Support Your Teams
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 your organisation or region.
Our courses will help your workforce strengthen their ability to lead and influence. Participants gain greater self-awareness, political acumen and emotional intelligence, enabling them to work more effectively and constructively with others.
We can offer face-to-face or online programmes: often a blend of both. A full evaluation of the programme will be undertaken, and a report will be provided to the funder which measures both the experience and influence of the programme.
See a sample core leadership programme (three days or six days) below.
We also offer bespoke programmes which focus on the areas most needed to develop the healthcare systems of today and of the future.
Core Programme for Group Bookings/Commissions: Option 1
Developing Self to Lead (3 consecutive days)
Personality Preferences and Performance in Teams
Utilising Myer Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) participants will explore how personality preferences influence personal leadership styles and how awareness can enable the promotion of high performing teams.
Personal Presence & Impact
Practical approaches to developing confidence and clarity in the delivery of key messages for a range of audiences.
Next Steps as Authentic Leaders
Participants critically consider the principles of authentic leadership, paying attention to how we respond under pressure and support teams through crisis.
Core Programme for Group Bookings/Commissions: Option 2
Stepping Into Your Authority and Influencing Change (6 days staggered over 6 months plus 6 days for a QI project)
All of the content from option 1 above plus:
Leadership and Influence
A more in-depth session to that in our three-day programme. Participants learn to build a learning community and a robust network of peer support throughout the programme and beyond. They define and articulate a leadership signature underpinned by unique values, motivations, and a commitment to self-awareness. They critically explore the nature of power and its relevance to the professions and healthcare context, and then apply methods of engaging others to influence change and forge engagement.
Principles and Practice of Quality Improvement
An introduction to QI including approaches to leading change management and measuring impact.
Change project
Participants are asked to implement a change project aligned with the partner’s strategic and organisational objectives. (We recommend that participants are given six days of protected time in addition to the programme days). This can be presented as a poster or “elevator pitch” which is shown at the celebration event and highlights the impact of their learning.
Award Ceremony
To celebrate participants’ success and showcase their learning and the impact of their change projects.
Leading, Creating and Sustaining Safe Cultures of Care
- 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.
- Learn how to foster a blame-free environment that encourages reporting of errors and near misses.
- 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
Applications open: Open for commissions
Programme dates: To be agreed together
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Open to: Any organisation wanting to better establish, nurture, and maintain a robust culture of safety within their teams / organisation
Location: Get in touch to discuss
Cost: Get in touch to discuss your needs
A Culture of Togetherness
- Psychological Safety
- Power and Belonging
- Cultural intelligence
- Next steps and commitments
Applications open: Open for commissions
Programme dates: To be agreed together
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Open to: Any organisation wanting to create an environment within which nurses and midwife leaders from any cultural background and ethnicity know that they are valued, supported and can bring their whole best selves to the organisation and therefore their patients.
Location: Within your organsiation
Cost: Get in touch to discuss you needs
IENM Online Leadership Programme (Commissions)
- Supporting and developing IENMs leadership potential.
- Participants will get the chance to develop your own authentic leadership style and to enhance your skills; enabling you to improve your service and boost your career opportunities.
- 30-40 hours of self-directed study over four months with four interactive facilitated webinar sessions.
Applications open: Open for commissions (20 places minimum per booking)
Programme dates: March-June 2026 or Oct-Jan 2026/27
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Open to: Internationally educated nurses and midwives, in the NHS, social care or private healthcare
Location: Online
Cost: £350.00 per person
Early Career Nurses and Midwives Online Leadership Programme (Commissions)
- An opportunity for early career nurses and midwives, whether in the NHS, social care or private healthcare, to join our interactive online leadership programme.
- A tailored leadership training and mentorship through this FNF online programme, we empower early career nurses and midwives to navigate the complexities of modern healthcare delivery.
- Develop your own authentic leadership style and enhance your skills; enabling you to improve your service and boost your career opportunities.
Applications open: Open for commissions (20 places minimum per booking)
Programme dates: Sept-Nov 2025
More information
Open to: Early Career Nurses and Midwives in the NHS, social care or private healthcare
Location: Online
Cost: £350.00 per person
Next Steps
If you would like more information about how to commission an FNF Leadership Development Programme for your nursing or midwifery workforce, please email us and we will be more than happy to arrange a personalised conversation with a member of our senior nursing team.
