Panel discussion

Join Clare Lomas, RCNi Careers Development Editor and Estephanie Dunn, Director RCN North West for a live session at 12pm - 1pm. They will be giving advice on careers and development and much more.

Interviews Prepare & Succeed    Julie Watkins, Careers Adviser, RCN Careers Service

The session will help you to identify some interview techniques to help you get the job you want and impress employers at interview. We will take you through everything from the importance of preparation, to the skills of execution, to help you feel more confident and in control of your next interview.

Applying for Jobs – your supporting statement    Ruth Jones, Career Coordinator, RCN Careers Service

Once you’ve found a suitable job, you'll usually need to complete a job application. This session will offer some advice, strategies and tips to make sure you've got the best chance of getting shortlisted. Along with examples on perfecting your supporting statement/information as part of the application process

Introduction to the RCN professional and trade union offer - Dr Nichola Ashby, Associate Professor, Head of Learning and Practice Development, RCN. 

Admiral Nursing : The Bolton Model - Tailored and timely approaches to Dementia care within Primary and Secondary care - Kerry Lyons, Admiral Nurse Service, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

The Bolton Admiral Nurse Service is a bespoke service supporting people with dementia and their carers.
The service, delivered by band 7 Admiral Nurse was named the winner of the NHS England-sponsored Commitment to Carers category of the 2020 RCNi Nurse Awards. As a new service in an integrated organisation and facing escalating numbers of people with dementia, we decided rather than go with a traditional hospital-centric role and model we’d develop a bespoke service, this way of working is wholly transferable to any other locality and could benefit so many more families. Participation of carers and family is key to high-quality dementia care
The cost of UK dementia care is increasing, and is estimated at £37 billion per year, over £30,000 per person.  But escalating costs do not necessarily mean families are always receiving high-quality consistent care. Most people living with and supporting someone with dementia will inform you that “good” can only ever be achieved from access to tailored holistic support, with care, consideration, inclusion and choice. Enabling participation by those who matter most to the person living with dementia – their carers and family – is key.
My Bolton families say “good” is seamless, high-quality, flexible care from knowledgeable staff who are aware of the daily challenges often faced by a person and family living with dementia. This includes staff who strive to understand the individual’s perspective and lived experience, as well as practical and emotional support to understand the condition and plan ahead for those supporting people they love. Risk of longer periods of inpatient stays and poorer clinical outcomes
We wanted the service to assess and support highly complex people with dementia and their carers through to and after hospital discharge, to educate dementia champions, increase dementia awareness and establish a formal programme for carer support.
One in four hospital beds is occupied by a person living with dementia, with higher chances of patient and carer stress and a risk of longer periods of inpatient stays and poorer clinical outcomes. So we also aimed to support people to live in community settings, avert crisis admissions and support staff as carers.

A Toolkit for Agency Nurses  -  Fiona Millington, Chief Nurse, Florence

Working as an Agency Nurse during this time is both challenging and rewarding and despite the additional pressure of navigating the temporary workplace within a pandemic, there continues to be a huge demand for this workforce. Within this session Fiona Millington will review some of the key components of maintaining safe professional practice as an independent practitioner, including, the importance of CPD, how to revalidate effectively, what does a good Agency look like and what to do when adverse events occur.

Careers in General Practice Nursing - Ellen Nicholson, RCN GPN Forum Chair

This session will make getting a nursing job in general practice a bit clearer.

Resilience through challenging times - Matt Booth, Learning & Development Business Partner, Randstad UK & Ireland
This short and sweet session will advise how to be resilient and adapt yourself in challenging times. Includes practical tips on how to become more resilient and prevent emotional burnout trying to achieve a work/life balance.