South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

Last year marked the high point of 150 years of professional nursing in Australia. In 1868 Lucy Osburn and five other ‘Nightingale’ trained nurses arrived at Sydney Hospital, where the first school of nursing education was established. South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) currently covers a large geographical area of 468kms, and has nine facilities located across the district. There are over 5,000 nurses and midwives employed across these facilities. SESLHD has a strong commitment to develop nursing and midwifery leaders of the future and has a broad suite of leadership programs that will be offered to participants of The Nightingale Challenge 2020. The programs aim to meet the needs of the participants personal and leadership development, and improve knowledge of the wider organisation. The programs range from short one or two day leadership development workshops to more long term twelve month programs that have an academic structure. A sample of some of the programs on offer are:- Effective Leadership Program 12 month program with academic structure Clinical Leadership Program 12 month program with academic structure Future Nurse Unit Manager Program 12 month program with mentoring and shadowing Institute of Health Care Improvement 2 on line learning modules Emerging Leaders Program One day workshop Heart of Caring Leadership Teams One day workshop with follow – up coaching.