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Often parents feel they must choose between being a good parent & a fulfilling leadership career, we exist to change this. Join our award winning Fellowships

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Get your applications in now for our award-winning Cross Sector Fellowship programme. If you’ve been thinking about applying but something’s holding you back, our advice is: have the conversation. Talk to your employer. You might be surprised by the outcome. www.leadersplus.org/crosssectorf...
Introducing the Leaders Plus Cross-Sector Fellowship
Our award winning Fellowship supports people on maternity leave, shared parental leave and anyone with primary school aged children. We help you continue to progress your career whilst enjoying your y...
www.leadersplus.org
October 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Applications are now open for the Leaders Plus Cross Sector Fellowship!
www.leadersplus.org/crosssectorf...
If you’re a parent ready to lead with impact and want to advance your career while balancing family, this is for you. Apply today! 💡 #Leadership #Fellowship
Introducing the Leaders Plus Cross-Sector Fellowship
Our award winning Fellowship supports people on maternity leave, shared parental leave and anyone with primary school aged children. We help you continue to progress your career whilst enjoying your y...
www.leadersplus.org
September 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Returning from parental leave and wondering how to make it work? Join our inclusive event:
"Help! How do I successfully return from parental leave?"
For ambitious parents who want to thrive at work and at home.
👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1116391299...
#WorkingParents #ParentalLeave
Help! How do I Successfully Return to Work?
How to stop just surviving and start thriving on your return to work from maternity, paternity or adoption leave.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
July 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🚨Final call for applications to our NHS Fellowship
Deadline is midnight TONIGHT!🚨

The next NHS Fellowship is not until September 2026. Don't miss out on the opportunity to take part this year.

📝Apply here: www.leadersplus.org/nhsfellowship/
Leaders Plus NHS Fellowship
Our NHS Fellowship supports parents who are passionate about progressing their career in the NHS, whilst still enjoying their young families.
www.leadersplus.org
June 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Last weekend to apply! If you want to make braver decisions like 2023 Fellow Robyn, apply here by midnight on 30 June:
www.leadersplus.org/nhsapply/
June 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
🚨 NHS parents: Want to progress your career and be present at home? The Leaders Plus NHS Fellowship closes 30 June. Book a quick call with Hayley to see if it’s right for you:
👉 Arrange a Quick Call: www.leadersplus.org/callback
👉More info: leadersplus.org/nhsfellowship
#NHS #WorkingParents
June 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This #INWED25 we celebrate the women engineers transforming our world. Your leadership, vision, and care matter. #TogetherWeEngineer #WomenInEngineering #LeadersPlus
Welcome to #INWED25!
We're absolutely thrilled to have you celebrating International Women in Engineering Day with us today!

We can't wait to see how you're highlighting the incredible contributions of women in engineering. Be sure to tag #INWED25
June 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
⏳ 2 weeks left to apply! The Leaders Plus NHS Fellowship supports ambitious NHS parents to progress their careers and be present at home. You don’t have to choose.

Apply now: www.leadersplus.org/nhsfellowship/

#NHS #WorkingParents #Leadership
June 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
''If you’re even half-thinking about it, definitely apply.''

That’s what Sarah Nerva, NHS 2024 Alumnae had to say about the Leaders Plus NHS Fellowship Programme.
Deadline 30 June: www.leadersplus.org/nhsfellowship/
June 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Struggling with parental guilt as an NHS leader? The Leaders Plus NHS Fellowship helps you ditch guilt, embrace ambition & progress your career with young kids. Find out more and apply now: www.leadersplus.org/nhsfellowship #NHS #WorkingParents
May 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Are you an NHS healthcare professional? Have you taken part in a quality improvement project? We’re running a short survey to learn what works, what doesn’t, and what could be done better. Certificates of participation offered. Share your experiences here ths.im/3YPIvXz
May 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🚨 Are you an ambitious parent in Emergency Medicine?

@rcem.ac.uk is sponsoring 10 part-funded places on the our NHS Fellowship - a 6-month, FMLM-accredited programme helping NHS parents progress their careers without compromising family life.

More info👉https://www.leadersplus.org/nhsfellowship/
Leaders Plus NHS Fellowship
Our NHS Fellowship supports parents who are passionate about progressing their career in the NHS, whilst still enjoying their young families.
www.leadersplus.org
May 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Please can I ask for your help?

We are working on the future of @sensecharity.bsky.social but we don’t want to do that on our own

I want to know what you think!

