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Criteria for selection

• Appropriate to following posts:
  • An Executive Nurse Director or Deputy
  • Dean or Associate Dean
  • Heads of Midwifery
  • Heads of Allied Health Professionals
  • Nurse, Midwife or AHP Consultants
  • Modern Matrons
• Current registration with the NMC or Health Professions Council
• Evidence of personal involvement in formulating or implementing nursing/health policy to ensure excellence in clinical care.
• Identifiable involvement in workforce planning, with links to educational establishments to guarantee safe patient care.
• Evidence of personal involvement in clinical governance, audit, complaints procedures and quality of patient care.
• Awareness/knowledge on how national and local political decisions impact on the delivery of healthcare through involvement or membership of:
  • Health Department
  • Government/Strategic Health Authority Committee
  • Working Party
  • Patient Focus Group.
• Understanding and appreciation of business practice, public expectations, corporate governance and their impact on patient care.
• Proof of commitment to the values and future of their profession, including involvement in Professional Organisations and the International Healthcare Agenda.
• Evidence of ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams and ensure that quality care is guaranteed for the benefit of patients and clients.
• Evidence of a recent personal development/assessment plan, including identification of development needs and the ability to explore appropriate leadership programmes.
• Supporting letter from the Chairman of Chief Executive of your organisation agreeing study leave for 2013 and the commitment to provide 10% of the award made by The Foundation.

Expectations on award of all the Foundation’s scholarships: -

• Report quarterly to The Foundation with a full report on completion of the scholarship
• Agree to publish an article in a professional journal arising from the scholarship within 18 months of completion
• Be willing to present at conferences, seminars etc, on the outcomes of the scholarship