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Nominations for this award are now open!

Nominees for the Chief Nursing Officer Award will be Clinical Nursing or Midwifery Leaders who have demonstrated a significant contribution towards establishing ground-breaking patient-safety schemes, developments in services, or initiating innovative change in nursing or midwifery practice. It should be evident that such schemes, projects or innovations have had demonstrable benefits to person centred holistic care. The winner of this award will be inspirational and motivational, a pioneer in nursing or midwifery and a trailblazer of innovative practice. 

About the Award: This award will celebrate the contribution of an exceptional nursing or midwifery leader in Wales, who by inspiring others and demonstrating exceptional leadership, has made a significant difference to person centred holistic care. 

Who can be nominated?

Registrants on all parts of the NMC register who are:

• In a leadership role at any level of practice or management settings within Wales 
• Practising in any sector for example: Independent Health and Social Care Sector, Third Sector, NHS or Local Authority
• Diversity in nominees is encouraged to reflect the workforce in Wales

Criteria

The nomination should consider and include details for each of the following criterion:

   Leadership and Advocacy:

• Demonstrates exceptional leadership and collaboration in both nursing and midwifery and across sectors or professional disciplines, inspiring colleagues and influencing change within teams as well as beyond immediate areas of work.
• Advocates for person-centred holistic care in policy, practice and/or education and acts as a role model, mentoring and supporting others in providing compassionate care.
• Shows commitment to workforce development through mentorship, education or initiatives which future proof nursing and midwifery and a passion for the professions demonstrating a “can do” positive attitude.
  
  Person-centred care excellence:
• Consistently delivers outstanding, individualised care that respects patient preferences, needs and values.
• Engages patients, families, and communities in shared decision-making and can demonstrate the benefits the work has had for patients, clients, families, and colleagues.
• Promotes dignity, respect and empowerment in all patient interactions.
  
  Innovation & Impact:
• Demonstrates a positive contribution to innovation that has made a difference to clinical care and outcomes and demonstrates a contribution to sustainable delivery ensuring ongoing impact beyond initial implementation.
• Use of a credible evidence-base or developing an evidence base to under pin work for the project for which they are being nominated, using technology or data driven approaches to enhance nursing practice.
• Able to demonstrate a safe governance framework for the service or innovation being described for which they are being nominated
  
  Professional & ethical practice:
• Fosters a culture of respect, inclusion and equity in healthcare settings.
• Maintains a commitment to lifelong learning and professional development.
• Leads quality improvement initiatives with measurable benefits for patients and staff.  

What makes a winning entry? - top tips to make you nomination stand out from the crowd!

Please read the nomination guidance note before beginning your submission. We have also created some examples of excellent nominations to give you an understanding of the detail needed to make your nomination shine. You can also 'Writing the perfect nomination for ¾ÅÓÎÌåÓý Wales Nurse of the Year' for some top tips for making sure your nomination wows the judging panel.

• Tell us why you are nominating this person. A minimum of 300 words will be requested to explain your nomination, up to a 500-word limit for your submission. The more detailed you are the better so make full use of the word count given to you!
• Start with their success: What’s the headline? What are you proud of? Start with the attention-grabbing success to hook the judges immediately 
• When writing your 500 words, please refer to the award criteria for the category you are nominating for and hit each point mentioned by providing solid evidence. that way, you’ll increase your chances of your nomination being shortlisted!
• Please tell us specifically how your nominee has gone over and above the requirements of their role, and/or how they have made significant contributions to their field of work.
• Lastly but not least, check your spelling and grammar! Professionalism and care are equally as important in your nominations! Spell out any acronyms to be as clear to the judges as possible, don’t make any assumptions that they know what you’re talking about!

We also encourage patient nominations; we want to hear about how your experience of excellent nursing care has touched your lives. This could be yourself, a family member or someone who is making a difference in your local community! Contact ¾ÅÓÎÌåÓý Wales if you would like help in choosing a category to nominate. NurseoftheYearAwards@rcn.org.uk

Diversity in nominees is encouraged to reflect the workforce in Wales across all areas of nursing; Independent Health and Social Care Sector, Third Sector, NHS, or Local Authority.