Practise your UniTeam competencies throughout August

August 27, 2019

The UniTeam competencies are the next step on from the individual competency assessment, and involve working together to replicate your everyday practice in Unity. They will support clinical teams to progress from an awareness of Unity to an understanding of how it will work in reality.

If you still haven’t completed your Unity – it’s all about U checklist demonstrating 100 per cent compliance with the requirements for your role then please do so. Using the Play System and e-learning, as well as regularly practising your UniTeam competencies, will help to address any gaps in your knowledge.

There are 10 core competencies within UniTeam. Some teams may need all 10 but most are likely to require a selection that reflects how they will use Unity in their areas. Your team lead, in most cases the ward manager or department manager, will be able to clarify which ones are relevant to you.

Teams are expected to practise the relevant competencies at least five times using the Play System. The number of practices needs to be captured and entered into the form on Connect by the team lead.

During this week members of the Unity support team will continue to visit clinical areas to observe that your team can effectively carry out the competencies you have been practising. By the end of August all teams will have received feedback and will be ready for Unity to go live.

There are videos depicting the competencies on Connect to help your teams through the process. Please be aware that there’s plenty of other support, including standard operating procedures and quick reference guides, available too.

For more information about the UniTeam competencies, please contact the learning and development team on swbh.landd@nhs.net.