Are you passionate about creating new conversations around the value of nursing in end of life care? Would you like to share your dreams and progress with others who are committed to developing their own practice? Be the nurse you have always aspired to be!
We are delighted to announce a brand new one-year membership programme, starting in April 2022, which will weave together inspiration, learning and connections amongst all nurses interested in making a real difference to people facing the end of life.
with expert speakers from around the world
We’ll host regular webinars and create bitesize learning resources with expert speakers from around the world, through which you’ll have the chance to ask questions and learn directly from people with specialised experience and expertise.
All sessions will be made available to watch on-demand, with additional on-line discussion groups for those who can’t make the live streams.
to share ideas and inspiration with other nurses
Enjoy conversations and catch-ups with other nurses who want to advance the profession or their practice.
Share ideas, receive encouragement, and be inspired by what others are doing online and face-to-face in our brand-new St Christopher’s Centre for Awareness and Response to End of life (CARE).
to support self-reflection and build on best practice
Access a range of digital tools designed to support self-reflection, shape wider organisational learning and implement personal development plans, as well as build on best practice for guiding team discussions and patient care reviews.
learn at your own pace, in your own home, when it suits you
Access anywhere, anytime – learn at your own pace, in your own home, and at a time that suits you best. Shape your training around existing commitments and engage with us whenever works for you.
Sessions are from 3.30pm to 5pm
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 6 April | Welcome to the programme Overview of offer Schedule How we will work together and connect |
| 20 April | Webinar 1 The language of Nursing ‘finding the words’ In this webinar we will hear from researchers who have considered issues of language and values in nursing care and state that ‘Caring is a fundamental value underpinning palliative nursing, treating the patient as an individual as opposed to a condition or disease, and the value that both patients and nurses place on this cannot and should not be underestimated (Moran S, Bailey M Doody O 2021). |
| 17 May | Community of Practice Forum The value of Reflection on Practice Introduction to the Lantern Model Self reflective tool And our case review tool |
| 8 June | Webinar 2 Nurse as Coach This webinar will explore personal and organisational shifts required to enable nurses and those in their care enact this opportunity. |
Sessions July onwards coming soon
Prompted by the opportunities derived by the Year of the Nurse and Midwife in 2020, St Christopher’s nurses Heather Richardson and Marie Cooper set out to devise a new contemporary model for palliative and end of life care nursing.
The Lantern Model articulates the unique, vital and skilled role of nurses caring for people who are dying or bereaved – and, by highlighting their contribution, makes the case for increased investment in their recruitment, development and retention.
The model is underpinned by a variety of evidence including patient and family views, observation of practice and a review of academic literature. It has been generated through extended discussion and engagement with senior nurses with a broad range of nursing experience at the end of life.
The Lantern Model is made possible with the generous support of the Florence Nightingale Foundation and the Burdett Trust for Nursing.
If you have any questions about this or any of our other courses, please contact the Education team who will be happy to help
At St Christopher's, a registered charity, it is important for us to maximise any surpluses to reinvest in the objectives of the charity.
Unfortunately, the manner in which we undertake our training currently means we are not able to invest as much of our surplus as possible, therefore from the 1 December 2017, St Christopher’s Education Centre will charge VAT at the standard rate on our training courses, the reason for this change in pricing is twofold:
i) We want to be able to reinvest any surpluses made from training back into all of our charitable objectives rather than only Education
ii) We want to be able to reclaim the VAT on costs relating to developing and running the training courses
