Importance of Continuing Professional Development for Nurses at Wesley Hospital

This project focuses on the importance of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for nurses at Wesley Hospital, a non-profit private hospital operated and owned by The Uniting Church of Australia. It includes a professional development plan, a chosen change that could be implemented in an organization, and answers to related questions.

BSBLDR801 LEAD PERSONAL AND STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATION
Assessment 1
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Introduction:
My project will focus on the importance of Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) for me as a nurse at Wesley Hospital, a non-profit private hospital operated and owned
by The Uniting Church of Australia. As a nurse, Continuing Professional Development will
assist me in maintaining, improving and broadening my skills and knowledge and developing
personal attributes which are important in the dynamic field of healthcare. CPD is important
in enhancing professional and personal skills. Therefore, as a nurse at Wesley Hospital, I
need to have a plan for professional development as it is a career-long process which is
essential due to the growth of resources in the organization. CPD assists in promoting self-
learning and addresses all inadequacies in previous knowledge and learning.
1. Develop a professional development plan for the next year – this should include relevant
training in personal leadership and self-management
Professional Development Plan
Name
Position Nurse
Professional Development Title PD Type (webinar,
Workshop, External
Validation, Membership,
Networking)
Date and Venue
Training on a commitment to take
risks
External validation 2/2/2019, meeting
hall
Attend seminars on the team working. Seminar 3/2/2019 –
5/2/2019, meeting
hall

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Guidance from professional experts
and tutors on self-management and
personal leadership
External validation 25/1/2019 –
29/1/2019
Cordial relations with the members of
the team
Membership N/A
2. Choose and discuss one of the following changes that could be implemented in an
organization:
 Customer service strategy (introduction of add-on selling products – encouraging
customers to purchase further items with the products they have already committed to
purchasing. By adding small products to the P.O.S area, salespeople to offer
complementary products to larger sales before attending P.O.S area.)
 Continuous improvement strategy (introduction of reporting procedures including
reporting statistical data of product purchased such as how many products were
purchased and what time of the day. Filling in new document templates to report these
issues.)

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 Administrative protocols (Requirements to obtain comparative quotes for goods and
services including providing an explanation of how the opening was advertised and
outlining what efforts were made to negotiate better value service and/or goods
provision. )
 WHS/OHS Practices (election of new staff representative for WHS/OHS
Committee including recruiting potential candidates for the role. Advertising the
vacancy and publicizing the election process.)
a. Vacancy announcement
The board of management wishes to announce a vacancy for the position of
WHS/OHS committee representative. The WHS/OHS committee representative will
have different roles and responsibilities including:
i) seeking the assistance of seniors whenever necessary;
ii) attending interviews relating to organizational health and safety as per the
members’ request;
iii) request for the establishment of a committee for OHS
iv) accompanying inspectors during the workplace inspection
v) Inspecting all parts of the company where DWG members work at any time.
b. Publicizing the election process
All members of a designated work group (DWG) will be electing an OHS
committee representative, who will be a member of the designated work group and
who has never been disqualified from serving as an OHS representative. The
designated workgroup members will have the authority of deciding on how the
election will be run. In addition, they will be mandated to consult the authority in case
of any disagreement. The designated work group members will hold a meeting and

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elect the OHS representative by raising their hands to avoid a complex process of
election.
c. Nominating potential candidates for the role
Nominating potential candidates for the role of OHS representative shall be
made on the official nomination form and supported by a member of the designated
work group. Workgroups with only one nomination received will be required to
conduct an online election. Designated workgroups with more than one health and
safety representative nominations received, the candidates received will be appointed
by the returning officer. Furthermore, the election will be held online if the people
nominated are more than the available vacancies.
Detailed implementation plan for chosen change:
Implementation Plan
Activity Start Date Target Finish
Date
Responsible
person/department
Status/comments
Vacancy
advertisement
12/2/2019 12/3/2019 WHS/OHS
Committee
chairman
Advertised
Publicizing
the election
process
15/3/2019 19/3/2019 WHS/OHS
Committee
chairman
Publicized
Nominating 13/3/2019 14/3/2019 Returning officer Nominated

