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St Michael’s Hospice opportunities

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Upcoming training programme for health and care professionals

St Michael’s Hospice has shared its 2026/27 programme of community training for health and care professionals, with sessions starting next month.

Topics include:

  • Syringe Pump
  • Verification of Expected Adult Death (VoEAD)
  • Symptom management
  • Frailty
  • Dementia as a palliative care condition
  • Challenging conversations
  • Palliative care emergencies
  • Bereavement
  • Recognising dying

Useful information:

  • Most sessions take place at St Michael’s Hospice, with webinars delivered via MS Teams
  • ICB-funded training is free to attend, with some other sessions available at a small cost
  • Recognising Dying, Syringe Pump and VoEAD sessions are open to Registered Nurses only

Click here to view the programme and book via Eventbrite →

St Wilfrid’s Hospice – Understanding the Needs of the LGBTQ+ Community at End of Life

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New fully funded course for those working in Sussex

This new half-day workshop explores the experiences and needs of LGBTQ+ people, including trans and gender-diverse individuals, when approaching the end of life.

The discussion-based session is suitable for all health and social care professionals and aims to support more inclusive, person-centred end of life care.

Course details:

  • Date: Wednesday 11th November 2026
  • Time: 09:30am – 13:30pm
  • Delivery mode: Online via Teams
  • Cost: Fully funded for those working in Sussex through NHS Sussex, or £50 for those outside the area

Click here to find out more and register →

Click Academy – Leadership training for adult social care

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Flourish’s Click Academy programmes support adult social care providers to strengthen leadership capability across their organisations. Aligned to the Skills for Care Leadership Qualities Framework, they focus on developing the behaviours and practical skills needed to lead well.

Programmes available:

  • Lead to Succeed (five sessions) – For new and aspiring managers, focusing on leadership confidence, team management and core skills
  • Well Led (four sessions) – For registered managers and service leaders, exploring what strong leadership looks like in practice
  • Leading Change Improving Care (five sessions) – For experienced leaders looking to strengthen culture and drive improvement across services

Multiple dates are available for each programme, with new cohorts added regularly.

Click here to find out more →

Funded training opportunity from St Wilfrid’s Hospice

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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

If you’d like to book a place, you can sign up here →

NIHR Health and Care Professionals Internship Programme

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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

Understanding the Needs of the LGBTQ+ Community at End of Life

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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:

  • Understand the barriers faced by LGBTQ+ communities at the end of life
  • Explore practical ways to provide inclusive, affirming, and compassionate care
  • Strengthen person-centred practice across health and social care settings

Cost:

  • Fully funded for all Sussex employees in health and social care (via NHS Sussex)
  • £50 for participants outside Sussex (includes all course materials)

Click here to book your place →

Resilience-Based Clinical Supervision Programme for Social Care Registered Nurses

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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:

  • 14-hour total commitment (includes pre-work, group sessions, reflection, and evaluation).
  • Delivered online in small groups (max 8 participants).
  • Active participation required—camera, microphone, and a quiet space needed.
  • Counts towards CPD for revalidation.

Session breakdown:

  • Pre-work (up to 1 hour).
  • Sessions 1–3 (3 hours each) – Covers RBCS principles and practice.
  • Sessions 4–5 (2 hours each) – Focuses on practice and cascading RBCS in your organisation.

Upcoming groups: April 2025 start dates

  • Wednesdays (afternoons) – From 23rd April
  • Mondays (mornings) – From 28th April
  • Thursdays (mornings) – From 24th April
  • Wednesdays (afternoons) – From 30th April

Further information:

Wellbeing Programme for International Care Workers

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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?

  • 6 professional workshops (90 minutes each)
  • Weekly Wellbeing Gyms with Pastoral Care Circles
  • Regular wellness activities and support sessions

Who is this programme open to?

  • CQC-registered adult social care providers in the South-East who are SESCA members
  • International care workers who are registered with SESCA
  • Displaced care workers who are in contact with SESCA

Click here to find out more and register your interest →

Please note: Care providers wishing to register 3+ care workers should email hello@tresacare.com.

University of Chichester: NIHR INSIGHT Programme for South East 

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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: m.day@chi.ac.uk. Or if you have any general enquiries regarding this opportunity and its relevance to social care managers then please email: K.Bhatti-Sinclair@chi.ac.uk.

Please see the flyer attached below for more information on this programme.

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Applications open for fully funded Research Masters

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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: scip.insight@soton.ac.uk

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