Seminar Programme

10.00 – 10.30Revalidation

Dr Jools Dixon, Nursing Education Adviser, Professional Practice, Nursing & Midwifery Council
10.40 – 11.10Antimicrobial Stewardship

Susan Bowler, Antimicrobial Stewardship Nurse Specialist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
11.20 – 11.50Interviews – how to prepare & succeed

Julie Watkins, Career Coach, RCN Careers Service
12.00 – 12.30How to develop your leadership skills

Lianne Ford, Head of Nursing, Exemplar
12.40 – 13.20Panel discussion – overcoming the challenges to take the next steps in your career

Clare Lomas, Career Development Editor, RCNI; Suresh Packiam, Head Of Service (Countywide-LongTerm Conditions & Therapies) Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Georgina Turner, Head of Nursing, Priory Healthcare; Lianne Ford, Head of Nursing, Exemplar
13.30 – 14.00Job applications – how to write supporting statements and CVs

Julie Watkins, Career Coach, RCN Careers Service
14.10 – 14.35

Mythbusting PIP – Careers at Capita  

Bertha Msipa; Martina Sammut; Ifat Shabbir Capita Public Service

14.45 – 15.10A day in the life of an infection prevention and control nurse

Lisa Evans-Dimmock, Matron, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Trust