Leadership Development for Nurses and Midwives

Gemma Stacey is the Associate Dean for Practice in the School of Social Sciences at Nottingham Trent University. In this role, Gemma provides strategic direction, oversight, and support for Knowledge Exchange (KE) activities within the School, ensuring alignment with the University's Enriching Society strategic objective. She fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement in KE, while championing the Teaching and Practice pathway and promoting collaborations with external partners. Professor Greta Westwood is CEO of the Florence Nightingale Foundation. She qualified as a nurse in 1983 and a midwife in 1987. She completed an MSc in Health Psychology in 1996 and a PhD in Nursing in 2010. Greta was one of the first genetic counsellors for the Wessex Clinical Genetics Service from 1987-2007 and was part of the team who established the Association of Genetic Nurses and Counsellors (AGNC).

Chapter number and title

Author

Synopsis

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Florence Nightingale and The Foundation

Greta Westwood



Introduction to into the history and heritage of FNF including an account of how FNF are continuing the legacy of Florence Nightingale



Personality and performance in teams

Greta Westwood



Introduce concept of self and impact of self on others explored through the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).
Explore the MBTI preference pairs and apply concepts to self through a range of experiential learning exercises
Consider the outcome of your MBTI self-assessment and questionnaire to identify areas for personal and team development.



Influencing change

Claire Henry Associates



Have an understanding 'improvement science' methodology
Know how to apply the approach to your clinical situation as a leader
Develop plans to apply the approach to practice to define a change project



Building authority

HartRidge Leadership Consultancy



Improved personal awareness, influence and capabilities to deal with the challenges and demands of leadership role.
Increased confidence and ability to speak up and be heard.
Improved personal impact that can support inclusion, patient centred, and ?compassionate care.
Develop your own personal approach to leadership - exploring values, biases, blind spots, and attitude to diversity.
Confidence to tackle real workplace issues, reflecting what is needed in the clinical setting to promote safe, high-performing, and continuous improvement.
Improved skills, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours to succeed and operate successfully in clinical setting.?



Developing presence and having impact

Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts



Gaining self-awareness of their own style of how they communicate and learning to flex this as needed
Understanding transactional analysis and behavioural preferences, and the opportunity to try out different behavioural preferences in a safe environment
Learning how to inspire others
Developing leadership skills to use amongst their own team so that they can prepare future leaders and empower the good people around them
Building the ability to influence through their own confidence, presence and authenticity, and learning to create trust
Learning how to deal with things like imposter syndrome and the fear of getting things wrong
Understanding how to build one's own resilience and tools for staying effective under pressure
The experience of rehearsing responses to behaviours they find challenging through the medium of forum theatre
Sharing of best communications practice and examples of relationship building
Building a network of colleagues which will lead to creating 'bright spots' within the NHS, thus enabling greater opportunities to have influence in their area and 'light fires'



Gaining political acumen and enabling influence

Edan & Partners



Better understand the politics that affect them, in whatever sector they work.
The 'big P' politics of Westminster, Whitehall and regional?or local government
The 'small p' organisational politics that are so vital to understand and navigate. Understanding the policy making and political process and how to influence makes decision-makers tick.?



Digital Health Leadership

College of Healthcare Information Management Executives - Digital Health Leadership



Enable nurses to work at the top of their licence by using health IT to transform their practice.
To be advocates for IT adoption in a health and care setting and be confident justifying IT spend,
Designing strategies and encouraging adaptive change from their colleagues.



Demonstrating expertise through disseminating practice

Gemma Stacey



Explore motivations and barriers to writing for publication
Consider the benefits of dissemination in relation to building a profile as an expert/ authority in a particular field.
Identify practical strategies for initiating the dissemination process



Creating psychologically safe spaces/Peer group coaching

Gemma Stacey



Learning how to work in a small group with colleagues, and through a structured questioning/ listening approach, effectively work on real problems being faced;
Developing individuals' learning experience, so personal awareness of potential changed behaviours that may be possible in tackling problems, is increased;
Increasing individuals' understanding of personal effectiveness and personal power.

Conclusions - returning to continuing Florence's legacy
Gemma Stacey and Greta Westwood
Revision of key messages from introductory chapter
Summary of how content of book relates to continuing Florence's legacy