Nursing Leadership -Take your practice to next level

A dynamic profession needs confident leaders at all levels

As nursing gains increasing influence in all aspects of healthcare provision, it is vital that practitioners develop leadership skills at an early stage in their careers

Leadership is a key skill for nurses at all levels. While this may be stating the obvious for those whose position gives them direct managerial responsibility, even the most recently qualified practitioners need the confidence and skills to be able to offer leadership to students and other colleagues such as healthcare assistants. A range of policies and initiatives mean the nursing profession has a growing influence on all aspects of healthcare delivery. Practitioners need to be able to exert this influence clearly and confidently. Already the introduction of nursing metrics is bringing nursing care firmly into the boardroom. Well collated and presented metrics make it impossible for trust directors to ignore the contribution that good nursing care makes to both patient outcomes and cost-efficiency. In the coming economic squeeze on healthcare, metrics will be crucial in defending nursing jobs. However, nurse directors and senior nurse managers will need the ability to stand their ground in the face of competing interests. It has called for nurses to take “centre stage” in health leadership and policy making, while retaining traditional caring skills “rooted in compassion”

While leadership skills can develop organically, if they are to be applied effectively they need to be focused.

Hear one such Nursing leader speak on how to focus on leadership in Nursing.