The Nana Quawson Public Health Leadership award

NOW RECRUITING: Public Health England Chief Nurse Directorate – The Nana Quawson Public Health Leadership award of up to £11,000

This award remembers the dedication, passion and drive of Nana Quawson (1972-2016), a valued colleague and school nurse who sadly passed away last year.

Are you a current registered health visitor or school nurse, professional leader or future leader for public health nurses working with children, young people and families? Would you like to take your career as a public health nurse (SCPHN, registered on part 3 NMC) to the next level and be supported to realize your true potential? Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of children, young people and families through public health?

The Chief Nursing Directorate at PHE and the Florence Nightingale Foundation are offering a bespoke scholarship to an individual from a registered health visitor or school nurse background who wants to become a strong leader with the skills and self-confidence to contribute positively and make a tangible difference to the outcomes for children, young people and families.

Recipients of the PHE Chief Nursing Directorate – Nana Quawson Award for Public Health (CYP) Leadership Scholarship must be registered on part 3 of the NMC register.

Applications close by Thursday 30 November

How to apply

Please download an application form from the Florence Nightingale Foundation website (see link below) and then send your application by Thursday 30 November with all parts completed and required references and letter of support by email to The Foundation: [email protected]

For further details and how to apply

iHV leadership conference – now accredited

We are delighted to confirm that our leadership conference, “Making a difference through leadership” being held in London on Tuesday, 5 December 2017, is accredited – all delegates will receive 5 CPD points for their attendance.

‘Making a difference through leadership’ is a high quality leadership-focused accredited conference which aims to inspire and motivate health visitor leaders, making it perfect for health visitors, iHV Fellows, service leads and public health commissioners.

We have a full programme with leading speakers and experts, and peer-to-peer networking opportunities.

The last few places are available for this fantastic accredited conference – so don’t delay, book your place today! Don’t miss out on 5 CPD points!

This is a MUST ATTEND event for health visitors, iHV Fellows, service leads and public health commissioners – please do join us on 5 December.

For more details and how to book

iHV launches new evidence-based leadership development programme

The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) is delighted to announce the launch of its new leadership development programme.

The programme, suitable for health visitors, school nurses, nurses, midwives and other health and social care professionals, aims to develop knowledge, skills and enhance confidence in clinical and public facing leadership.

Dr Cheryll Adams CBE, executive director of the iHV, said:

“Our new leadership development programme has been informed by recent health visiting research, and is thoroughly tested and evidence-based. Originally developed for a health visiting and school nursing audience, evaluation of the programme as part of its rigorous testing also suggested it is suitable for other health and social care professionals wanting to develop their leadership skills.”

Delivered over a six-month period, the new programme includes: two days of initial training; followed by two further development half-days to develop a Community of Practice (CoP); and a final summative half-day Community of Practice meeting to review outcomes.

The initial two-day training event develops knowledge and skills in leadership in relation to the health visitor/school nurse/professional as a leader and on leadership in a team and organisation setting. It builds on leadership evidence and incorporates ongoing activities to ensure the programme is delivered within the context that practitioners work in.

Dr Adams continued:

“The programme aims to embed good practice, and promote and strengthen local leadership with integrated services across health and social care boundaries which, in turn, supports the opportunity for good health outcomes for children and families.”

For more information on new iHV evidence-based leadership development programme, please go to our training page or contact [email protected]

Download iHV Leadership Development Programme Flyer

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Hold the date! iHV Leadership conference

“Making a difference through leadership”

‘Making a difference through leadership’ is our next Leadership Conference, being held in London on Tuesday, 5 December 2017, so please do hold the date!

Don’t miss out on a fantastic opportunity to attend the iHV’s annual leadership conference, followed by our annual celebration event.

Full programme details will be announced shortly with leading speakers and experts, and peer-to-peer networking opportunities.

This is a MUST ATTEND event for health visitors, iHV Fellows, service leads, public health commissioners with limited places also available for SCPHN Students.

Delegate places will shortly be available to book from £125 per person. Do keep an eye out for further details on members’ discount and early bird rates – bookings will open on 8 August.

Please REGISTER YOUR INTEREST TODAY to guarantee your place: by email to [email protected]

Download save the date flyer

Florence Nightingale Foundation Scholarships 2017

The Florence Nightingale Foundation works to improve patient care through the provision of scholarships for nurses, midwives and other health professionals to enable them to extend knowledge and skills, and to promote innovation in practice.

Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarships 2017 are now open for applications.

Research Scholarships

The Research Scholarships are up to £5,000. Scholars can undertake an academic course of study that must demonstrate impact on patient care and be academically supervised or supported. They are available to nurses and midwives currently residing in the UK and registered with the NMC.

Closing date for applications: 18/05/17

For more details and how to apply for Research Scholarships

Travel Scholarships

The Travel Scholarships are up to £5,000 and provide an opportunity to study best practice elsewhere in the UK and/or overseas. Awarded for projects which will benefit patients/users and the
professions more widely, they are available to nurses and midwives currently residing in the UK and registered with the NMC.

Closing date for applications: 21/05/17

For more details and how to apply for Travel Scholarships

Leadership Scholarships

Bespoke programmes to equip scholars with the skills and confidence to contribute positively and significantly to healthcare.

