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NHSEI Children’s and Young Persons’ Nurses Leadership Programme
- Opens: Closed
- Closes: 20th May 2022
- Interviews: 27th May 2022 at The Royal College of Obstretics and Gynaecology Offices, 10-12 Union Street, London
- Participants informed of outcome: 1st June 2022
Overview
The Florence Nightingale Foundation along with NHSE/I are pleased to offer a leadership programme to Children’s and Young Persons’ Nurses working at 8C and above.
This exciting opportunity will enable you to explore and enhance your personal leadership attributes, develop your political acumen, and enhance your influence.
This 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 of healthcare delivery.
The Leadership programme will be undertaken over 6 months. You will be supported to undertake an 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 join the FNF alumni community and receive ongoing networking and leadership development opportunities through events, webinars, media engagement and policy thought leadership.
Programme Dates
15 September 2022
Personality Preferences & Performance in Teams/Principles and Practice of Quality Improvement (Face to Face London)
TBC October 2022
Stepping into your Authority (Face to Face London)
TBC November 2022
Presentation of Self: Presence & Impact (Face to Face London)
January - February 2023
Introduction to Co–consulting (online course self-directed) and Action learning sets (Virtual)
TBC February 2023
Political Acumen (Face to Face London)
TBC March 2023
Hand in of Quality Improvement Project
The top 5 QIPs will be presented at the celebration event
27 April 2023
Celebration event (Face to Face London)
Benefits
Be part of a 'Life-changing' Experience
Scholars report the “life changing” scholarship experience and its professional and personal impact. Scholars report feeling more confident to speak out and influence improvements in patient care and health outcomes.
- Greater understanding of personal leadership style
- Improved sense of equal treatment by peers and managers
- Improved satisfaction in working experience
- Improved satisfaction with career progression opportunities
- Increased self-presence and personal impact
- Increased understanding on the impact of self on others
- Increased confidence in speaking authoritatively
- Greater self-awareness, political and emotional intelligence
- Greater confidence to influence practice
- Impact positively on personal development
- Lead with greater presence
- Improved patient and health outcomes
eligibility criteriaThe Programme is for Children’s and Young Persons' Nurses working at 8C and above
Programme structure
- Day 1 Personality Preferences and Performance in Teams (Morning) Utilising 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. Principles and Practice of Quality Improvement (Afternoon) An introduction to QI including approaches to leading change management and measuring impact.
- Day 2 Presentation of Self: Presence & Impact (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts Face to Face) Practical approaches to developing confidence and clarity in the delivery of key messages for a range of audiences including the media.
- Days 3+4 Stepping into your Authority (King's Fund two2-day programme Face to Face) 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 5 Political Acumen (Eden and Partners Face to Face) Understanding individual and collective 'political' influence both within and outside the organisation. Developing greater political astuteness around how national health policy is developed Interactions and relationships between the civil service, arms-length bodies, and Ministers, and how/where you could have influence.
- Days 6+7 Introduction to co-consulting and action learning sets with executive coaches (Virtual). An online module focused on the use of coaching skills to provide on-going reflective learning with a view to enabling high support high challenge within teams.
- Celebration event (Face to Face). An opportunity to network showcase and celebrate the impact of your Quality Improvement Projects and Leadership Journey.
Senior Sponsor Form
Application Process
The application, shortlisting and selection processes will be administered nationally by the Florence Nightingale Foundation with HEE representation at shortlisting and interview.
What you will need to demonstrate in your application form and interview:
- How you will use the programme to work with others, learn from, and share experiences
- How the programme will support your personal development plan (PDP)
- How you will use the experience to improve patient and health outcomes
- Your aspirations to develop as a leader
- Support from your line manager and Chief Nurse to enable you to attend all learning sessions/opportunities as part of this programme
Upon application, you are required to upload the following information:
- Personal, employment and education information
- A copy of your NMC registration documentation
- An electronic photo of yourself (head and shoulders in high resolution)
- A completed nominator referral form (completed by your line manager and Chief Nurse) with authorisation to join the programme
- Completed terms and conditions
Please note before application:
- Applications that do not demonstrate commitment to the profession, improving patient and health outcomes, commitment to the Florence Nightingale Foundation Alumni will not be considered
- Incomplete applications will not be accepted
- Applications without line manager or Chief Nurse support will not be accepted