Developing new roles in social care to increase nursing and AHP support capacity in NEL

Creating a framework for sustainable co-delivery of nursing and AHP services between care providers and NHS Trusts in North East London.

We’re delighted that alongside our partners BHR CEPN we have been awarded funding from the Rayne Foundation to create a framework for sustainable co-delivery of nursing and AHP services between care providers and NHS Trusts that can be further scaled up within North East London and replicated across the UK. 

The project will create Nursing Associates and AHP Assistant Practitioners, employed by care providers but working closely with NHS Trust colleagues who will delegate health interventions to these roles. 

Our work previously piloting Nursing Associates in non-nursing care homes and AHP Enablement Champions in care homes helped us recognise the inequity in available support for apprenticeship delivery between health and care. Barriers include a lack of adapted commissioning models to create and support enhanced roles within the care setting and a need for available and agreed-upon governance structures to facilitate cross-organisational delegation and supervision that don’t readily exist.

Funding from the Rayne Foundation combined with partner contributions will be used to develop a sustainable system of training, governance, and funding to deliver career and development opportunities within the care sector, support integration and improve the experience of people drawing on care.