About NTPN Education
Here at North Thames Paediatric Network, we recognise how pivotal education is:
- To improve patient safety
- To ensure patient pathways work effectively
- To empower staff to feel confident and competent in their role
- To create an environment where staff are prepared to update and develop their practice in response to the ever-changing needs and treatments of patients.
- To develop leadership capability and capacity and retain the best healthcare talent.
- To improve staff recruitment and retention.
We want to ensure that all staff have equal access and education experiences so that they feel confident to provide the best patient care. We believe in the importance of shared learning therefore work closely with our Risk and Governance team to be aware of themes and trends arising from clinical incidents and ensuring these form part of the ongoing educational programmes.
We understand that it is not always straightforward to continue the delivery of education during busy periods. We are passionate about creating opportunities to ensure that all staff are fully equipped to deliver high quality care. Our mission therefore is to reach as many colleagues as possible by providing easily accessible, most up to date education, delivered by subject matter experts. We want to support you with your ongoing development of the knowledge, skills and behaviours that will create a North Thames Paediatric Network where opportunities for learning and developing are plentiful, and we are all supported to reach our potential.
Meet the team
The North Thames Paediatric Network are passionate about improving the quality of learning, education, and training provision within the North Thames region. Our specialist team have all delivered education within their speciality fields and are now continuing their passion within the North Thames Paediatric Network.
Amy Hunter
Lead Nurse Educator, Lead for Risk & Governance and Interim Lead Nurse PiC
About
With 10 years of paediatric nursing experience, Amy has a particular interest in emergency, high dependency, and intensive care nursing. She has worked in Accident and Emergency, Paediatric Intensive Care (PICU) and for the Children’s Acute Transport service (CATS). Amy has delivered education on a day-to-day basis, as part of her senior nursing role. Amy is a visiting lecturer at London South Bank University (LSBU). She is very passionate about education and enthusiastic to make it equal and accessible to all within the NTPN.
Patrick Duff
Nurse Educator
About
Patrick joins the team with over 10 years’ experience in Paediatric nursing. Patrick has worked as part of the Paediatric senior nurse team in a major NW London Hospital (Chelwest) gaining experience in High Dependency care, Gastroenterology and General surgery to name but a few, during his time there he also completed a clinical teaching secondment with Kings College London. Patrick has also worked in CAMHS, Orthopaedics and more recently was the Clinical nurse educator for Children and young people’s services at one of the networks specialist surgical trusts (RNOH) where his hard work and dedication to education lead him to winning the trusts coveted “Achieving Excellence” staff award for his medicines management training which dramatically improved medicines safety and decrease medicines issues in the paediatric settings. Patrick has always had a keen interest in education particularly in the use of simulation to teach both the technical and equally important non-technical skills required to provide holistic care to children and young people.
Kimberley Harvey
Network Educator
About
Kimberley has recently joined the network, with over 15 years of experience in the NHS. Coming from a background as an ODP, she brings a passion for paediatric care and education, particularly within theatres. Prior to joining the network, Kimberley led the implementation and delivery of education targeted at Nurses and Allied Health Professionals across various specialties within theatres. She also expanded her teaching by providing external education on post-operative wards, engaging in simulation activities, delivering university lectures, and assisting with courses at external hospitals focused on paediatric care. Kimberley’s commitment to contributing to additional training opportunities and driving innovative change led her to win the 2022 Student Nursing Times Award for student facilitation.
Kimberley has earned a Chartered Management Qualification in Coaching and Mentoring and a Fellowship in Higher Education. She also holds a postgraduate certificate in Clinical Leadership and is currently completing her Masters in Educational Leadership.