The "In-Reach" Project: A New Nurse Role for Care of People With Long-Term Conditions

This qualitative, evaluative report explores the first 7 months of an innovative project to consider new ways of working to effectively manage individuals with long-term conditions. Through semi-structured interviews, the report explores the experiences of nurse managers in a new initiative known as the "in-reach" project. In this initiative, four nurse managers employed four nurses in four new rotational posts. The focus of this project was to examine the way in which the managers discharged their responsibilities in overseeing the development of this new job rotation scheme. Job rotation allows opportunities for training and is excellent preparation for a future management role. 1-4 In order for job rotation to be successful, however, managers must support staff through the variety of roles they must adopt. 5 It is important to assess whether this was achieved in the in-reach project.