Compassionate and Supportive Leadership Skills

This training conference is free to attend for Trusts within West Midlands Cancer Alliance.

Please contact Nichola Cadwallader with your enquiries. 

Additional learning opportunities available for Trust employees within the West Midlands Cancer Alliance include:

• Enhance your Oncology Nurse-led Telephone Triage Assessment, Monday 29th June 2026
• Enhance your Oncology Nurse-led Telephone Triage Assessment, Wednesday 9th September 2026
• Empowering Your Oncology Team: Practical Strategies to Overcome Workforce Challenges, Wednesday 7th October 2026
• Oncology Leadership and Management Skills, Wednesday 9th December 2026

Please click on the links to view full details and secure your place.

Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking. Within one week of the online training taking place, you will be sent final details of the course including a full agenda, programme timings and your Zoom joining instructions. This email will include a joining link that can be used to access the course.

If you have not received your email two days before your event, do check your junk folder then contact SBK Healthcare on 01732 897788.

Practice sessions are available. If you would like to attend a zoom practice session before the event takes place, please let us know by emailing bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk. You will have the opportunity to meet an SBK Healthcare staff member who will ensure you are able to access zoom, that your camera and microphone work and you are fully set-up for the day. This is optional but if you do wish to attend, please use the same device that you plan to use on the day.

On the day, when registration starts, you will be able to join the course by initially entering a waiting room when there may be a short wait. The forum will include screen breaks, as well as topic themed interactive sessions which will take place in the breakout rooms.

Click here to view the specially created 5-minute video that will walk you through how to get the most out of attending your SBK Healthcare interactive online forum.

Registration

This event is free to attend. If you find you are unable to attend, we ask you to cancel your place in writing, at least 48 hours before the event takes place. This will allow someone else to take your place. 

Modify registration

To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk.

Substitutions

Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.

Conference changes

It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme.

Certificate of attendance

A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every attendee, as a record of continuing professional training and development.

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This training has been designed to enable NHS professionals to step back from their day-to-day roles, deepen their understanding, and refine key leadership and operational skills. Targeted at service, group, and operational leads within Cancer Services, the course will support professionals across all levels of experience.

This event is exclusively for NHS Trusts within West Midlands Cancer Alliance, including:

• Birmingham Women’s & Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
• George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
• Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
• South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
• The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
• The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
• The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
• University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
• University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
• University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
• Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
• Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
• Wye Valley NHS Trust

Hear how previous attendees benefitted from shared experiences and guided presentations:

The West Midlands Cancer Alliance fully funded this course, enabling eligible healthcare professionals from the below provider Trusts only to access this training at no cost.

•         Birmingham Women’s & Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
•         George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
•         Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
•         South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
•         The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
•         The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
•         The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
•         The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
•         The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
•         University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
•         University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
•         University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
•         Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
•         Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
•         Wye Valley NHS Trust

The West Midlands Cancer Alliance is committed to developing a skilled, confident and compassionate cancer workforce equipped to meet the needs of our diverse population, now and in the future. We inspire excellence in cancer education, build capability across the whole cancer pathway, and champion inclusive learning for every role. By sharing knowledge and developing future leaders, we strengthen our workforce and improve outcomes for people affected by cancer.

Telephone triage training builds confident assessment, decision making and communication skills whilst the expanding capacity within SACT services supports the development of technical competence, workload management and progression across key capability domains. Compassionate and supportive leadership training strengthens reflective practice and people centred leadership behaviours, enabling staff to evidence professional values and development within the ePortfolio. All of the WMCA commissioned training aligns to the Greater Manchester ePortfolio and ACCEND framework for development. 

Our partnership with SBK Healthcare ensures access to high impact, practice focused education that strengthens services now and prepares our teams for the future of personalised, digital cancer care.

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.

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