Kia Ora - I’d love to hear from any nurses who have transitioned to digital health roles, and how they’re maintaining APC. I achieved PDRP in my previous role in November, so I am OK for now, but wanting to plan ahead…
My new role is working on enhancements to our digital systems, which are used to deliver clinical care. I support clinical practice in ways which I am sure would meet NZNC competencies, but wonder how to record this. My role is in a non-clinical team, so my job description doesn’t reflect the clinical analysis and support I am doing very clearly. I am wondering if it would be OK to say that in my 40 hour week, I spend 10 hours supporting clinical practice. I’m very familiar with the competencies, so feel I could confidently verify this.
Or would it be better to keep an actual record of every interaction that fits this? It would be a laborious process!
I’m keen to hear from anyone else who may have worked through this challenge. 
A call to the Nursing Council should sort this out Juliet. Laborious recording means laborious reading when it comes to registering for your next APC. Best to find out from the Council what they’re look for. I suspect that if you’re using your nursing competencies for a direct clinical impact, you’ll qualify.
Others can give you the detail on how to record it.
All the best! We all deserve a job that gives us joy.
Hi Juliet,
When I first moved into my digital health role I wondered the same thing,
I fired off an email to nursing council and they said just what Karen suggested,
The main thing they look for is that you can still meet each of the nursing council competencies within your current role. And all I needed to do was give examples of how in my current role I would meet each competency.
Along with making sure I meet the PD hours, and that if I didn’t have a clinical manager that I sought out supervision with a clinician (which in our kind of roles is a good idea anyway so we are not the sole clinical decision maker 
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