Support Your Workforce
A four step journey to developing cross-cultural competence and comfort, improving patient safety and staff retention.
This programme aims 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.
“Social belonging is a fundamental human need, hardwired into our DNA. And yet, 40% of people say that they feel isolated at work, and the result has been lower organizational commitment and engagement.” Harvard Business Review, Dec 2019
Commissioner Feedback from the Inaugural Programme
“It was a wonderful opportunity to have colleagues from the Florence Nightingale Foundation join us at UHP to deliver the Culture of Togetherness Programme… I knew this would be of enormous value to our staff at University Hospitals Plymouth. Our Trust Board has signed up to the NHS England Safe Learning Environment Charter, which illustrates 10 pillars all related to psychological safety, wrapped by two golden threads: Patient Safety and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. The Culture of Togetherness programme covers psychological safety, power and belonging and cultural intelligence, all topics critical to building inclusive, safe and compassionate care based on collaborative working in safe learning environments. Thank you to Peter and the FNF Team.”
Timothy Murray – Deputy Head of Education
Department of Professional Healthcare Education
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Programme Detail
Session 1: Psychological Safety (in person – full day)
- What it is and why it matters.
- The 4 stages of Psychological Safety. (T. Clark)
- Evaluate what is working in the organisation, across the MDT.
- Practical steps for improving psychological safety in the organisation.
Session 2: Power and Belonging (in person – full day)
- Understanding personal privilege and its impact.
- 7 types of power and their use or abuse (French & Raven)
- 3 factors to develop a deep sense of belonging. (Covey)
- Agreeing key ways to improve belonging & representation.
Session 3: Cultural Intelligence (in person – full day)
- Understand & articulate cultural dimensions for key cultures. (G. Hofstede)
- 3 factors to develop cultural intelligence.
- Conversations around cultural practice that are different, difficult or deadly. (E. Meyer)
- Explain key phrases and pronunciations from main cultures in the organisation.
Sessions 4 & 5: Next Steps Commitment (virtual, two x half days)
- Creation of a multi-cultural buddy system.
- Cross-cultural collaboration charter.
- Ideation and agreement of future events to continue embedding a culture of togetherness.
- 3-month follow-up conversation with key stakeholders.
Methodology
5 sessions in total. Sessions 1 – 3, in-person, full-day, every 2 weeks. Next Steps Commitment – 2 x half-day sessions – virtual.
The expectation is that this is done with a culturally diverse group of nurses and midwives, up to 30 per cohort.
MDT approach with our sessions:
- Mindset – we look to challenge existing beliefs, narratives, thought patterns that influence behaviours.
- Discovery – rather than just lecturing, we facilitate guided conversation and debate,leading to self-discovery, which raises impact.
- Tools – we provide practical, easy-to-apply and remember tools for them to implement immediately.
Programme facilitator
Peter Roxburgh
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To book places (minimum 20) or to find out more please email us.
Find out more
Read our blog, written by Peter Roxburgh, where he talks about the impact of the inaugural programme which took place in 2025.