Exploring Advanced Clinical Practitioner's Experience Developing Clinical Competence and Opinions on Role Identity

NCT04183127 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: CHC-ACP2019
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In the United Kingdom, there is an urgent need to reshape the National Health Service (NHS) workforce to equip it to meet the changing demands of the population it serves and deliver the vision set out in the Next Steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View (2017) and recently published NHS Plan (2019). One of the key elements to this is the continuing development, support and utilisation of Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) roles. Advanced Clinical Practitioners are educated to Masters Level in clinical practice and assessed as competent in practice using their expert clinical knowledge and skills. They have the freedom and authority to act, making their own decisions in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients. Although the level of education and assessment of competence are common for ACPs working in all areas, training and supervision varies between primary and secondary care, specialties and sites. The proposed research will explore ACP experiences of how they develop clinical competence and their opinions on role identity, specifically:

• Factors that have influenced their clinical competency achievements.
• Training experience (clinical and external education opportunities)
• Experience of educational/ clinical supervision and its benefits.
• Self-identified knowledge gaps, with a focus on mental health.
• Future ACP role identity

Conditions

ACP; Nurse's Role; Development, Consensus

Keywords

ACP; Competence; Role identity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Experiences and views of ACPs regarding their experience of developing clinical competence and opinions on role identity [Time frame: 120 minutes]

  Focus groups will follow a topic guide to explore the factors which influence participants experience of clinical competence, training experience and supervision. The focus groups will also discuss participants feelings in relation to self-identified knowledge gaps (focusing on mental health) and the future ACP role identity.

  Jan-Dec 2020

Study Arms (1)

ACP

ACPs, either qualified or in training, working in the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw area.

Other: No intervention

Interventions

No intervention OTHER

ACPs, qualified or in training, will be invited to participate by email. Interested participants will be provided with study materials and asked to complete an online eligibility questionnaire; if eligible, contact details will also be recorded. Participants will be invited to take part in a focus group about their experience in developing clinical competence and their opinions on role identity. Data collection will consist of focus groups.

Also known as: Focus Groups

ACP

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The participants will be NHS staff working in the Yorkshire and Bassetlaw region as ACPs (qualified or in training).

You may qualify if:

• Qualified ACP or trainee ACP who has completed at least 1 years (FTE) of ACP clinical training
• Currently working in this role within either Primary or Secondary Care and based in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw.

You may not qualify if:

• Unable to communicate in English

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Sheffield: lead
• South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Faculty of Advanced Clinical Practice: collaborator
• Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Sheffield

Sheffield, S1 4DA, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Focus Groups

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Central Study Contacts

Maxine Kuczawski, MSc

CONTACT

01142222981; m.kuczawski@sheffield.ac.uk

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 22, 2019
• First Posted: December 3, 2019
• Study Start: January 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2020
• Study Completion: December 31, 2020
• Last Updated: December 3, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)