If you attempt to submit this form but do not receive an acknowledgement email, please contact us immediately on elections@rcn.org.uk so we can confirm whether your submission has been received.

Incomplete forms (including failure to provide eligible nominators) and forms submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.

Part one: Your details

Part two: Details of your nominators

We will contact your nominators to ask them to confirm their support of your nomination. Please ask them to look out for our email.

More details of who can be a nominator can be found at the top of this form.

First nominator

Second nominator

Part three: Your election statement

Please demonstrate how your qualities and experience will help you fulfil your role if elected. Candidates may submit their statements in Scottish Gaelic or Welsh but an English translation of their statement is also required. The 250 word limit applies to the English version of the candidate statement. The Scottish Gaelic/Welsh version should be an exact translation which may, therefore, be greater or fewer words.

Council is the governing body of the RCN, and works with the RCN’s Executive Team to provide strategic leadership, direction and oversight to the RCN. Council is responsible for making major decisions, setting policies, and ensuring the long-term success of the RCN for the benefit of its members.

Part four: Your CV

Once you have submitted this form, please also email your CV to elections@rcn.org.uk stating your name and the role you are going for election to.

Please remove any personal data from your CV, including addresses, email addresses and phone numbers.

Part five: Declaration

Eligibility criteria for our roles can be found at the top of this form. Please tick the box to confirm you meet the criteria for the role you are applying for.

Part six: Declaration of interests

You must disclose in advance of submitting your nomination any potential conflicts and actual or perceived conflicts of interest (including those that are not referred to below).

Please declare the following:

• posts held in the course of employment or practice
• consultancies, directorships or advisory positions in the field of health or social care or in a business with which the RCN might do business
• a position of authority in a charity or voluntary organisation in the field of health and social care
• any public appointments
• membership/Fellowship of other professional bodies and/or specialist societies
• membership of or affiliation to a political party
• any association with other organisations (including other Trade Unions) or individuals which may have an interest or influence in the College’s work.

If any of these represent a conflict under Section 2 of the eligibility criteria in the election procedure you will not be permitted to stand in the election.

Diversity and monitoring information

The RCN is proud of the diversity of the UK’s nursing workforce and our membership. It is important to us that nominations are encouraged from under-represented groups in our governance structures including those who identify as women, members of the Global Majority, LGBTQ+ community and those with a disability.

Providing your ethnicity helps us ensure that our services are meeting the needs of every one of our members. This information will be treated in the strictest confidence and will only be used to evaluate membership trends.

Your nomination will be stored in line with the RCN’s data retention policy.

By providing us with the name and contact details of your nominators, you confirm that they have provided consent to be contacted in relation to this nomination.

The contact details you provide us with are only used in relation to this election. They will not be used to update your RCN membership records unless you instruct us to do so.