Leader Education Programme [EP]
Our Leader Programme [LP] is aimed at Emergency Nurses working in type 1 or type 3 ED, this includes UTCs, MIUs, ED SDEC etc. This Leader Programme [LP] is aimed at:
- Experienced Sisters, Charge Nurse and CNM1 and CNM11 who wish to update or upskill deficits in their knowledge, skills, competencies or capabilities
- New or fairly newly appointed Sisters, Charge Nurses and CNM1 who wish to increase their knowledge, skills, competencies and capabilities.
- Aspiring Sister, Charge Nurses or CNM1.
- Experienced Emergency Nurses who manage other staff on a shift basis.
The Leader Programme has been developed to provide education at level 7 – Advanced Level equivalent to Masters Level.
What is included in the programme? To work at an advanced level as a Sister/Charge Nurse or CNM 1or 11, we would recommend that you use three of our Programmes of Education:
1. Clinical Programme [CP] has more then 90 recorded webinars plus we provide a monthly live webinar on the first Tuesday of the month (except January and August) 19:00 to 21:00 hrs. The live sessions will either present an updated version of a previous webinar or a new topic that supports clinical practice.
2. Leader Programme [LP]: The recorded webinars provide the topics that support someone taking charge of an area of the emergency care setting in which they work, as well as managing /supervising/ advising the team. We also provide a monthly live webinar on the second Thursday of the month (except January and August) 19:00 to 21:00 hrs. The live sessions will either present an updated version of a previous webinar r a new topic that supports the leader/manager role.
3. Assessor Programme [AP]. As assessment of others is very much part the leader/manager role; our recorded webinars provide the underpinning knowledge on how to assess others and how to mark written work – which is very much a new skill to many working at this level. The webinars take a logical, step-by-step approach, demonstrating how to assess in practice and unpick the decisions involved. We also provide a monthly live webinar/ meeting on the third Thursday of the month (excluding December and August) 19:00 to 21:00. These sessions will either present an updated version of a previous webinar, hold a panel discussion on how to use an assessment tool or facilitate networking and an opportunity for attendees to raise any issues or concerns, as well as having any questions answered. These sessions have open access as we recognise that some of our assessors may not have access to the education bundle.
Q: When can I start the programmes? You can start at any time, today, tomorrow, next week or next month, you will need access to our Education Bundle.
Q: Do I have to complete a qualification?: In short… No. All of our programmes are available as CPD. The programme content does support our qualification but there is no expectation that one leads to the other.
Q: Does this level have a Regulated Accredited Qualification?
The learning outcomes, assessment criteria and marking guide have been completed for our Level 7 Qualification Diploma for Emergency Nurse Leader Emergency Nursing Regulated Accredited Qualification. We are now working to get it accredited with an awarding body.
Q: Do I need to have successfully completed the Level 6 Qualification before progressing to the Level 7 Qualification (equivalent level 9 in Ireland and Level 11 in Scotland). As this process is fairly new and we recognise that many experienced Sister, Charge Nurse, CNM1 and CNM11 may wish to undertake this qualification, we would not expect them to have to complete a Level 6 qualification before proceeding to our level 7. We would however recommend that individuals are confident that they would be able to meet a minimum of 80% of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria of the Level 6 Diploma in Emergency Nursing before proceeding undertake this qualification.
Q: As the qualification is not yet available, what can I do until it becomes available? We would recommend that you watch the webinars for all three programmes, start to write up some reflective case reviews and complete some of the practical assessments such as mini consultation evaluative examinations (Mini-Cex), Demonstration of Procedural Skills and Extended Supervised Learning Events (ESLE)
Q: How much does this Cost our annual Education Bundle is £40***. Qualifications are extra.
FEN’s qualifications provide credits on the Credit & Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW) and Ofqual which is mapped – like other European Countries – to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). To see how qualifications can cross boundaries across the UK and Ireland the following link may be helpful: qccb-web-oct-2019.pdf (scqf.org.uk)
Any queries about programme or website access please contact us
*** Prices are correct as today [14/12/2024]
The following recorded webinars are available
| Introduction to programme | Major internal incidents |
| Role of Emergency Department shift leader | Clinical assessment frameworks |
| Prioritising care | Quality improvement processes |
| Organising my own workload | Audit masterclass |
| Organising workload of others | Excel masterclass |
| Managing a day shift – exercise | Debriefing |
| Decision-making/Problem-solving | Early Warning Scores |
| Legal considerations – Capacity & consent | Triage scales |
| Risk assessing | Managing transfer of care |
| Policy writing | Pain management – getting it right |
| Procedure writing | Learning from adverse incidents |
| Writing a Standard Operating Procedure | Learning from complaints |
| Managing challenging behaviour – patients who are cognitively impaired | Managing resources available |
| Managing challenging behaviour – alcohol-induced | Interviewing skills |
| Managing challenging behaviour – drug-induced | Safeguarding members of staff |
| Human Factors I | Safeguarding members of staff |
| Human Factors 2 | Complex needs assessment |
| The Art of Delegation | Frequent attenders & high impact users |
| The Art of Negotiation | Change management |
| Emotional & psychological reactions to sudden illness/injury | Adapting communication to your audience |
| Documentation & information governance | Courageous conversations |
| Managing conflict between staff (MPT) | Equity & dignity |
| Managing conflict between patient & staff | End-of-life dilemmas |
| Managing conflict between patients’ relatives and staff | Report-writing |
| Stress, coping skills and resilience | Empowering others |
| How to survive a night shift in charge |