Mary Seacole Leadership Development Programme
The Florence Nightingale Foundation is pleased to partner with Health Education England (HEE) and 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 Minority Ethnic communities.
This bespoke development programme will involve undertaking a quality improvement project which focuses on enhancing the experience of people from ethnic minorities accessing health services through addressing health inequalities.
The project will be implemented over 6 months and supported by the following leadership development elements:
- Personality preferences and understanding of self.
- Quality improvement principles and practice.
- Negotiating and Influencing.
- Skills for demonstrating value and impact through communicating outcomes and report writing
- Development of “Presence & Impact” through experiential learning provided by Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
- Mentorship throughout the programme to enhance the development and networking opportunities associated with the project
- A celebration event to showcase the experience and impact of quality improvement projects
Partners
Benefits
- Demonstrate enhanced awareness of how personality preferences influence personal effectiveness and performance in teams.
- Identify and critically appraise opportunities to influence through personal and collective authority.
- Develop strategies to express self in a manner which communicates presence, enables influence and has impact.
- Explore personal resilience and develop tools for staying effective under pressure.
- Develop own personal approach to leadership – exploring values, biases, blind spots, and attitude to diversity.
- Formulate and put into practice plans which contribute to improved outcomes for people from ethnic minorities underpinned by evidence and quality improvement methodology.
Benefits for Employer
- Retention of staff through investment in development and valuing individual contribution
- Positive and empowering impact on team working and staff engagement
- Completion of a Quality Improvement project which addresses health inequalities
- Enhanced reputation of employing organisation
Eligibility Criteria
- NMC registered nurse, midwife or health visitor.
- Working in NHS or NHS commissioned services in England.
- NHS Agenda for Change bands 7 and 8a or equivalent.
| Criteria | Identified On |
|---|---|
| A current registration with NMC. | Application Form |
| The outcomes of the proposed project must be designed to address inequalities in access to health services including people from ethnic minority backgrounds. | Application Form |
| The project must be delivered within a maximum period of 9 months. | Application Form |
| The application must provide a proposal that sets out achievable objectives, methods, outcomes and timescales. | Application Form |
| A supporting reference for the application. | Application Form |
Key Dates For Applications
26 October 2022
2 December 2022
5 December 2022
Shortlisting begins
19 December 2022
Successful applicants notified during this week
Information for Applying Online
When applying, you are required to upload the following information:
- A copy of your NMC registration documentation
- Signed supporting reference from a senior sponsor who is able to support you to attend the programme and undertake the project. 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.
- Download Senior Sponsor Nominator Form
Important Notes
Please note the following:
- Incomplete applications will not be accepted
- Applications without Senior Sponsor Nominator Form will not be accepted
- The Quality Improvement Project must focus on inequalities in healthcare
Programme Dates
23 February 2023
Welcome Day (Virtual)
1 March 2023
Quality Improvement (Virtual)
14 & 15 March 2023
RADA (Face-to-Face)
TBC April 2023
Negotiating and Influencing (Virtual)
TBC May 2023
Writing for Publication (Virtual)
TBC
Celebration Event (Face-to-Face)
Programme Details
"Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale were both pioneers in all that they achieved. This partnership will continue their work, their legacies, together."