Here at Nursing Times, we understand the challenges you face and your contribution to the nation’s wellbeing so we work to highlight and celebrate your achievements and support you throughout your career.
We run a series of awards, conferences, forums, and careers fairs throughout the year to celebrate nursing achievements, help you discover new opportunities and equip you with the tools you need to excel in your current job and drive you where you want to go.
Take a look at our physical and virtual events below and sign up to our newsletter to be the first to hear news about Nursing Times events.
Nursing Times Awards
The annual Nursing Times Awards aim to celebrate nursing’s achievements across the board, highlighting the brilliant work carried out by individuals and teams.
The Nursing Times Awards bring together the nursing community to shine a light on the brightest talent in the profession and recognise those of you making nursing innovative, patient-focused and inclusive.
It has never been more important to recognise the incredible contributions of you and your colleagues.
We highlight your innovation, perseverance and incredible work across 23 categories covering a wide range of nursing specialties from mental health to clinical research.
We also recognise individuals who stand out as truly exceptional and awards will be given to a Nurse of the Year, Nurse Leader of the Year and Ann Shuttleworth’s Rising Star who have gone above and beyond what is expected of them in their day-to-day role.
The winners of the Nursing Times Awards will be revealed at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane in London on Wednesday 25 October 2023.
What can winning a Nursing Times Award do for you and your team?
Share best practice and help improve the profession: promote and share your work to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare providers across the UK
Show your dedication: highlight your commitment to the future of the nursing profession and attract more nurses to your organisation
Recognise your potential: everyone needs validation at times and what better confirmation that you and your team are on the right path than a Nursing Times Award?
Make a name for yourself: gain recognition for the innovative and excellent care you and your team are providing
Give your CV a boost: open yourself up to exciting career opportunities
Network with high-level nurses: meet important figures in the nursing community and take hold of your future career path
Why attend the awards
Attending the Nursing Times Awards is more than just the perfect opportunity to enjoy a glittering evening honouring the achievements of the nursing community. You'll also be able to:
Recognise you and your colleagues – it's more important than ever to come together to acknowledge the outstanding achievements of the profession
Network with high-level nurses – celebrate the achievements of the profession with your peers
Learn from the amazing nurses and the innovative projects – discover more about the projects that have been shortlisted and congratulate the winners on the night
Prove your worth to the nursing community – whether you win an award or are shortlisted, your achievements are outstanding
Hear from the most senior nurses in the profession – past speakers include chief nursing officers of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, the health secretary and nurses who have been internationally and nationally acclaimed for their field
Find out more about the Nursing Times Awards, by visiting the event website.
Student Nursing Times Awards
The Student Nursing Times Awards are our annual celebration of the next generation of the nursing profession and those who are nurturing this incredible group of people on their journey to registration.
The awards recognise a group of outstanding students on their journey to entering the nursing profession, as well as all those who support them along the way, including lecturers, universities and healthcare providers.
They celebrate students from all over the UK and at different stages of the nursing education journey, from first years to those who have recently qualified. Their innovation and achievements so early in their career already mark them out as sources of inspiration and rising stars for the future.
Meanwhile, the winning higher education institutions and placement providers demonstrate the constant evolution and development in the way the next generation of nurses are educated, equipping them to deal with the challenges they will face and to provide the best care possible.
The winners of each year's Student Nursing Times Awards are revealed at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London during spring.
During a glittering afternoon ceremony, the winners of 21 award categories are recognised for their hard work, innovation, and dedication to nursing education.
Find out more about the Student Nursing Times Awards.
Cherish Otoo, winner of two awards at the 2022 Student Nursing Times Awards
Why enter the awards
By entering the Student Nursing Times Awards, you will be part of the most prestigious awards for students and nurse educators, enjoying not only recognition at the glittering afternoon ceremony, but a whole host of other benefits.
What can winning a Student Nursing Times award do for you as a student?
Be part of an elite crowd of award winners: join the Student Nursing Times Awards winners' club; raise your profile and become one to watch at the start of your career!
