Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA)

  • To provide professional clinical leadership and advocacy for the nursing workforce
  • To have a positive impact on the physical and emotional wellbeing of staff
  • To help staff feel valued and cared for
  • To influence a reduction in stress
  • To influence a reduction in burnout
  • To improve compassion and job satisfaction
  • To improve retention of staff
  • To improve working relationships
  • To improve team dynamics
  • To support staff to manage work/life balance more effectively
  • To support staff to improve patient care
  • To promote professional accountability
  • To promote a culture of professional learning and development
  • To empower staff to undertake personal action for quality improvement

What can a PNA do for you?

model of professional nursing leadership and clinical supervision

PNAs deploy the A-EQUIP (Advocating and Educating for QUality ImProvement) model of professional nursing leadership and clinical supervision:

Normative

  • Revalidation support
  • Facilitate exit interviews
  • Support staff returning from sick leave and maternity/paternity leave
  • Job application and interview support
  • Support for staff involved in incidents  
  • Support for staff involved in NMC processes

Formative

  • Careers conversations
  • Careers trolley dashes and teaching workshops
  • Accessible at educational events and time out days
  • Support professional education and development

Restorative

  • 1:1 Restorative Clinical Supervision
  • Group Restorative Clinical Supervision
  • Wellbeing conversations
  • Support after a traumatic event
  • Post Aggression, Violence and Harassment incident support
  • International nurse support, pre-pin nurse support and student nurse support
  • Wellbeing workshops

Personal Action for Quality Improvement (QI)

  • Quality Improvement ideas/project support
  • Guide staff through the Model for Improvement process for QI
  • Empower staff to establish collaborative working relationships with wider teams