Main seminar theatre: Managing your career

10.00 – 10.45    Interviews – how to prepare & succeed    Dave Cordle, Career Development Professional

11.00 – 11.45    Job applications – how to write supporting statements and CVs    Dave Cordle, Career Development Professional

12.00 – 12.45     What is coaching and how can it help your career?    Debbie Preston, Head of Nursing & Midwifery Leadership, Florence Nightingale Foundation

13.00 – 13.45    Panel discussion – Health and wellbeing at work: what to expect from your employer
        Chair: Clare Lomas, Career Development Editor, RCNi
        Panellists: Linsey Milnes, Head of Health and Wellbeing and Staff Experience, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and Charlotte Harris, Health and Wellbeing Lead, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

14.00 – 14.45    What are transferable skills and how can they support your career
        Carolyn Pitt, Deputy Director of Nursing Workforce, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust
 

Workshop theatre: Career Crossroads

Find out what a day in the life of a nurse looks like in various job roles…
-    What does the nurse role involve? 
-    What skills and qualifications do you need?
-    How can you prepare yourself and your CV for this type of role?
-    What are the most challenging and most rewarding elements of the role?

10.15 - 10.45   Aiming that DART: my journey into a dream job as a Deteriorating Adult Response Team (DART) nurse Katie Luker, RCNi Student Nurse of the Year 2018
    
11.15  – 11.45    A day in the life of… a flight nurse Sara Walsh, Clinical Service Manager, Gama Aviation
    
13.15 – 13.45    How to get the most out of agency nursing    Fiona Millington, Chief Nurse, Florence

14.15 – 14.45    A day in the life of… an Army nurse Major Alan Hobbs, , Army Nursing Officer, Army Medical Services Engagement Team