Achieving positive outcomes for families with the Family Nurse Partnership
NES NMAHP (nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals) has been delivering the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme in Scotland for X years.
The programme has contributed to the transformational change required to meet the evolving needs of Scotland’s population and reduce health inequalities in the wider policy context of the Early Years workforce.
The programme is delivered by a team highly trained and committed family nurses who achieve positive client outcomes on the ground.
We spoke with two family nurses about the quality and experience of their training and how it impacts on their work and their relationship with the families they support.
1. Thinking about when you first joined the FNP workforce, what was your first impression of the FNP education programme?
What stood out for me was the shared passion and enthusiasm among us all, from the educators and the team. Just to work with young people, and make a difference where we could.
I think, although the young people and their families are never in the rooms with us, it always feels like they are because they are at the centre of everything that we chat about.
We are passionate as a group about working together to support them and their families through parenthood.
(Roni) I think I was amazed really at the quality we were offered in terms of the education programme. I’d heard about it from colleagues but I think to actually see the reality of it, and to feel so valued and to be part of an education programme that seems to organised and well planned, to set me up in my role. So I was delighted really.
April, 01 2022