Please complete our 2 minute survey

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May 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Feeling overwhelmed by your workload - especially after going part-time? Don’t suffer in silence. Prep well, show commitment, and ask what really matters. Tips to start the conversation 👉 leadersplus.org/how-to-talk-to-your-boss-about-your-workload #WorkingParents #LeadersPlus
How to talk to your boss about your workload - Leaders Plus
One of our Fellows asked: how do I talk to my boss about my workload? Here's the advice our founder and CEO Verena Hefti MBE gave them.
leadersplus.org
May 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Thinking of applying for the Leaders Plus NHS Fellowship but haven’t secured funding yet? Don’t assume it’s a No - start the conversation, show the impact, and explore all options. Tips here: leadersplus.org/how-to-secure-leadership-development-funding-from-your-employer #NHSleaders
Leaders Plus NHS Fellowship
You deserve this funding. This page will show you how to secure leadership development funding from your employer.
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May 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
How do you drop guilt & redefine success as a working parent without giving up on ambition or family? In this episode of the Big Careers, Small Children podcast Dr. Nara Daubeney, PHD, CEO, NHS surgeon & mum of 4, shares her honest, powerful insights.

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{CEO Series} Dr Nara Daubeney - How To Let Go of Guilt and Redefine Success as a Working Parent
Quickly and easily listen to Big Careers, Small Children for free!
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May 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Applications are now open for our 2025 NHS Fellowship! Over 6 months, you'll gain: Tools to progress your career while raising your family, a hand-picked network of supportive parent peers, the courage to lead on your own terms plus so much more. Apply now: www.leadersplus.org/nhsfellowship/
Leaders Plus NHS Fellowship
Our NHS Fellowship supports parents who are passionate about progressing their career in the NHS, whilst still enjoying their young families.
www.leadersplus.org
April 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Still at work even though it's the school holidays? Could do with some help on setting boundaries? If so, the below setting boundaries workbook will be of help I hope - we have had some brilliant feedback on it www.leadersplus.org/resources/bo...
Setting Boundaries Workbook - Leaders Plus
Download our free Setting Boundaries Workbook to help you manage your leadership career whilst having a young family
www.leadersplus.org
April 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
RTO mandates directly harm women's career progression and will accelerate gender inequality www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1912...
Women more likely to quit than men if forced to give up hybrid working, research finds
Experts argue rigid policies ‘do more harm than good’ and warn return to office mandates risk widening gender pay gap
www.peoplemanagement.co.uk
April 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
📣Applications close tomorrow - 1st of April! Apply now for the award-winning Leaders Plus Fellowship: www.leadersplus.org/crosssectorf...

#leadership #workingparents #leadersplus
Introducing the Leaders Plus Cross-Sector Fellowship
Our award winning Fellowship supports people on maternity leave, shared parental leave and anyone with primary school aged children. We help you continue to progress your career whilst enjoying your y...
www.leadersplus.org
March 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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📣Just started or stepping into an executive director role?

Join us at our in-person Executive Director Induction where we’ll provide you with a deeper understanding of your board role, along with an essential overview of the current #NHS environment.

Book here ➡️ buff.ly/fl4wDgI

#BoardDev
March 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Welcome to the March 2025 LinkedIn edition of Your College News!

This newsletter shares updates, stories & opportunities for the EM community. Check it out! www.linkedin.com/pul...

RCEM member? You will have had the full version of this newsletter in your email inbox last Wednesday on 5 March.
Your College News - March 2025 Edition
This is the LinkedIn version of an exclusive monthly email newsletter for RCEM Members each month. Visit: rcem.
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March 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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I’m progressing on my @leadersplus.bsky.social fellowship journey which includes #reversementoring - a first for me - I’ve written a short blog sharing some reflections

www.linkedin.com/posts/nerys-...
Reflections on reverse mentoring in action | Nerys Anthony
Lucy Duszczak and I embarked on a reverse mentoring journey as part of the Leaders Plus Senior Directors Fellowship. This experience has been a powerful…
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March 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
What we can do to address the structural barriers for working parents in the NHS:
"Working parents face unique structural barriers that make it more difficult to stay in highly pressurised NHS careers."

Verena Hefti, chief executive of @leadersplus.bsky.social highlights the value of supporting working parents in the #NHS.

Read more 👉 buff.ly/ctv6ZmG

#HealthInequalities
March 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🚩The Hidden Pitfalls Pushing NHS Working Parents to Leave. The result? Burnout, lost talent, and costly turnover. But these pitfalls are avoidable - writing for @nhsproviders.bsky.social CEO @vhefti.bsky.social highlights the pitfalls and what to do about them nhsproviders.org/news-blogs/b...
How overlooking working parents is costing NHS trusts and what to do about it
Verena Hefti shares how trusts can better support parents in the NHS workforce and what can prevent working parents from burning out and leaving.
nhsproviders.org
March 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM