Nursing and midwifery leadership development programmes for England
The NHS Leadership Academy is investing over £46 million in core programmes mapping to foundation, mid and executive level leadership development. Two of these programmes are for nurses and midwives: one for front line leaders and the other for senior nursing and midwifery leaders. Both free-of charge programmes are open to nurses and midwives working in the NHS; social care; and the voluntary and independent sector where care is funded by the NHS.
A range of senior stakeholders, including the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Midwives, helped to develop these programmes.
Front line leadership programme is for staff operating at AfC Bands 6 to 7 with a leadership responsibility. Cohorts 1 and 2 are full, bookings for cohorts 3 to 5 are open and the dates for these are:
- Cohort 3 from 10 to 12 June 2013, with a follow up day on 5 September 2013
- Cohort 4 from 24 to 26 June 2013, with a follow up day on 12 September 2013
- Cohort 5 from 22 to 24 July 2013, with a follow up day on 2 October 2013
Senior operational leaders programme is open to nursing and midwifery staff operating at AfC Band 8 or for people aspiring to a nurse director role. Cohorts 1 and 2 are full, bookings for cohorts 3 to 5 are open and the dates for these are:
- Cohort 3 from 13 to 16 May 2013, with a follow up day on 6 September 2013
- Cohort 4 from 15 to 18 July 2013, with a follow up day on 8 November 2013
- Cohort 5 from 7 to 10 October 2013, with a follow up day on 21 February 2014
To apply, contact the local delivery partners in each region, which are:
London, email Mark.Humble@london.nhs.uk
South East, email KMoody@kssleadership.org.uk
South Central, email Maggie.Woods@tvwleadershipacademy.nhs.uk
South West, email Aden.Watkins@southwest.nhs.uk
East of England, email KBloomfield@nhs.net
West Midlands, email Lynne.Bowers@westmidlands.nhs.uk
East Midlands, email Lyndsay.Short-EMA@nottshc.nhs.uk
North East, email Sarah.Knowles@cddft.nhs.uk
Yorkshire and Humber, email John.Hunter@yh.hee.nhs.uk
North West, email Kay.Worsley-cox@nwacademy.nhs.uk
To contact the programme email nurseleadership@leadershipacademy.nhs.uk
Website: NHS Leadership Academy nursing and midwifery leadership development programmes