GCU Mental Health Nursing Student Lisa Pollock supported
by the GCU Mental Health Nursing teaching team, has been accepted as one of only
10 UK “remarkable” nursing students on the pilot National Junior Leadership
Academy.
This six month programme funded by the Higher
Education Academy seeks to develop 10 promising nursing students leadership identity
early in their career journey and develop their leadership knowledge, attitudes
and skills.
The National Junior Leadership Academy is aimed at
high performing pre registration nursing students or pre registration nursing
students in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Irelan
Activities include
• Residential Leadership Retreats
• Mentorship: each participant will be
assigned to a senior national nursing leader who will act as their Leadership
Mentor
• Internship: each participant will have a
two week policy/leadership internship period with their Leadership Mentor in a
nursing related organisation
• Leadership Networks: the cohort of 10 will be split
into three leadership peer networks which will meet in between the leadership
retreats and the internship period to work on pre negotiated tasks.
The National Junior Leadership Academy is led by
Stacy Johnson and Dr Aru Narayanasamy, University of Nottingham and Professor
Laura Serrant-Green, University of Wolverhampton.
"I feel honoured to be part of the academy. I still can't believe
I have been chosen to be one of the 10 student nurse in the UK. I am delighted
that my passion for mental health nursing has come through in my application
and interview and I am very much looking forward to being part of this exciting
opportunity"
Congratulations Lisa from the GCU Mental Health
Nursing Team!
