It’s been a while! Life pressed pause when I had to say goodbye to my gorgeous dog. Since then there’s been a big change, I’ve stepped back into the NHS! So here I am, ready to reconnect. What have you been up to lately? #StayCurious #NewBeginnings #QualityAndSafety #NurseSky

Chatting to @curiousbecks.bsky.social over the weekend and we’ve both reflected on how despite LinkedIn being the professional place to be, we miss the short form community engagement - so giving #NurseSky another go. So hey 👋🏽 Today I’m LDN based and working with #CSPStudents Regional Reps, you?

FNF Students Day brought together a diverse group of student nurses and midwives, academic partners, policymakers and FNF stakeholders. A day of learning and networking. Read more in our latest news story! ▶️ tinyurl.com/23mp5eah #FNFStudents @jesslsainbury.bsky.social @curiousbecks.bsky.social

FNF's very own @jesslsainbury.bsky.social is speaking at the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Education Conference today! Walsall is an FNF Academy Member and Jess is encouraging the workforce to access our fantastic member benefits, leadership development and Think Tank influencing opportunities. (1/2)

Our next exclusive partnership webinar for #FNFMembers and NAME-UK members on Shared Governance and Shared Decision Making will take place on Thursday, 1 May, from 12:30 - 1.30pm: Find out more and register to save your space at tinyurl.com/3jy4ptne @jesslsainbury.bsky.social

#FNFMembers register to join our webinar on 26 March! With a consortium of partners, we're driving forward the development of a new leadership and management framework for all managers and leaders (clinical and non-clinical) across the NHS in England. tinyurl.com/3erbpxm6 @jesslsainbury.bsky.social

Today I have been developing content for a new safe cultures of care programme from @fnightingalef.bsky.social It prompted me to remind you all of the upcoming #NurseSky Chat on #PsychologicalSafety 🗓️ 26th Jan ⏰ 7:30PM GMT 🔖 Hashtags: #NurseSky #PsychSafety Hope to see you there! 🗨️

Looking forward to the next #SkyChat hosted by the brilliant @curiousbecks.bsky.social, will you be joining in? #NurseSky #PsychSafety

A thread worth reading following the #SocialCare announcement this morning 🧵 #NurseSky

Join me in supporting this important cause at iPetitions. Save the UoS Dual Field Nursing Programme ipt.io/4R3X3 #NurseSky

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Guess I best dust off my super fast typing skills ready for the next #NurseSky #SkyChat Topic: #PsychologicalSafety Follow me and the hashtags to keep posted on date and time

In my role as a leadership facilitator I often encourage nurses and midwives to consider these questions 1. What kind of ‘professional ancestor’ do you want to be? 2. If people are telling stories about you and your leadership style what would you want them to be saying? #NurseSky

Final question of this month's #SkyChat Starting with our students - what can we do? #NurseSky

Change the stories to change the culture - great insights this evening! #NurseSky #SkyChat

Fifth question - where are the levers just now and what are the barriers? #NurseSky #SkyChat

Fourth question - looking to nursing's leaders and organisations. #NurseSky #SkyChat

Great insights. We're lucky to have Sally with us this evening. From her doctoral research, Sally conceptualised and named the phenomenon of "Nursism". #NurseSky

Third question - some of you have already mentioned that we can be seen as "doctors helpers". How do patients see us in this context? What about how our colleagues and managers see us? #NurseSky #SkyChat

I’d add Terry’s comments that the way nurses talk about nursing shapes the way nurses are viewed #NurseSky

That nursing is a vocation. I think I’ll scream at the next person who says that. It’s not a vocation, it’s a highly skilled profession, and language like that is used to justify low pay. #NurseSky

Second question of the "image and identity" #NurseSky #SkyChat Where do some of the misconceptions come from?

First question on our "image and identity" #NurseSky #SkyChat

Are you joining December’s #SkyChat? 👇🏽 #NurseSky

Two days to go until our second #NurseSky #SkyChat - join us on Sunday at 7pm as we get into the issue of "Nursing's image and identity" See you there!

