Our leadership programmes have been described as ‘transformational’ – and with good reason. We work with nurses and midwives at every level of their career, with courses specifically tailored for different groups or subject areas.
Through our facilitated learning, our courses will help you strengthen your ability to lead and influence. On completion of the programme all participants will join the FNF alumni community and receive on going networking and leadership development opportunities through events, webinars, media engagement and policy thought leadership.
Find out more about our leadership programmes which are open for individual bookings or applications, below.
You can also find out more about our leadership programmes which are open for commissions for a group of your workforce together, here.
We have created a set of Frequently Asked Questions which will hopefully help if you have any questions. You can find the FAQs here.
Leading, Creating and Sustaining Safe Cultures of Care – Residential
- Recognise the critical role of leadership in promoting and maintaining a culture of safety.
- Acquire skills to effectively lead safety initiatives, including communication, decision-making, and team building.
- Understand how to emphasise learning from errors to drive continuous improvement.
- Develop confidence to speak up, even in difficult or high-pressure situations.
- Learn about the concept of psychological safety and its importance in enabling individuals to voice their concerns without fear of negative consequences
Programme dates: 2-4 December 2025
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Open to: Nurses and midwives working at Agenda for Change Band 7 or above wanting to better establish, nurture, and maintain a robust culture of safety within their teams / organisation
Location: London (residential)
Cost: £2,495. (FNF Academy member discount available). Places can be self-funded or funded by the employer (CPD budget).
Established Clinical Leaders Programme
- Aimed at nurses and midwives working across all four nations and all sectors
- The programme hopes to enable participants to further develop their individual and collective leadership identity, creating a close network and sense of belonging.
- The programme will equip established leaders with the skills and knowledge to meet the demands of modern health and social care leadership
Programme dates: November 2025 – March 2026
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Open to: Nurses and midwives working in patient facing roles at Agenda for Change Band 7 to 8a or equivalent
Location: Virtual live sessions. Final F2F event (London)
Cost: £2,595 (FNF Academy member discount available). Places can be self-funded or funded by the employer (CPD budget)
Emerging Clinical Leaders Programme
- Aimed at nurses and midwives working post-preceptorship in patient-facing roles across all four nations and all sectors
- The programme hopes to enable participants to develop their individual and collective leadership identity, creating a close network and sense of belonging.
- The programme will equip emerging leaders with the skills and knowledge to meet the demands of modern health and social care leadership
Programme dates: May 2026 – March 2027
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Open to: Nurses and midwives working at Agenda for Change Band 5 to 6 or equivalent
Location: Virtual live sessions. Final F2F event (London)
Cost: £2,595 (FNF Academy member discount available). Places can be self-funded or funded by the employer (CPD budget)
Windrush Leadership Programme
- Clearer identification of personal leadership style and greater self-presence and personal impact.
- Deeper understanding of the impact of self on others.
- Improved confidence in speaking up and ability to understand and lead improvement.
- An improvement/change project focusing on health inequalities.
Programme dates: April-Oct 2026 OR June-Nov 2026
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Open to: Nurses and midwives from minority ethnic backgrounds working within NHS England, min 2-years post qualification
Location: Virtual and London
Cost: Funded by NHS England (apart from travel or associated costs such as overnight accommodation)
The Leadership Scholarship Programme 2026-27
- A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop your nursing or midwifery career whilst improving clinical and health outcomes
- Various development programmes and bespoke opportunities
- Continuous improvement project
- Experienced mentor allocated
Applications open: 25 September – 4 November 2025
Programme dates: May 2026 – October 2027
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Open to: Nurses and midwives Band 7 and above
Location: Virtual and London
Cost: Funded (apart from travel and some accommodation): employer contribution required
Aspiring Digital Healthcare Leadership Programme – Residential
- Aimed at professionals at any stage of their career who are taking their first steps on a digital career path and have aspirations to influence digital transformation.
- A three day residential programme, delivered by CHIME International, offers a supportive learning environment to develop leadership identity, capacity, and capability.
- Leave with the tools to influence organisational and patient outcomes at a local, systems, national and international level of health and social care delivery through digital transformation.
Programme dates: Autumn 2025 dates NOW FULL – look out for future dates
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Open to: Aspiring digital career nurses and midwives
Location: tbc
Cost: £2,995. Places can be self-funded or funded by the employer (CPD budget).
