🩺 Inside the Programme: What to Expect from Our 6-Week Leadership Series

Nene Sterling-LS
Jul 7, 2025
3 min read

🩺 Inside the Programme: What to Expect from Our 6-Week Leadership Series

A Guided Look Into How We Help Nurses Transition from Practice to Progress

You’ve got the passion. You’ve got the potential. But you’re wondering, "How do I become a confident nurse leader?” That’s the question our ‘Bedside to Boardroom’ programme was built to answer. Whether you're eyeing a Band 6 post or just starting to explore leadership, this 6-week series gives you the tools, support, and structure to step forward with confidence, without losing your clinical roots.

Let’s walk you through what you can expect, week by week.

🔎 What’s Inside the Leadership Series?

This isn’t another passive webinar or tick-box CPD course. It’s a guided transformation, grounded in real NHS experience, habit science, and person-centred coaching.

Each week combines a core leadership skill with a practical habit—because growth doesn’t happen in theory; it happens in action.

🗓 Week 1: Think Like a Leader

🧠 Skill: Leadership identity and self-awareness

✍️ Habit: 3-sentence daily leadership reflections

We start by helping you see yourself as a leader. You’ll explore your strengths and values and create your first “Leadership Intention Statement.” Most nurses say this is when the shift begins.

🗓 Week 2: Communicate to Influence

🧠 Skill: Assertive, values-based communication

✍️ Habit: Use the SBI feedback model once

You’ll practise giving effective, non-confrontational feedback—something many nurses fear when moving into management. We give you scripts, scenarios, and confidence.

🗓 Week 3: Manage People & Priorities

🧠 Skill: Delegation and supervision

✍️ Habit: Delegate one task and follow up

Leadership means letting go of “doing it all.” You’ll learn how to delegate safely, fairly, and without guilt. We even provide a delegation tracker and supervision reflection template.

🗓 Week 4: Explore Leadership Roles

🧠 Skill: Career mapping and service insight

✍️ Habit: Speak with a nurse leader

Many nurses aren’t sure which leadership path suits them—operations, governance, education? We’ll help you identify your fit and guide you through a conversation or shadowing opportunity.

🗓 Week 5: Lead Safe Change

🧠 Skill: Quality improvement and change management

✍️ Habit: Spot one improvement and plan a test

Learn how to use tools like PDSA cycles to lead small, meaningful changes on your ward or practice area. This habit also supports your CPD and revalidation.

🗓 Week 6: Own Your Journey

🧠 Skill: Career planning and interview preparation

✍️ Habit: Update CV + write your leadership vision

We wrap with mock interview prep, personal statement guidance, and a clear plan for your next step. You’ll leave with a refreshed CV, leadership elevator pitch, and the belief that you’re ready.

💼 What You’ll Walk Away With

✔ A leadership habits tracker (CPD-friendly)

✔ CV and personal statement ready for Band 6+ roles

✔ Practice giving and receiving feedback

✔ A personal vision and career development plan

✔ Confidence. Clarity. Community.

📣 Is This Programme for You?

✅ You’re a Band 5 nurse thinking about leadership

✅ You want to build confidence and practical skills

✅ You’re ready to lead, but unsure how to begin

✅ You value structure, support, and strategy

Then yes—this programme was made for you.