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A three day leadership programme for aspiring digital career nurses, midwives and AHPs

The Florence Nightingale Foundation is offering a residential leadership programme for aspiring digital career nurses, midwives and AHPs. It’s aimed at professionals at any stage of their career who are taking their first steps on a digital career path and have aspirations to influence digital transformation.

The three day residential programme offers a supportive learning environment to develop leadership identity, capacity, and capability. Delegates will leave with the tools to influence organisational and patient outcomes at a local, systems, national and international level of health and social care delivery through digital transformation.

The programme is delivered in partnership with CHIME and will enable participants to:

  • Explore, define and develop their unique approach to leadership within digital transformation.
  • Understand career journeys and opportunities and prepare for future leadership positions which offer them the opportunity to exercise their knowledge and influence at a systems level.
  • Explore their role in maintaining the art of healthcare whilst embedding digital solutions into practice.
  • Develop skills in educating and engaging the wider healthcare workforce, whilst reiterating the need to retain clinical judgement and decision making by not becoming dependent on the technology or detached from the art of patient care.
  • Network with, and learn from, others about different digital-related challenges and solutions.
  • Work with colleagues and teams to support a culture where digital healthcare becomes ‘business as usual’.

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.

Sponsored Places

Limited sponsored places are available for those working at a System C approved organisation. Please indicate on the application form if you wish to be considered for one of these.

Location

The February 2025 programme will be in Liverpool (other locations may be available for future programmes).

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The course has given me insight, not only into the digital world and how we can influence digital pathways and embrace digital solutions for patients and the workforce, but it has also given us a lot of holistic understanding about our presence, our impact and us as leaders in the field of healthcare.

Alafiya Sachak, Aspiring Digital Leadership Programme alumna

Programme Structure

The Leadership programme will be undertaken over three days and includes:

 

Day 1

Personality Preferences and Performance in Teams

Introduction to the Florence Nightingale Foundation and developing the cohort learning community. 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.

 

Day 2

Personal Impact and Influence

Practical approaches to developing confidence and clarity in the delivery of key messages for a range of audiences including the media.

 

Day 3

Leading Digital Transformation (Delivered by Jane Dwelly Vice President CHIME)

Explore your role in leading digital transformation and consider next steps in your personal and professional development.

 

You will join the FNF alumni community and receive ongoing networking and leadership development opportunities through events, webinars, media engagement and policy thought leadership.

Next programme date

The next programme will run in February 2025 – exact dates tbc.

Cost

The three-day residential programme costs £3,000 (tbc) per delegate including full catering and two nights hotel accommodation.

Delegates will need to fund their own transportation to and from the venue.

Places can be self-funded or funded by the employer (CPD budget).

If you have any questions please contact us.

Application Process

What you will need to demonstrate in your application form:

  • 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 to enable you to attend this programme.

Upon application, you are required to upload the following information:

  • Personal, employment and education information.
  • A copy of your Professional registration documentation.
  • An electronic photo of yourself (head and shoulders in high resolution).
  • A completed senior sponsor form (click here to open this form – completed by your line manager) with authorisation to join the programme.

Please note before application:

  • Applications that do not demonstrate commitment to the profession, improving patient and health outcomes, will not be considered.
  • Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
  • Applications without line manager support will not be accepted.
  • If your application is successful then payment will be required before starting the programme.

If you have any questions please contact us.

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Digital is everywhere in nursing. I’m a cancer nurse specialist and now a digital champion in my hospital. I’m the manager for patient-initiated follow-up of cancer patients. We can see real benefits to the patients of this digital protocolised cancer surveillance.

Claire Marsh, Aspiring Digital Leadership Programme alumna

Apply here

Applications for the February 2025 dates will open soon.

Click here to join the waitlist for this and future programmes.