Florence
Nightingale
Foundation
Shine a light
Florence
The Florence Nightingale Foundation, along with NHS Southeast, are pleased to offer a bespoke leadership development programme for nurses, midwives and AHPs working in the South East Region within NHS settings.
This opportunity supports participants to explore and enhance their personal leadership attributes empowering them to innovate and lead change. Each nurse, midwife or AHP will lead a sustainability change project focused on maximising impact contributing to the ripple effect. Projects from last year’s inaugural programme included carbon-reduction and waste management initiatives that have resulted in greater use of reusables, reduction of clinical waste, and initiatives that de-carbonise patient pathways.
The programme offers a supportive learning space to develop leadership identity, capacity, and capability to influence organisational and patient outcomes at a local, systems, national and international level. Using principles of sustainable clinical practice delegates will develop projects aligned with Prevention, Patient Self-Care, Lean Service Delivery and Low Carbon Alternatives. The outcome of the programme will be an Elevator Pitch and Poster which will be presented at the celebration event.
The programme is delivered in partnership with a team of leadership development experts from the Eden Project, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) and FNF.
It takes place over nine days spread over nine months, and includes a two-day residential at the remarkable Eden Project in Cornwall, which takes place at the start of the programme.
The residential programme offers an immersive learning experience . Delegates will connect with nature and leave with the tools to influence and transform the sustainability agenda in their work setting, as well as a renewed sense of clarity, balance and motivation.
All programme sessions, as well as one night accommodation and meals in Cornwall are fully funded, with no payment required. However please note that travel expenses to and from Cornwall and to all other all face to face sessions are not included.
The programme was a finalist for the Nursing Times Workforce Awards in the Best Social Responsibility Programme and Rachael Brown, Infection Prevention Nurse at Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital, was awarded a Florence Nightingale Foundation Scholarship for her sustainable healthcare project that reduces the use of couch covers at Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital.
You can read more about the impact in the blog from previous participant Mauvena Rowe-Mason here.
DAY ONE
Welcome and Personality Preferences and Performance in Teams
Residential – Eden Project, Cornwall with Lucy Brown FNF, Pam Horton and Richard Good, Eden Project
The two-day residential is in a remarkable setting in Cornwall, offers an immersive learning experience to develop leadership identity, capacity, and capability and to take sustainable change back to your organisation.
Delegates will connect with nature and leave with the tools to influence and transform the sustainability agenda in their work setting, as well as a renewed sense of clarity, balance and motivation. Using the Myer Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) we will explore how personality preference influence personal leadership styles and how awareness can enable the promotion of high performing teams
DAY TWO
Sustainability in Quality Improvement Module
Residential – Eden Project, Cornwall with Lucy Brown
By the end of the workshop you will understand how to implement a ‘triple bottom line’ quality improvement project. This includes:
DAY THREE
Project Validation Check In Clinic
Virtual with Lucy Brown and Becky Thomas, FNF
DAY FOUR
Presentation of Self: Presence & Impact
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art – Face to Face in London
Practical approaches to developing confidence and clarity in the delivery of key messages for a range of audiences including the media.
DAYS FIVE AND SIX
Stepping into your Authority
Two-day programme – Virtual with FNF
Development of leadership attributes which enable influence from ward to board. Specific consideration will be given to exploring the sphere of your authority and leading upwards.
DAY SEVEN
Project Validation Check In Clinic
2 hours – Virtual with Lucy Brown and Becky Thomas, FNF
DAY EIGHT
Project Validation Check In Clinic
2 hours – Virtual with Lucy Brown and Becky Thomas, FNF
DAY NINE
Celebration Event
Face to Face in London
An opportunity to network showcase and celebrate the impact of your Quality Improvement Projects and Leadership Journey.
You will be supported to undertake a sustainability quality improvement project which will enable you to apply your learning to practice. The top projects will be selected to present at the celebration event.
You will also join the FNF alumni community and receive on going networking and leadership development opportunities through events, webinars, media engagement and policy thought leadership.
Applications open
Applications close
Welcome Day
Personality Preferences and Performance in Teams
Eden Project, Cornwall (residential day 1)
11:00-16:30
Sustainability in Quality Improvement Module
Eden Project, Cornwall (residential day 2)
10:00 -16:30
Stepping into Your Authority
Virtual – 2 days
09:30-16:30
Project Validation Check-in Clinic
Virtual
14.30 -16:30
Presentation of Self: Presence & Impact
Face to Face – London
9:30 -17:30
(One date will be allocated)
Project Validation Check-in Clinic
Virtual
14:30 -16:30
Project Validation Check-in Clinic
Virtual
09:30 -11:30
Hand in Quality Improvement Project- Elevator Pitch: 6 September 2024
12 noon
Poster: 13 September 2024
12 noon
The top 5 QI projects will be requested to present at the Celebration Event
Celebration Event
Face to Face – London
11:00 – 17:00
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.
The Leadership Development Programme is open to:
Please submit your application, including your Sustainability Quality Improvement idea, using the Apply Here box.
The application, shortlisting and selection processes will be administered by the Florence Nightingale Foundation.
What you will need to demonstrate in your application form and interview:
Upon application, you are required to upload the following information:
Please note before application: