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Whether you are currently a Nurse Director, or aspiring to be one, this event provides a unique opportunity to learn from experienced Nurse Directors. Through national updates, practical case studies and extended sessions the conference will update you on essential issues to enable you to improve practice and leadership at a local level.
“Your first and foremost job as a leader is to take charge of your own energy and then help to orchestrate the energy of those around you."
Peter F. Drucker
Following National Update sessions the conference will include extended masterclasses focusing on developing your leadership skills and competence as a current or aspiring nurse director, leading quality improvement and improving patient experience. Throughout the day sessions will look at preparing for a role as a Nurse Director, and learning from experienced nurse directors on how to manage the complexities of the role whilst remaining visible to staff and patients, and maintaining work life balance. The conference will conclude with an extended masterclass with small interactive breakout groups focusing on difficult issues for nurse directors, safe staffing, managing nurses in difficult or experiencing performance concerns, leading and motivating through difficult times such as CQC inspection, negative press or trust mergers, and changing the culture of the organization.
This conference will enable you to:
Network with current and aspiring Nurse Directors, Chief Nurses and AHP Directors
Learn from outstanding practice and experienced Nurse Directors to develop your skills as a current or aspiring Nurse Director
Reflect on national developments and learning
Examine the role and understand the competencies required
Improve the way you support Nurses
Developing your leadership skills and competence
Understand the important capabilities for Nurse Directors in the boardroom and areas in which the Nurse Director can play a key role as a board member
Reflect on how you can better manager your work/life balance and the demands of the role
Understand how to embed a culture of continuous quality improvement
Ensure visibility, nursing engagement and Quality
Understand they key challenges and difficult issue for Nurse Directors
Identify key strategies for career development
Gain advice and tips for aspiring Nurse Directors in planning for the role
Understanding and developing your skills in enabling a collective/shared leadership approach
Self assess and reflect on your own practice
Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5 Hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes
