18 | Nursing in Practice | Winter 2022
LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP
Nursing leadership in an ICB
With integrated care boards establishing themselves as central to healthcare provision , ICB director of nursing Tricia D ’ Orsi tells Katherine Price how there could be an opportunity for nurses to be at the forefront of their development
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Tricia D ’ Orsi is in her first few months as director of nursing at NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board , at what is a pivotal time for ICBs and integrated care systems ( ICSs ).
Ms D ’ Orsi brings to the role a decade of experience as chief nurse for two different clinical commissioning groups in the region , and two years as alliance director at Mid and South Essex Health and Care Partnership . But she was keen to get back to her ‘ nursing roots ’.
What can nurses expect
Q from ICBs ? AICBs are all about collaboration , building on what is already there in the integrated space . There isn ’ t a blueprint , it ’ s about working with your local stakeholders and partners to find the best way of working in your area . I ’ m working to ensure we have a new mental health transformation plan to support people across the system rather than just focusing on secondary care services .
Another huge challenge for us is the number of people who are turning away from domiciliary care roles . We ’ re working with our local authority partners on what we can do to encourage to people come into that profession .
How do we make Norfolk and Waveney an attractive destination for nurses ? And how can we work as anchor institutions to grow our own staff and look at career frameworks to encourage people into healthcare and also into social care professions ?
How are you finding your
Q new role ? ’ m loving being back in the nursing family . From an
AI ICB and ICS perspective , one fantastic development
is the new relationship with the voluntary sector . Now we have a board member from the sector , they ’ re at the table . There are many wonderful volunteers out there , very skilled people who can help support individuals and empower them to remain in their own homes . I ’ m really pleased to see the existing relationships already in Norfolk and Waveney , but how we can build on those at pace ?
And we need to move away from a task-focused service to a more holistic provision , and practice nurses can drive that forward . They know their families , they know the rising risks . They are very sighted on a number of challenges that people are facing .