The Florence Nightingale Foundation is pleased to partner with The Mary Seacole Trust to provide a leadership development opportunity to nurses, midwives and health visitors who are working to improve health inequalities, particularly in global majority communities.
This programme is open to all nurses and midwives from a global majority background working within the NHS and independent providers who are contracted to provide NHS services.
Funded by NHS England, this bespoke development programme will involve undertaking a leadership development programme, which includes a quality improvement (QI) project. The project will focus on enhancing the experience of people from global majority communities accessing health services through addressing health inequalities. Participants will also be allocated a mentor for support and guidance.
Mary Seacole was a British-Jamaican nurse and businesswoman who set up the British Hotel behind the lines during the Crimean War. She displayed compassion, skill and bravery while nursing soldiers during the Crimean War. The programme is intended to celebrate the life of Mary Seacole while underpinning the values by which she lived and worked.
PLEASE NOTE: Places are fully funded by NHS England, however participants will need to fund their own travel to any face-to-face sessions. The programme will consists of two cohorts, and will be implemented in seven days over nine months (with additional days for the QI project) supported by the following leadership development elements:
Read some of the feedback from previous programme participants here.
‘The Mary Seacole Trust are so incredibly proud to be a partner in delivering this wonderfully inspirational programme. It is a pleasure to hear from nurses and midwives who are not just dedicated to self-development and becoming future leaders; they are also change-makers.’ Trevor Sterling, Chair of the Trustees, Mary Seacole Trust
Each of the Mary Seacole Leadership programme participants is allocated a mentor for support and guidance throughout the 9-month programme. FNF asks the programme participant to arrange an initial meeting with their mentor to identify their personal development plan and project objectives, timelines, methods and plans for sustainability and spread.
The mentor may make further suggestions for development and broker introductions that would be useful for the programme participant to make contact with. It should be noted that there is no additional funding for the cost of the project or travel expenses for either the mentor or programme participant.
We ask the mentor to meet with the programme participant bi-monthly for the duration of the programme. This enables the mentor to check and evaluate progress and provide ongoing advice and support.
Once you have completed the programme you will join the FNF alumni community and receive ongoing networking and leadership development opportunities through events, webinars, media engagement and policy thought leadership.
5 July 2023
9 October 2023
Cohort One – 27 February 2024
Cohort Two – 4 April 2024
(Virtual)
Utilising Myer Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) we will explore how personality preference influences personal leadership styles and how awareness can enable the promotion of high performing teams.
Cohort One – 29 February 2024
Cohort Two – 5 April 2024
In preparation for your Quality Improvement (QI) project: an introduction to QI including approaches to leading change management and measuring impact.
Cohort One – 8/9 April 2024
Cohort Two – 1/2 May 2024
Practical approaches to developing confidence and clarity in the delivery of key messages for a range of audiences including the media and senior stakeholders.
**London venue. Travel and any accommodation are not funded.
Cohort One – 7/8 May 2024
Cohort Two – 11/12 June 2024
Development of leadership attributes which enable influence from ward to board. Specific consideration will be given to exploring the leader’s sphere of authority in relation to systems leadership and leading upwards.
** London venue. Travel not funded. Accommodation (one night) will be funded.
Online module followed by an interactive live Zoom session on one of the dates below. To include: your preferred approach to writing and practically planning to integrate this into your work pattern; the point and purpose of peer review; some of the barriers and setbacks you are pre-empting or have experienced.
Cohort One – 17/19/24/26 June 2024
Cohort Two – 10/11/17/18 July 2024
Cohort One – 8 September 2024
Cohort Two – 24 November 2024
Cohorts One and Two – 23 January 2025
**London venue. Travel and any accommodation are not funded.
The application, shortlisting and selection processes will be administered nationally by the Florence Nightingale Foundation. Application form link here.
What you will need to demonstrate in your application:
When applying, you are required to upload the following information:
Programme places are fully funded however any associated travel or accommodation must be covered by your employing organisation. Signing of the senior sponsor form is acknowledgement of this statement.
Please note the following:
Participants report the “life changing” leadership experience and its professional and personal impact. Participants report feeling more confident to speak out and influence improvements in patient care and health outcomes.