Participants in attendance to this course gained a true perspective on their leadership role and how they can positively influence colleagues. By working through your current challenges with proven techniques, the delegates returned to their workplace with a new frame of mind plus the tools to enable the team to be both engaged and productive.
5 hours Continuing Professional Development
This thought provoking forum guided the attendees, step by step, towards being the inclusive and inspirational leader you aspire to be:
- Realise your self-care
- Enable team communication
- Promote wellbeing
- Build trust and positivity
- Mend toxic relationships
- Build team resilience
Developed with convenience in mind
Delegates took away useful techniques and new skills to use in day-to-day work routines:
- Evidenced based examples and referrals: providing appropriate, relevant support and sign posting
- Interactive presentations: your concerns addressed with sensitivity and care
- Closed room discussions: benchmark and engage with your fellow attendees
- Agreed action plan: leave the course with the confidence to make changes
This course is available for in-house training
Available as bespoke training to teams. Please do contact us if you would like this course delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.
Learning & development
Oncology National Networking Forums are pleased to be featured as part of the ACCEND Framework
The ePortfolio platform is available via the Greater Manchester Cancer Academy and supports professional development in cancer care.
This forum and all of our events are mapped to the ACCEND Framework and can be recorded in the ACCEND ePortfolio to help you evidence your learning, reflections and competencies.
To find out more, click on the ACCEND Framework tab.

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Join, tech support and opportunity to network in your meeting room
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| 9:30 |
Introduction and getting into the right mind-set
Christine Steel, Founder & CEO, Mind Health and Wellbeing Limited
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| Leading in times of stress | |
| 9:40 |
What is compassionate and supportive leadership?
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| 10:20 |
Questions, answers and discussion: compassionate leadership skills
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| 10:35 |
Screen break
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| Building trust | |
| 10:45 |
An introduction to psychological safety and the importance of trust
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| 11:25 |
Questions, answers and discussion: psychological safety
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| Resolving conflict | |
| 11:40 |
Resolving conflict through understanding it
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| 12:20 |
Questions, answers and discussion: resolving conflict
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| 12:35 |
Lunch break
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| Managing conflict | |
| 1:15 |
Managing conflict in your team
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| How to build resilience and self-care | |
| 1:45 |
Managing workplace stress and building resilience
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| 2:10 |
Screen break
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| 2:15 |
What actions can encourage your team to build camaraderie?
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| 2:45 |
Group discussion and reflection on actions
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| 3:00 |
Leader’s closing remarks and close of course
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With thanks to the expert course leader
Christine Steel
Founder & CEO
Mind Health and Wellbeing Limited
Who came?
Created to enable you as NHS professionals to step back, improve your understanding and hone your finer skills. The following is an insight into the job titles of the previous attendees who have joined Compassionate and Supportive Leadership Skills previously:
- Team Manager
- Low Intensity Therapist
- Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
- Diabetic Specialist Midwife Lead
- Team Leader
- Senior Clinical Research Practitioner
- Learning & Development Manager
- Complex Care Nurse
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Clinical & Operational Lead
- Consultant Paediatrician
- Crisis Line Manager, Band 7
- Deputy Sister of Outpatient Department
- Founder & CEO
- Greater Manchester HIT Service Manager
- Life Style Coach
- Matron- Acute Children and Young People's Services
- Neonatal sister
- Paddington Ward Sister
- Research Nurse
- Sister
- Specialist Dental Nurse
Past attendee feedback
Hear how attendees benefitted from shared experiences and guided presentations:
About the ACCEND Framework
The ACCEND Framework is designed to enhance cancer care by providing a structured approach to education and professional development for healthcare professionals.
- It defines the essential Cancer Capabilities in Practice (CiPs) and offers a tailored educational structure to support progression at every stage of a cancer care career.
- Launched in January 2023, the framework aims to transform career pathways and improve training and development opportunities across the cancer workforce.
- It provides access to the education and training needed to meet role-specific competencies and includes dedicated resources for nurses, allied health professionals and those in cancer-related support roles.
- The ACCEND Framework delivers a nationally agreed career and education structure underpinned by clearly defined capabilities in practice.
Map Your Learning to the ACCEND Framework
All Oncology National Networking Forum courses listed on the Greater Manchester Cancer Academy’s ACCEND ePortfolio are fully aligned with the ACCEND Framework.
You can easily log your attendance and map your learning to the Cancer Capabilities in Practice (CiPs) through the ACCEND ePortfolio.
To do this:
- Register and log in to the ePortfolio
- Click ‘Add Entry’
- Select 'Choose an item from the library'
- Change the provider to Oncology National Networking Forums
- Choose the relevant event you have attended (or plan to attend)
This tool offers a central space to track your professional development, reflections and achievements - supporting your ongoing career in cancer care.
Click here to access the ePortfolio

Why sponsor an Oncology National Networking Forum
Our role at SBK Healthcare is to bring industry together with healthcare professionals so that you can educate and inform your audience. These trail-blazing oncology delivery forums offer dedicated presentations, Q&A, networking and discussion time, each sponsor will be fully immersed into the event and able to effectively engage with your NHS audience.
Interested in having your own event, managed by us?
SBK Healthcare also provides in-house forums. Working closely with you as the client we can research, produce, market and deliver the conference or online forum that best suits the audience and meets your goals.
Reach out today
If you would like more information on our sponsorship options an in-house forum or if you wish to discuss your needs and what solutions may be appropriate for your business, please contact:
Sarah Kemm
Contact: 01732 897788
Email: sarah.kemm@sbk-healthcare.co.uk