Nurses are increasingly involved in the planning, delivery and evaluation of care to individuals within a sexual and reproductive health setting. This care will involve the management of complex emotional and physical conditions and as such requires advanced level communication skills, clinical competence underpinned by a sound education and research base and delivered through strong and visible leadership.
The development of this Career Framework for Nursing in Sexual and Reproductive Health will assist senior nurses and service leads identify the practice and competence required to provide a high quality of care and allow for the benchmarking of existing roles.
The Framework will also inform nurses in their career progressions and in determining their continuing professional development needs. Workforce planners and developers can use this tool in decisions around capacity building within the Sexual and Reproductive Health workforce. (Scottish Government 20088).
The development of this career framework was facilitated by NHS Education for Scotland and Quality Improvement Scotland using a partnership approach between the Special Health Boards, Lead Sexual Health Nurses and Higher Education Institutions.
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