Just a thought then Neil - who teaches the 'Specialist Practitioner Degree
in OH' then if not another Specialist Practitioner in OH? As Anne Harriss is
the Programme Director for the 'Specialist Practitioner Degree in OH Degree'
programme for the RCN course she should know. I am sure you wil find that
many of us who have years of experience and are, according to Benners
description 'Expert' practitioners will be accepted by the NMC as Specialist
Practitioners as they do not appear to have anything other than the ablility
to record specialist practice, teaching and nurse prescribing.
For those of you who remember - did we not go through all this once before
when those with the OHNC (when this was the only OH qualification) were told
similar things?
Greta Thornbory
(and just for the record MSc OH. RGN. OHNC. DipN OH. PGCEA. MIOSH) (sorry
I never got time for the PhD)
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From: "Neil and Paul" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: ENB N61
> Anne,
>
> Just a point to clarify the position of the NMC. If you ahve completed a
> Specialist Practitioner Degree in OH then you can say that you have a
> recorded specialist qualification in the specialist practice of OH. If
you
> have the the diploma or cert you can call yourself a specialist
prcatitioner
> but you cannot say you have a recorded specialist practice qualification
in
> OH. You can say you have a recordable qualification in OH.
>
> Be careful with the terminology and you will be fine. In order to call
> yourself a specialist practitioner you should make sure that your PREP
> folder reflects the necessary competencies and skills to justify your
> statements.
>
> Neil Loach
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> From: "Anne Harriss" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 9:41 AM
> Subject: Re: ENB N61
>
>
> > on 12/5/04 9:58 pm, Christine Hamlet at [log in to unmask]
wrote:
> >
> > > Can anybody clarify what recognition this course gets on job
> applications
> > > as regards qualifications? When I completed the course in 2002 the
ENB
> had
> > > ceased to exist and I was awarded a University Diploma (72 credits
at
> Level
> > > 2) in Occupational Health Nursing. I am confused when completing
> > > application forms as to exactly what it stands for and how much does
the
> > > prospective employer know about the course content?
> > > Any views or advice would be most welcome.
> > >
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> > The ENB N61 course does not give specialist practitioner status as
only
> > degree programmes (taught at level 3) were validated by the National
> Boards
> > to confer this recognition. People who studied the qualifications OHNC
and
> > DOHN qualifications, the precursors of the above degrees, are also
> > considered to be specialist practitioners - the the specialist
> practitioner
> > degrees were only validated by the ENB et al from the 1990's)
> >
> > The ENB N61 was intended to be an introduction to occupational health
> > nursing and in many institutions it gave level 2 access into these
level 3
> > specialist practitioner programmes eg BSc (Hons) Occupational Health
> > Nursing.
> >
> > Readers may be aware that the NMC are currently reviewing the Nursing
and
> > Midwifery Register and there will be a third part of the register for
> public
> > health nurses. Direct entry to that part is not envisaged, ie
> practitioners
> > will already have to be registered as a nurse. the only practitioners
who
> > will have the automatic right to register on that part of the register
are
> > health visitors. However, it is possible that OHNs who hold a
specialist
> > qualification in occupational health nursing studied at degree level
(or
> for
> > people like myself who studied the OHNC or DOHN) may in the future
have
> the
> > opportunity register on part 3 of the register. If this occurs there
may
> be
> > long term implications for people who wish to work as OH nurses who do
not
> > hold a specialist practitioner qualification in OH nursing validated
by
> > either the NMC or one of the now "extinct" National Boards".
> >
> > I hope this assists.
> >
> > Anne Harriss
> >
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