St Wilfrid’s Hospice has just released an extra funded date for their Intermediate Communication Skills course. This one day online course is suitable for generalist palliative care staff and new staff working in health and social care settings. It is a useful background to empower you with the skills for any conversation in palliative and end of life care including ReSPECT.
Course date: 22nd January 2026, 09:30am – 15:30pm
Applications are open for a unique opportunity to help registered health and care professionals across Kent, Surrey and Sussex develop their research skills and confidence.
📌 Funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and hosted by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, the programme will run for three years, supporting 23 interns annually with awards of up to £10,000 each.
💡 Internships are tailored to your learning needs and career goals, with opportunities at four levels:
• Stepping into research
• Growing in research
• Research delivery leadership
• Clinical/practitioner academic leadership
✅ What’s included?
• Placements
• Mentorship
• Academic modules
• Small-scale research projects
This inclusive programme particularly welcomes applicants from under-represented groups and professions, with a strong focus on public and patient involvement.
Applications close: 31st October 2025
Find out more and apply here → https://arc-kss.nihr.ac.uk/news/empowering-future-researchers-new-nihr-health-and-care-professionals-internship-programme-launches
Tuesday 11th November 2025, 09:30am – 13:30pm
St Wilfrid’s Hospice Education Team is launching a new, discussion-based workshop exploring the unique experiences and needs of LGBTQ+ people, including trans and gender-diverse individuals, when approaching the end of life. The course is open to all health and social care professionals.
Drawing on Hospice UK’s I Just Want to Be Me report (2023), the Learning Framework for LGBTQ+ Care in Later Life (2023), and other evidence-based guidance, this workshop will help you:
Cost:
Resilience-based Clinical Supervision (RBCS) provides a safe, supportive space for participants to explore challenges, reflect on practice, and enhance their well-being—essential when caring for vulnerable people. This fully funded programme is for nurses and nurse associates in social care across England, supported by NHS England.
Programme details:
Session breakdown:
Upcoming groups: April 2025 start dates
Further information:
Tresacare and SESCA are collaborating to offer a free wellbeing programme designed to support international care workers in the South East. The programme will run for 3 months from mid-January 2025 and will be held online via Zoom.
What does the programme include?
Who is this programme open to?
Click here to find out more and register your interest →
Please note: Care providers wishing to register 3+ care workers should email [email protected].
You can choose to apply for the fully funded NIHR INSIGHT Programme with the University of Chichester. The start date for the programme will be September 2024 (TBC). Applications close mid August.
For further information about how to apply for this opportunity, please contact: [email protected]. Or if you have any general enquiries regarding this opportunity and its relevance to social care managers then please email: [email protected].
Please see the flyer attached below for more information on this programme.
The South Coast INSIGHT Programme (SCIP), funded by NIHR, is a an opportunity for early career health and social care professionals to undertake fully funded Masters in Research, inclusive of UKRI stipend. Eligible applicants will be early career nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, social workers and public health professionals.
There are 30 places available for a 2024/25 start within the South Central region, to be hosted by the University of Southampton, Oxford Brookes University, University of Winchester, University of Portsmouth and Southampton Solent University.
There is also a webinar on 6th June at 16:00pm for more information. Click here to register for the webinar →
The deadline for applications is 7th July 2024. Click here to access the application form →
For general enquiries contact the SCIP team: [email protected]
Booking is now open for SESCA’s next round of training for newly arrived overseas care workers. The training is delivered online via live tutor-led group sessions and is available to CQC-registered adult social care providers operating in the South East.
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