The Leader Programme is designed for Emergency Nurses working in Type 1 or Type 3 Emergency Departments — including UTCs, MIUs, ED SDEC, and similar settings. It supports:

• Experienced Sisters, Charge Nurses, CNM1 and CNM2 wishing to update, refresh, or extend their leadership knowledge, skills, and capabilities

• Newly appointed Sisters, Charge Nurses, and CNM1s seeking to build confidence in their leadership role

• Aspiring Sisters, Charge Nurses, or CNM1s preparing for promotion

• Experienced Emergency Nurses with shift leadership or staff supervision responsibilities

The programme delivers education at Level 7* (Master’s Level) to support advanced leadership practice in emergency care.

What’s Included in the Leader Programme?
The Leader Programme features a growing library of recorded webinars, carefully curated to address the key challenges of leading and managing within emergency care. Topics focus on the realities of taking charge of clinical areas, managing teams, supervising staff, and providing effective leadership in high-pressure environments.

New content and refreshed webinars are added regularly, so you can stay up to date and build your leadership skills at a time and pace that suits you.

Recommended Learning Pathway
To work effectively at an advanced level in a leadership role, we recommend combining three of our education programmes:

1. Clinical Programme (CP):

   • Over 90 recorded webinars, with regular updates and new content

   • Designed to strengthen your clinical decision-making, underpinning knowledge, and competence in emergency care

2. Leader Programme (LP):

   • Recorded webinars covering leadership, management, supervision, and team dynamics

   • Practical insights for shift leaders, managers, and those stepping into leadership roles

3. Assessor Programme (AP):

   • Recorded webinars on assessing practice and marking written work — essential skills for leaders

   • Clear, step-by-step guidance on how to assess, give feedback, and support others’ development

The Assessor Programme also includes access to occasional open online discussions and Q&A sessions, supporting networking and shared learning among those involved in assessment.

*Level 7 equivalent: Level 9 in Ireland; Level 11 in Scotland