Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health

Nightingale Challenge to encourage, enable develop the next generation of nurses to play a bigger role in influencing health direction and policy. The Nightingale Challenge is purposed with leadership and development training; delivered through courses, shadowing, mentoring or learning from other senior nurses. The CNO has accepted the NC to support and develop the next generation of nurses during the Year of the Nurse 2020. The Programme will be open to: registered nurses less then 10 years qualified. Criteria for selection will be based on the short statement of intent made by applicants. Each applicant will require their employers support to engage with the programme. Applications will be advertised through social media and senior nurse groups. There will be 5 nurses on the programme. The Programme will include Q1 2020 – 1 day of learning from CNO, DCNO and project officers in DoH. Topic of nurses in politics, policy and shaping the future. Q1 2020 – shadowing of CNO and DCNOs for a week Q2 2020 – 1 day of learning from Senior nurses and Nightingale Fellows. Topics of leadership in healthcare, career development and Q3 2020 – 1 day of learning with Senior nurses and academics. Q4 2020- group presentation at CNO conference.