Staff and service development
We are committed to supporting staff development that enhances professional practice and leads to measurable improvements in patient care.
We are committed to supporting staff development that enhances professional practice and leads to measurable improvements in patient care.
Our Staff Development grants are split into two categories:
- Grants for individuals applying for staff development funding
- Team grants – these can cover more than one member of the team attending external events (including conferences) team visits to other NHS hospitals or facilities, NUH hosted development or shared learning events and team time out days
The information below outlines the difference between the two and signposts to which grant may be the most suitable.
Staff development grants
We are committed to supporting staff development that enhances professional practice and leads to measurable improvements in patient care. While individual learning is valued, funding must primarily benefit the wider team or service - not an individual’s personal Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Staff development requests must be a priority for the department and include plans to share learning with colleagues to improve patient care.
The proposed conference or training must be directly relevant to the applicant’s current role and lead to enhanced team working and better outcomes for patients.
Poster presentations alone do not guarantee approval.
Travel and accommodation will not be funded as standalone requests.
Any benefit to the individual must be incidental, not the main purpose of the funding
Only events taking place in the UK (England/Scotland/Wales and Northern Ireland will be eligible for funding).
Service development grants
Focus: Enhancing skills, knowledge, and teamwork to improve services.
We wish to support NUH staff to grow professionally through collaborative learning & teamwork that benefits service delivery and transformation.
The aim is to support “whole team” development that enhances practice and patient care; this can include opportunities outside the hospital or bringing in specialist trainers to share and disseminate best practice.
We encourage applications to be centred on:
Multidisciplinary training
Team-based learning
Simulation and collaborative skill-building
Time Outs
Applications will be considered for patient-facing staff, clinical or non-clinical, employed by NUH on permanent contracts.
Bank Staff are not eligible. Applications that include fixed-term and honorary contracts will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Only events taking place in the UK (England/Scotland/Wales and Northern Ireland) will be eligible for funding.
What we cannot fund:
Due to the charitable nature of these funds, we do not provide grants for:
- Statutory or mandatory NHS training, as defined by the Royal College of Nursing (https://www.rcn.org.uk/get-help/rcn-advice/training-statutory-and-mandatory)
- Training or development that is essential to the applicant’s role or required for them to perform their job
- ANY courses or Training that results in a formal qualification or nationally recognised award issued by a professional body