Give your CV a boost: set yourself apart from the crowd and open yourself up to exciting career opportunities – some students even walk away from the day with a job offer and speaking opportunities across our events
Recognise your potential: everyone needs validation at times and what better confirmation you’re on the right path than a Student Nursing Times award?
Make a name for yourself: network with important figures in the nursing community and take hold of your future career path
Gain extensive coverage: across our magazine, online and social media before and after the event
And that's not all, our individual award winners will also receive a year's free subscription to Nursing Times
What can winning a Student Nursing Times award do for your organisation?
Position your organisation at the top: join the Student Nursing Times Awards winners' club; and position your organisation as the best place to study nursing or for providing placements
Recognise your staff: pay tribute to those who go the extra mile for students and celebrate their success
Show your dedication: highlight your commitment to the future of the nursing profession and attract more nurses to your organisation
Reward your students: we all know that a successful organisation breeds successful students – make sure you celebrate their achievements
Why attend the awards
By attending the Student Nursing Times Awards you will be part of the largest student and nurse education awards around and be able to enjoy extensive benefits including:
As an individual – become one to watch and enjoy the best start to your career!
As an organisation or team – Position your organisation amongst the best in the sector in the eyes of education institutions and your peers
Celebrate the achievements and innovations over the past 12 months
Network with 800+ of the most influential nurse educators, higher education institutions and the next generation of nurse leaders in their fields
Learn from your peers about how they are driving innovation and change in their organisations
Enjoy a wonderful afternoon full of entertainment and celebration
Find out more about the Student Nursing Times Awards, by visiting the event website.
Nursing Times Workforce Summit & Awards
The Nursing Times Workforce Summit & Awards aims to bring you together with your peers to tackle current workforce challenges as well as recognising those of you who have made a positive impact on the profession.
The annual Nursing Times Workforce Summit & Awards will attract over 250 attendees from across the NHS and independent sector, working in acute, community and mental health settings.
Nursing Times Workforce Summit
Delegates join us at the summit to build their network, share challenges with their peers and to be empowered to support their workforce.
Key reasons to attend the event include:
Senior leaders – hear from some of the country’s most senior nursing and midwifery leaders so you can better understand and plan how to address workforce challenges in your organisation
Award-winning work – learn more from our award winners and be inspired to implement similar initiatives
More discussion and debate – benefit from thought-provoking discussion panels with advice and guidance that can better support your workforce planning and management
Your choice of content – streams that you can choose from focused on recruitment and retention and workforce development
Your choice of event – we’ve embraced virtual and we want to offer the best of both. So now you can choose between the physical which will include the virtual companion event or a virtual only option that will include highlights from the physical and exclusive new content.
Nursing Times Workforce Awards
The Nursing Times Workforce Awards recognise and reward the excellent work that is being done by you and your employer to support the nursing and midwifery workforce. Co-located with our Nursing Times Workforce Summit, this event inspires and rewards organisations for excellence in supporting the future of the health and care workforce.
Ensuring a sustainable workforce fit for the future is the responsibility of all nurse leaders, making this event the best opportunity to position your organisation as an excellent place to work.
Winning a Nursing Times Workforce Award not only provides you and your team with the recognition you deserve at a gala evening celebrating your achievements, but also a host of other benefits that you might not realise:
What can winning a Nursing Times Workforce Award do for you and your team?
Be part of an elite crowd of award winners: join the Nursing Times Workforce Award winners’ club, we don’t give out awards to just anyone!
Make a name for you and your organisation: gain recognition for your innovative approach to recruitment and workforce management
Share best practice and help improve the profession: help to improve the image of nursing and midwifery and attract more people into the profession
Recognise your potential: everyone needs validation at times and what better way to confirm that you and your team are doing an excellent job
Network with high-level nurses: meet some of the most important figures in the nursing community and get recognised for your work
Don’t miss your chance to win a Nursing Times Workforce Award. Find out more about entering by visiting the event website.
