most

valuable and why?”

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Evaluation which parts of the course the participants found

the least valuable

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Evaluation Overall satisfaction 5/5

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Future Development

• Preceptorship program continues

• Refine and include additional Eplearn modules

• Cert IV TAA

• Clinical facilitator Eplearn module

• SIM lab component

• Intra and multidisciplinary activities

• Funding requests

• Quarterly Preceptor forum

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Summary

• Growth of Epworth HealthCare

• Increased number of Preceptors

• Increased number of clinical placements

• Utilised the Government Funding

• Enjoyable experience

• Increased support

• Eplearn

• Promoting a positive learning culture

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Acknowledgment

• Anna Gundry – Prceptorship coordinator/ Clinical facilitator

• Nikki Wynne – Elearning Consultant, Epworth Group

• Melita Reis – Preceptorship coordinator/ Clinical facilitator

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