Practice development amidst a pandemic: a pilot programme to develop leadership in infection prevention and control professionals.
Action learning
Hospitals
Leadership
Management development
Networks
Nurses
Transformational leadership
Journal
Leadership in health services (Bradford, England)
ISSN: 1751-1887
Titre abrégé: Leadersh Health Serv (Bradf Engl)
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101464443
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
29 09 2023
29 09 2023
Historique:
medline:
23
10
2023
pubmed:
27
9
2023
entrez:
27
9
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This paper aims to describe the design and evaluation of a pilot leadership development programme for infection prevention and control (IPAC) professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The programme's aim was to improve IPAC knowledge and capacity in the health-care system by developing the leadership skills and capacities of novice and advanced Infection Control Professionals (ICPs), to respond flexibly, and competently, in their expanding and ever-changing roles. The leadership programme was piloted with seven nurses, who were part of a clinical nursing team in New South Wales, Australia, over a 12-month period between 2021 and 2022. The programme was designed using a leadership development framework underpinned by transformational leadership theory, practice development approaches and collaborative and experiential learning. These principles were applied during programme design, with components adapted to learners' interests and regular opportunities provided for collaboration in active learning and critical reflection on workplace experiences. The authors' evaluation suggests that the programme was feasible, acceptable and considered to be effective by this cohort. Moreover, participants valued the opportunities to engage in active and experience-based learning with peers, and with the support of senior and experienced ICPs. The action learning sets were well-received and allowed participants to critically reflect on and learn from one another's experiences. The mentoring programme allowed them to apply their developing leadership skills to real workplace challenges that they face. Despite a small sample size, the authors' results provide empirical evidence about the effectiveness of using a practice development approach for strengthening ICP leadership capacity. The success of this pilot study has paved the way for a bigger second cohort of participants in the programme, for which further evaluation will be conducted. The success of this leadership programme reflects both the need for leadership development in the IPAC professions and the applicability of this approach, with appropriate facilitation, for other professions and organizations. ICP leadership programmes have not been previously reported in the literature. This pilot study builds on the growing interest in IPAC leadership to foster health system responsiveness and change.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37753816
doi: 10.1108/LHS-06-2023-0037
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Informations de copyright
© Emerald Publishing Limited.
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