We send a weekly newsletter, info about FoNS opportunities, interesting news, events & reads, thoughts & blogs, why not have a look at our 'back catalogue'? www.fons.org/news-and-vie... Contributions welcome @jesslsainbury.bsky.social @ruthoshikanlu.bsky.social @nurse-suicide.bsky.social

Join us, two weeks from now, for another #NurseSky #SkyChat where we discuss current affairs and issues in nurisng. The topic is "Nursing's image and identity" See you all there! Sunday Dec 15th at 7pm.

I’ve had the pleasure to watch this incredible woman deliver this talk live twice now. Please watch 👇🏽 #NurseSky

Have you seen @becky-n.bsky.social starter pack? go.bsky.app/2cJXxqq

Join me & @theeducatorkat.bsky.social (Clinical Nurse Educator UK Network Chair) at @nursingtimes.bsky.social Workorce Summit for a round table discussion about ‘what next’ we can do to strengthen the clinical educator workforce www.youtube.com/watch?v=092K... @janelennon.bsky.social

I had a lovely call with one of the current #CouncilOfDeans #150Leaders cohort this afternoon about making change at their university through the professional use of social media. I’d love to connect with other current students on #NurseSky - if that’s you, get in touch 🫶🏽 #StudentNurse

I'm doing a project to increase access and reduce waiting times across community services in my organisation through use of virtual consultations. I'd love to hear from people who are having success in this area - what worked? What didn't? #NurseSky

Woo hoo to more leadership log!! Something on patient voice, engagement, codesign?

I'd love to see nurses discussing improvement and innovation - sharing good practice, talking about the problems which need solving, and discussing what is working and what isn't. #NurseSky is a great opportunity to bring together our collective voice for change!

I’m Dan, mental health nurse and Psychiatric Liaison Nurse. My favourite thing about being a nurse is the fact that I get to help people in their most vulnerable and feel I can make an impact. #NurseSky

Can't believe I missed this - joining in very late! I'm Antonia, the chief nursing information officer at Sussex Community Foundation Trust, and my favourite thing about being a nurse is feeling like I'm contributing to an organisation I really believe in, helping improve patient care. #NurseSky

Missed this, but this was a really fascinating read to understand how nurses interact with social media.

Please input into England’s #NHS10YearPlan change.nhs.uk/en-GB/projec... by voting on your top choice(s) or make a suggestion. ⤵️ Or, you could adopt the Wales 10 year NHS Plan which is done already?! heiw.nhs.wales/workforce/10... Just saying!

Realised I forgot my favourite thing about a nurse (and #nursesky) it’s the way you can impact, empower and inspire others - patients, relatives, colleagues.

We have a date for the next #NurseSky #SkyChat, hold it in your diaries 🗓️

Ok #NurseSky that's me over and out for the first #SkyChat... THANK YOU for being your brilliant selves, I can't wait for the next one which looks like it'll be hosted by @curiousbecks.bsky.social on #PsychSafety or @leannehpatrick.bsky.social on #FeminismInNursing 🫶 Keep an eye on the hashtag!

Another vote from me for @curiousbecks.bsky.social to host a chat! #NurseSky

Two great topics coming up for future #NurseSky #SkyChat 🫶

Thanks Kelly and it pains me that so often when medical colleagues are in the room they speak up and nurses don't. Docs are great and I've so much time for them but as well as gender/socialisation, pre-reg education is in there too HT @jesslsainbury.bsky.social @leannehpatrick.bsky.social #NurseSky

If there's anything I can do to support international colleagues utilising social media, please get in touch #NurseSky

Why thank you ma'am 😂 Actually, on a more serious note, a great but hard lesson of being an Exec Director in the NHS was it was so all consuming I had no space or time for a hinterland. I've never let that happen again and it's why my SoMe is about so much more than EndPJparalysis & Last 1000 days

If you're a Band 5 #Nurse in #Scotland, check this out 👇 #NurseSky