Nurses in Management and Leadership Forum

We recognise that all RCN members will need to develop management and leadership qualities throughout their career, regardless of whether they occupy formal management or leadership positions.

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Applications have now opened to appoint members to 32 RCN Forum Steering Committees. You can find out more about the opportunity before clicking through to complete your online application. Please note both the appointments information page and the application page are behind the member login, in line with all of our election and appointment pages.

Applications close at 4.30pm on Friday 22 July 2022.

Our work

Discover what we're working on now and what we're planning for the future

Meet the team

Find out more about our committee members and the forum professional lead

Valuing Forums: Nurses in management and leadership

Events

Read more about upcoming related conferences, workshops and study days hosted by the RCN and other organisations

Consultations

We welcome your views. Have your say on the latest consultations

Library subject guide

Discover key leadership information resources including books, reports and journal articles

Nurses in Management and Leadership articles

Check out the latest nurses in management and leadership articles

COVID-19 and vaccination FAQs

Related news

The latest RCN nursing management and leadership updates

Blogs

Read the latest views on nursing management and leadership related issues

Nursing careers resource

Read about the varying roles that you can enjoy throughout your health career

Further resources

Embrace your inner leadership. A downloadable poster offering advice on five ways to embrace your inner leader.
Leadership in health care services - This review from the King's Fund provides an insight into how leadership works.
Organisational culture and patient safety - Recent studies of organisational culture and patient safety emphasise the role of senior leadership.
Career ideas and inspiration - Considering a role within leadership? It’s not only about having line management responsibilities; you can act as a role model by exhibiting excellent values and behaviours, inspiring others, leading on change and implementing best practice.
Leadership skills - How to demonstrate leadership skills within your career.
Supporting nurses to lead from day one of registration - In this presentation from the RCN 2019 Education Forum conference, Kate Wells-McCullock discusses leadership styles, and skills and competencies that will support the nurse in working effectively as a leader or manager.