General Leadership: up to £15,000, available to senior nurses, midwives and other health professionals, as well as to Deans and Deputy Deans of Schools of Nursing/Faculties of Health in Universities.
Aspiring Deans: up to £15,000, available to senior educators, researchers and practitioners looking to become Dean of a university faculty with nursing, midwifery or AHP programmes.
Aspiring Nurse Directors: up to £14,000, available to nurses and midwives with potential to secure a Board level position in the next 2-3 years.
Emerging Leaders: up to £10,000, available to Band 7 and 8 nurses, midwives and other health professionals who have already completed a front-line leadership development programme

For more details and how to apply for Leadership Scholarships

Closing date for applications: 11/09/17

For any queries, please contact [email protected]

iHV Conference: Leading for successful outcomes in health visiting today

The Institute of Health Visiting is delighted to announce that bookings are now open for its first Leadership Conference being held in London on Wednesday, 7 December 2016.

‘Leading for successful outcomes in health visiting today’ is a high quality conference to energise leadership at all levels in health visiting – with leading speakers and experts (including Professor Ros Bryar, Professor Viv Bennett, Lord Victor Adebowale), and peer-to-peer networking opportunities.

As part of the conference we also invite you to join us at our special additional celebration event and wine reception between 16:00 – 18:30. This will provide opportunities to network with national leaders and celebrate achievement in the profession.

Delegate places are available now – so book today to secure your early bird rate.

Fees

iHV Members: £139 (early bird £109) – includes iHV annual celebration event
iHV Non-Members: £169 (early bird £139) – includes iHV annual celebration event

Book before midnight 29 October 2016 to get early bird rates. Places are limited and on a first come, first served basis.

The venue:

The Brunei Gallery is located in the heart of London, between Malet Street and Thornhaugh Street in the North West corner of Russell Square, Bloomsbury. It is only a three minute walk from the British Museum and is opposite the main entrance to the School of Oriental and African Studies building (SOAS).
The nearest underground stations, Russell Square (3 minutes walk) and King’s Cross (10 minutes walk), offer a direct link to London Heathrow Airport and several of London’s main railway stations are within easy reach.

Four ways to book:

Download and return the completed registration form to: Profile Productions Ltd, Boston House, 69 – 75 Boston Manor Road, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 9JJ
Book online
Call: 020 3725 5840
Email direct to: [email protected]

Download programme and booking form

Leadership in Breastfeeding Policy: A Roadmap to Success

Earlier this year, the Unicef Baby Friendly Initiative launched the Call to Action, calling on government to take four key actions in order to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in the UK. The Call to Action was presented to Ben Gummer, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Care Quality, at a meeting in March.

At that meeting, it was identified that the first, key step towards creating a supportive and enabling environment for mothers to breastfeed is to establish a National Infant Feeding Strategy Board, tasked with creating a National Infant Feeding Strategy and implementation plan. The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child published its concluding observations on the UK 2016. Its recommendations included a need for the UK to promote, protect and support breastfeeding in all policy areas where breastfeeding has an impact on child health.

Following this, Baby Friendly Initiative has now mapped out in more detail what a Strategy Board would look like, what it could achieve and how it would do so. This is a starting point for creating a supportive, normalised breastfeeding culture in the UK. This roadmap has been sent to Ben Gummer and Viv Bennett, Chief Nurse.

The Florence Nightingale Foundation 2016/17 Scholarships are now open

The Florence Nightingale Foundation raises funds to provide scholarships for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors, to enable them to extend knowledge and skills, and to promote innovation in practice.

All available scholarships are a chance for nurses and midwives to better their professions, advance their own career, and ultimately are an opportunity to contribute to the improvement of care of patients and users in the UK.

Applications for the 2016/17 Florence Nightingale Foundation Scholarships open on Tuesday 1 March.

Leadership Scholarships of up to £15,000 are available for those who want to become leaders with the skills and self-confidence to contribute positively and with some significance to the rapidly changing world of healthcare.

Research Scholarships of up to £5,000 are available for scholars to undertake a course in research methods, research modules or a dissertation/thesis as part of an academic course of study. All of these must be able to demonstrate impact on patient care and be academically supervised or supported.

Travel Scholarships of up to £5,000 are a real opportunity to study practice elsewhere in the UK and/or overseas to enhance patient/user care in the UK. These scholarships are awarded for projects connected with the applicant’s field of work and which will benefit their patients/users and the professions more widely.

Research and Travel Scholarships are available to Nurses and Midwives who have current registration with the NMC and who work and are resident in the UK. Leadership Scholarships are additionally available to all registered healthcare professionals who have current registration and are resident in the UK.

For further details on the criteria for application and how to apply for a scholarship

Or contact The Florence Nightingale Foundation [email protected]

NHS Leadership Academy – The Edward Jenner programme

The Edward Jenner programme is your first port of call if you’re looking to build a strong foundation of leadership skills that can help enhance your confidence and competence in your role.

The programme will support you as you develop essential leadership skills. Open to all, this programme leads to an NHS Leadership Academy award in Leadership Foundations.

If you want to feel more able to deal with the daily challenges of working in healthcare, better equipped to care for patients, lead services and provide leadership for those around you – supporting them to do their job better – the Edward Jenner programme is for you.

The programme has been designed with health and care staff, for everyone working in a health and care context. Highly practical and patient-focused, it’s a great way to understand the purpose, challenges and culture of the NHS.

It’s flexible and enlightening, helping you get a fresh perspective on the impact you have on the patient experience – either directly or indirectly.

The programme has been redesigned to offer even more flexibility: Launch takes up to five hours; and Foundations is designed to be studied over six weeks.

The first two parts – Launch and Foundations – are free to access and based online

The ADVANCED element includes three face-to-face workshops

For more details