Leadership Development and Succession Planning for Ward Sisters/Charge Nurses

1. Leadership Development and Succession Planning for Ward Sisters/Charge Nurses Brona Murray Theatre Sister Altnagelvin Hospital

2. Development of Ward Sister/Charge Nurse Roles • Leadership Development activities in legacy Trusts • Local and Commercial designs • Focused on experienced Ward Sisters/Charge Nurses • Poor monitoring of application of learning to practice and changes in behaviour • Limited formal support for new Ward Sisters/Charge Nurses • No serious consideration of succession planning

3. Leadership Development activities in legacy Trusts • CNLP (DHSSPS/BMC) • Management Development • RCN Clinical Leadership • LEO • Trust programmes with internal and external speakers • Leadership symposiums

4. Succession Planning…. • Driver - Recruitment challenges Ward Sisters/Charge Nurse roles • Programmes designed in partnership with Human Resources • Four levels of Leadership and Management Development • Programmes incorporated KSF and LQF • ECG Funded and NIPEC QA applied • 3 Nursing and Midwifery Cohorts completed - • Total of 50 nurses and midwives • Now multi-professional

5. Preparation for role of Ward Sister/Charge Nurse • The Programme • 3 modules – LQF • 10 days - • Learning Contract • Service Improvement Proposal • Shadowing opportunity • Learning Sets

6. Preparation for role of Ward Sister/Charge Nurse • Personal Qualities • MBTI Personality Styles Questionnaire • Management –v- Leadership • Team Effectiveness • Conflict Management • Learning Styles • Communications & Presentation Skills • Action Learning Set

7. Preparation for role of Ward Sister/Charge Nurse • Setting Direction • Modernisation & Change • Service improvement • Information Management • Financial Management • Action Learning Set

8. Preparation for role of Ward Sister/Charge Nurse • Delivering The Service • Change Management • Workforce Planning • Productivity & Performance • Quality Management • Health, Safety and Security • People Management • Action Learning Set

9. What I liked about the course • Myers Briggs Type Indicator • Many of us discovered why we are the way we are • Belbin Team Profiling Exercise • The speakers for their knowledge, and enthusiasm • The Action Learning Sets • The content was relevant to any nurse or midwife wishing to enhance their leadership skills

10. How has the course prepared me for the role? • Insight into how the Trust works – the business side • Appreciation of how other departments impact on my department • Better understanding of the demands of the role • Opportunity to establish networks with peers • Enabled me to decide – Do I or Don’t I • Only the start of the learning