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Senior nurse NHS roles ‘undervalued’ in job profiles review
- 3 Feb 2025
Draft band 7, 8 and 9 nurse job profiles fail to reflect the responsibilities, skills and clinical expertise needed in senior nursing roles and should be amended, says RCN
NHS band 8 shake-up: new AfC pay points allow faster progression
- 16 Sep 2024
Changes to Agenda for Change band 8 pay scale mean senior NHS nurses can progress more quickly, incentivising them to step up from band 7, a move that means loss of unsocial hours pay
Job profiles: have your say on whether they value nurses’ skills
- 8 May 2024
As consultation on proposed revisions to band 4, 5 and 6 job profiles begins, nursing leaders say they fail to value nurses’ clinical specialist expertise
Managing misinformed patients
- 8 Jan 2020
Easy access to medical information brings benefits for patients but only if the information is accurate. How should you respond when a consultation becomes challenging?
The benefits of making time to be kind
- 8 Jan 2020
It can be hard to muster goodwill towards others when you feel overworked and under pressure. But showing kindness at work will make a world of difference to those around you
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Dealing with conflict at work
- 8 Jan 2020
Working in a caring profession does not give you immunity from tensions with colleagues. Fortunately, there are techniques you can use to deal with conflict at work
Feeling overwhelmed by the digital workplace?
- 8 Jan 2020
Rapid advances can be daunting. Follow these tips to improve your skills and confidence
Strategies to avoid feeling overwhelmed by pressure at work
- 8 Jan 2020
Feeling overwhelmed and panicky at work does not make you a bad nurse. It just means you need to adopt whatever emergency coping strategies suit you best
What to do if you make a medication error
- 8 Jan 2020
You have a duty of candour if you make a professional error. Here's how to handle the situation.
Creating change in your life doesn’t have to be daunting
- 1 Aug 2019
Catherine Kelsey shares some of her own experiences of how she has changed direction in her professional life
