Career advice

Are you a super-helper? How to ditch the guilt and avoid burnout

Super-helpers never say no to helping someone out – even though it might be to their detri

16 Nov 2022
Having trouble accessing clinical supervision? You’re not alone

It can help maintain a healthy, supported nursing workforce, yet access to good quality cl

04 Nov 2022
Becoming a leader: what I’ve learned about making change happen

Tips on being an effective leader from charity chief executive Joanne Bosanquet, who built

19 Oct 2022
When you make a medication error: what I learned as a newly registered nurse

Advice on avoiding medication errors, nurses’ duty of candour when a mistake is made and h

13 Oct 2022
Loneliness in leadership: how to deal with it and support colleagues

Talking about loneliness can still be seen as a taboo in healthcare settings, with those i

29 Sep 2022
Diversity in senior roles: a programme for aspiring black and minority ethnic leaders

NHS England Midlands’ aspiring nurse and midwife leaders programme aims to improve represe

15 Sep 2022
When the pressure is too much: how to recognise and seek help for burnout

An RCN Nurse of the Year describes how work pressures combined with a traumatic event led

08 Sep 2022
Well-being support and advice for you: what’s on at RCNi Nursing Careers and Jobs Fair

Nurses’ health and well-being will be top of the agenda at the careers fair, where you can

26 Aug 2022
Community nursing: what the core specialist qualification means for you

The NMC’s new all-encompassing specialist practice qualification is for nurses working in

11 Aug 2022
Framework for a career: how general practice nursing is being transformed

A new education and career framework for primary care and general practice will provide nu

04 Jul 2022
My first time in charge of a ward: what it taught me about delegation and leadership

As a newly qualified nurse, being in control of a shift can seem daunting, but demonstrati

23 Jun 2022
Non-medical prescribing preceptorship: boosting your confidence to practise autonomously

When non-medical prescribers reported a lack of confidence to practise autonomously and un

08 Jun 2022

Racial diversity in senior nurse roles continues to elude the NHS, extensive data show.

01 Jun 2022

How I’ve developed my own leadership style based on good and bad experiences in my career,

26 May 2022

Charity is a major force in UK cancer nursing – find out about its nurses’ diverse roles an

12 May 2022

How to prepare for promotion and embrace opportunities to advance your career.

21 Apr 2022

Before you commit to resigning from your job or even leaving the profession, there are some

13 Apr 2022

The PNA is a new role designed to bolster clinical and well-being support for nurses in a b

30 Mar 2022

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