When you are ready to prepare for the practice assessor role you should discuss this with your line manager in the first instance and complete the relevant steps detailed below
Access the NHS Lothian Practice Assessor Narrated Powerpoint – once the powerpoint is open select slideshow then select from beginning: NHS Lothian Practice Assessor Narrated Powerpoint
You should then undertake the reflective self assessment for the role of practice assessor which can be found in the following document – you may have used this document already when undertaking Practice Supervisor Preparation: A Guide and Record for nurses, midwives and registered health and social care professionals preparing for the role of Practice Supervisor and Practice Assessor
- Access learning resources appropriate to your learning needs
- To support your preparation NES have 6 learning units available that can be accessed using the following link NES Learning Units 1-6 (Scroll down to appropriate section)
The learning units you access will depend on what learning needs are identified from your reflective self assessment
These units are now also available on TURAS learn– you will need to be logged into your account to access them
Access key documents – (you may have already done this for Practice Supervisor Preparation):
The National Framework for Practice Supervisor, Practice Assessor and Academic Assessor in Scotland
Practice Learning Handbook for Practice Supervisors and Practice Assessors
Supporting Effective Practice Learning, Introduction, about this resource
Access information regarding pre-registration nursing programmes and assessment documents:
Previous NMC Standards Nursing
Previous NMC Standards Midwifery
Current NMC Standards
PAD – Practice Assessment Document
OAR – Awaiting link please check back later
Sign the self declaration form – this can be found in the following document
A Guide and Record for nurses, midwives and registered health and social care professionals preparing for the role of Practice Supervisor and Practice Assessor
- Discuss with your line manager that you have completed the practice assessor preparation, this should then be recorded on e- roster
- Attend practice assessor interactive workshop (recommended) – We can now offer these earlier than anticipated these will run from week beginning the 23rd November 2020
Spaces on the workshops are bookable through e ESS – if you are logged into e ESS the link will take you to the booking page.