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potential
candidates for
the role
3. Answer the following questions:
 How would you apply your leadership style to the process?
(Discuss this in relation to transformational and transactional leadership).
I would use transactional and transformational leadership in the process of electing a new
staff representative for WHS/OHS Committee. According to Shields (2010) transactional
leadership aims at execution and planning while transformational leadership is focused
on innovation. Through transformational leadership, I would create new opportunities for
the members of the designated workgroup to become WHS/OHS committee
representatives.
 How would you model and encourage collaboration?
(Design a communication strategy that would incorporate collaboration in the process)
Collaboration in the workplace is when several people work together towards solving a
common problem (Robertson & Huang, 2009). I would encourage collaboration by
making it about specific goals, encouraging communication, building a culture of
connectivity and keeping everyone informed and discussions focused. By building a
proper communication strategy, I would have ensured that collaboration has been
implemented in the strategy.
Communication Strategy:
Targete Key message Methods Deadline Completio

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d
audience
of
communic
ation
Person
responsible n Date
Employe
es
 We want to
elect a
WHS/OHS
committee
representativ
e through a
free and fair
election
process
involving all
members of
the
designated
work group
Notice on
website
 Debbie –
WHS/OHS
chairperson
 12
Februar
y 2019
N/A
 Genera
l
memor
andum
 John – IT
Manager
 12
Februar
y 2019
 How would you ensure you controlled your own emotions through the process?
(Particularly when people become un-cooperative and are not happy with changes made).
Stressful situations like staff layoff, budget cuts, uncooperative employees and resistance to
departmental changes usually cause emotions (Gray, 2009). Various people may not be happy
with the implemented changes which may lead to disappointments. Dealing with
disappointment in the workplace is challenging since it may affect my productivity. To
control my emotions, I would meditate on my mindset and understand that people may not

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always a welcome change. Through smiling and relaxing, I would ensure that I get over my
disappointment. Furthermore, I would try to work around the problem by identifying its
cause.
 How would you evaluate your own performance throughout the change process?
I would evaluate performance by reviewing the whole process and ascertaining
whether it worked as planned. Looking at whether the goal of the change process has
been accomplished would assist in determining whether the change process has been
successful or not.
 Discuss your role and task description as a leader throughout the change process.
According to Bryman (2013) leadership is a style of a leader of the provision of
direction, implementation of plans and motivation of people. My role as a leader would
be to ensure that the change process runs smoothly. In addition, I would ensure that the
election has been conducted in a free and fair manner for members to elect the
representative of their choice.
4. Present the implementation plans to the team members:
• Discuss the changes
The implemented changes include the election of new staff representative for
WHS/OHS Committee including recruiting potential candidates for the role. The process
has ensured that there is a duly elected person in place, who will represent the staff in the
WHS/OHS committee.
• Discuss the legislation relating to changes

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The legislation relating to the election of WHS/OHS representatives is the
Occupational Health and Safety Act (2004). The Acts’ main objective is to ensure the
welfare, safety and health of employees and for the achievement of a healthy and safe
work environment.
• Discuss the expected results of the changes
The WHS/OHS representative will represent members of the designated work group in
all matters relating to workplace health and safety with the employers themselves or
their representatives.
• Encourage collaboration, consultation and contributions from the group
The designated work group should ensure that they contribute to electing the
representative and should collaborate and consult with each other regarding the
eligibility of specific candidates. Collaboration in the election process will ensure that
the members elect a representative of their choice.
• Encourage feedback from the group
Members of the designated work group should give feedback by sharing their
thoughts on the fairness and satisfaction in the entire election process. Sharing their
thoughts will ensure that the leader understands and estimates the level of success in
electing the WHS/OHS representative.
Conclusion
Achieving continuous competence requires employees to practice continuous
professional development. CPD is crucial for professionals at Wesley Hospital as it plays an

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important part for a successful system in healthcare and its practice. In addition, having a
duly elected WHS/OHS representative ensures that the members of the designated work
group are well-represented in all matters relating to workplace health and safety with
employers.

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References
Bryman, A. (2013). Leadership and Organizations (RLE: Organizations). Routledge.
Gray, B. (2009). The emotional labour of nursing–Defining and managing emotions in
nursing work. Nurse Education Today, 29(2), 168-175.
Robertson, M. M., & Huang, Y. H. (2009). Effect of a workplace design and training
intervention on individual performance, group effectiveness and collaboration: The
role of environmental control. Work, 27(1), 3-12.
Shields, C. M. (2010). Transformative leadership: Working for equity in diverse contexts.
Educational administration quarterly, 46(4), 558-589.