Nursing Times Careers Live
Nursing Times Careers Live, our series of free-to-attend nursing job fairs and educational career conferences, run throughout the year physically and virtually.
Our events provide you with the opportunity to learn and be inspired by insightful speaker sessions, network with colleagues and meet potential employers from a range of NHS and independent care settings.
There are hundreds of jobs, placement and preceptorship opportunities available – you may even walk away with an offer on the day!
So, if you’re looking for your first placement or are ready for a new challenge, our Nursing Times Careers Live jobs fair will help to guide you through your nursing career and provide you with the tools you need to take the next step.
At the Nursing Times Careers Live events you will:
- Meet employers face-to-face: we've hand-picked employers from your region with live/current job opportunities
- Learn about career opportunities and development programmes in the region
- Be inspired by interactive panels introducing different nursing career pathways
- Explore the realities of placements, preceptorships and shaping your career path
- Network with your peers while enjoying a free lunch
Connect with experts: meet career coaches and role models who can provide practical advice and guidance on:
- Advancing your career
- CV and personal statements writing and preparing for interviews
- Taking control of your career
- Transforming your future through CPD
- Better managing your emotional and mental wellbeing while at work
In 2023 we will be holding Nursing Times Careers Live events in Bristol, Birmingham, London, Leeds, Brighton, and Manchester.
Find out more by visiting the event website.
Nursing Times Clinical Skills Series
The Nursing Times Clinical Skills Series is a year-long programme of events with regular and free to attend webinars and a two-day virtual conference. It is a place where the nursing profession can connect with like-minded colleagues to share learning, experiences and ideas.
Staying up to date with core clinical competencies is a priority and challenge for all nurse managers, leaders and nurses.
Nursing Times has created this series of events to bring the nursing community together to advance and support clinical skills learning and development.
The content presented across the series of events will help all nursing staff with their need to have a sufficient standard of proficiency to practise confidently, efficiently and safely.
The events comprise a series of free webinars taking place throughout the year and the Nursing Times Clinical Skills Forum, which is back this summer after a successful launch in 2022.
The forum will take place on 6 and 7 June. This nurse-led, virtual event attracts delegates from across NHS, acute, community and independent healthcare providers.
Through a range of expert keynotes talks and interactive discussion sessions, the forum supports organisations that attend in taking forward strategies to keep nurses learning all core skills, as well as ensuring their continuous clinical skills development in practice.
Meanwhile, the webinars cover subjects such as pressure ulcer prevention, urinary catheterisation, infection prevention and control, and medicines management and optimisation.
To find more information on the webinars and forum visit the clinical skills series website.
Nursing Times Digital Series
The Nursing Times Digital Series is a year-long programme of events with regular and free to attend webinars and a two-day virtual conference. It is a place where the growing digital nursing community can connect with like-minded colleagues to share learning, experiences and ideas.
The recent acceleration and adoption of technology in health and care settings means every nurse needs to be digitally competent and embrace the digital world. As nurse leaders, the challenge is to champion and lead digital health initiatives so that there is widespread adoption, resulting in improved nursing practices and patient care.
Take part in our series of events created to help support and inspire you and your nursing staff to embrace digital transformation and unearth opportunities that have a positive impact for patient flow in both acute and community care.
The events comprise a series of free webinars taking place throughout the year and the Nursing Times Digital Forum, which is back this autumn after a successful launch in 2022.
The forum will take place on 3 and 4 October. It is an online event dedicated to the entire nursing and midwifery working force.
Led by chief nurses, chief nursing information officers and clinical leaders across the NHS, the forum is designed to inspire and support all nurses and midwives to be proactively involved in the digital transformation of acute and community settings.
Join nursing leaders for two mornings of interactive speaker sessions, case studies and panel discussions.
Meanwhile, our webinars cover subjects such as patient flow, digital tools for nurse training and development, the Phillips Ives Nursing and Midwifery Review, and virtual wards and remote patient monitoring.
To find more information on the webinars and the forum visit the digital series website.
