An exciting webinar on Leadership and Influencing with Jess Sainsbury, Head of Engagement at the Florence Nightingale Foundation. Explore some tips and advice on being successful at influencing and networking to achieve a specific outcome for yourself, your colleagues and organisation.
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Episode 9 – Transition
Simon James, student nurse at Swansea University, speaks to two #150Leaders alumni Pippa Chillman and Zoe Carciente. As Simon prepares for his soon-to-be new role as a registered nurse, he asks Pippa and Zoe about their transition from student to qualified nurse, how the Student Leadership Programme has benefited them in their current roles and what their next steps are.
Episode 8 – A pickle in a burger
Nichole Yam, occupational therapist and #150Leaders alumni, interviews Ragen Stevart, Specialist Neurological Occupational Therapist and Community Neurology Team OT Clinical Lead at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust. Nichole and Ragen discuss leadership, including preferred leadership styles and imposter syndrome. They also reflect on their experiences of moving from other countries and being South East Asian women, and what the impact of that has been on their perceptions of leadership.
You can follow Nichole on Twitter.
Episode 7 – Midwives & Motivations
In this episode, newly-qualified midwives and #150Leaders alumni Abbie Rich, Mhairi McLellan and Jayne Cardwell explore their time on the Student Leadership Programme and how they have applied the learning to their new roles as midwives in very different geographical areas of the UK. They share their future goals, thoughts on further study and research, and reflect on balancing lots of competing priorities including in their personal lives.
You can follow Abbie, Mhairi and Jayne on Twitter.
Episode 6 – Learning Disability Nursing
#150Leaders Anna Mulvihill and Helen Thompson are both studying learning disability nursing at the University of the West of England, Bristol, and the University of South Wales respectively. In this podcast episode, they compare their journeys into LD nursing, consider some of the misconceptions of what LD nursing is and explore how the profile of LD nursing can raised.
You can follow Anna and Helen on Twitter.
Episode 5 – Ambition
#150Leaders alumna Clare Manley is joined by fellow nurse and friend Jessica Sainsbury, former Chair of the RCN Students Committee. In the podcast, they speak about their experiences in starting nursing as a second career, and their thoughts on the words “ambition” and “leadership”. Clare and Jess discuss the power of Twitter for finding new opportunities and the importance of saying ‘yes’ to the right opportunities.
You can follow Clare and Jess on Twitter.
Episode 4 – Pandemic Placements
In this podcast, we are joined by Joy O’Gorman and Simon James from our current #150Leaders cohort. They reflect on their time last year at the height of the pandemic and think back to their very personal decisions to continue with placement, and the implications of the decision. They share some of their feelings now many months on back in placement and similarities and differences from a year ago. Joy and Simon also consider how they’ve grown, what they’ve learnt and what their advice is to others in similar shoes.
Episode 3 – journeys of the first cohort with Leanne Patrick
#150Leaders alumna Leanne Patrick reflects back on her time on the first cohort of the Student Leadership Programme back in 2017. She shares her experience of the programme, what she learnt and how she’s made the most of the Student Leadership Programme. We reflect on Leanne’s progress and journey so far, and look ahead to exciting future opportunities.
Follow Leanne on Twitter.
Episode 2 – thoughts on theory
In this podcast, we are joined by Brian Webster and Lucy Spencer from our current #150Leaders cohort. They reflect on their time last year at the height of the pandemic and their decisions to opt for online learning route at their respective universities. They also share some of their top tips for managing with lots of online learning and reduced physical interactions with those from their cohorts.
