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Leading with authenticity builds trust and credibility; a nurse sits and speaks to another nurse, making eye contact and with open palms

Many nursing professionals might not consider themselves natural leaders but want to take

24 Sep 2024
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Clinical nurse educators support all health and social care staff. A student watches as a nurse explains something while pointing to a computer screen

Clinical nurse educators help develop the nursing workforce by sharing expertise, often bl

09 Sep 2024
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A toxic manager’s behaviour is designed to limit the nurse’s chances of career progression, and undermines confidence

Do you have a toxic boss who undermines you in the team and blocks your career ambitions?

04 Sep 2024
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Enhanced-level nursing: staff who have gained additional post-registration education can mentor and teach others. Image shows ward leaders teaching fellow nursing staff at a patient’s bedside

The RCN has set out clear definitions of the levels of nursing practice after the point of

22 Aug 2024
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Nurses relocating for work or other reasons should plan their move carefully

If you are a nurse who wants to relocate to broaden your healthcare career options or beca

15 Aug 2024
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District nurse makes a home visit, working autonomously with only limited real-time support 

District nurses practise at an advanced level, so given rising caseloads, better pay and c

08 Aug 2024
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A band 7 nurse on a hospital ward checks a patient’s notes and guides a junior nurse team member

Team leaders and clinical specialists, band 7 nurses need experience and strong leadership

01 Aug 2024
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Distressed nurse surrounded by gaslighting and bullying phrases, shown in puppet illustration

How to spot the signs of a critical or bullying nursing manager or colleague who makes you

25 Jul 2024
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Illustration shows outstretched arms holding up individuals’ CVs, to show the importance to making your CV compelling

Read practical tips on structuring an eye-catching CV, what to include, what to leave out

18 Jul 2024
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An illustration of a crooked red arrow crashing through a straight green arrow pointing upwards, knocking a cartoon nurse off her feet as it continues downwards 

Life doesn’t always go to plan – if you’ve missed out on a job or course and motivation is

11 Jul 2024
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A ward manager fills in a form while at a nurses’ station. Three colleagues are standing in the background.

The leadership and communication skills nurses need for the role and the impact ward manag

04 Jul 2024
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Montage of headshots of four clinical nurse specialists, who describe how they achieved their CNS careers

Tips and advice from four nurses on career pathways into clinical nurse specialist roles,

26 Jun 2024

With incident reporting often being ignored or misused, we look at the potential impact of

20 Jun 2024

Tips for nurses on writing a strong supporting statement, with advice on how to showcase yo

13 Jun 2024

Why it pays to plan, nurses’ tips on using networking, mentors and social media to reach yo

30 May 2024

A new pathway has helped hundreds of internationally educated nurses who narrowly failed th

23 May 2024

Nurses should seek a mentor with relevant experience and a compatible personality who can e

16 May 2024

Nurses handle challenges at work every day, but interviewing for a new role may still promp

09 May 2024

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