Children's Nursing & Midwifery Award
RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards
Nursing and midwifery play a key role in ensuring children receive the best start in life, those working in this field must consider the care and support needs of the wider family as well as the child.
About the award
Open to registered nurses and registered midwives working in services for children and young people and maternity services. This award aims to recognise those who have made an outstanding contribution to the care of children or young people or the care of mothers-to-be and new parents.
Who can be nominated?
A registered childrenÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s nurse, health visitor, school nurse, midwife, and all others working in a clinical role or managing a clinical service in children's healthcare.
Criteria:
The nominee should clearly demonstrate:
- a commitment to person-centred care, innovation and delivering high quality services that make a difference to the people receiving care
- the positive impact of their work for patients, families and colleagues
- the use of a credible evidence base and/or developing an evidence base to underpin the work for which they are being nominated
- how their work contributes to the delivery of local and national policy and strategy within health and social care.
The nominations process is now open and you have until 10 January 2025 to submit your nomination. Please click 'nominate now' below to tell us about your outstanding nominee in this category
If you have any questions or queries regarding the awards, please get in touch by emailing scotlandnurseawards@rcn.org.uk
Ready to nominate?
Complete the form to submit your nomination making sure your submission evidences how your candidate meets the criteria for the award.Â
What makes a winner
Care Experienced Young People's Service (CEYPS) (2024)
NHS Tayside
The CEYPS team, based in Dundee, aims to provide care, support and advice to care experienced children and young people up to the age of 26. It involves a team of nurses and midwives working closely with social workers, school nurses, doctors and other services to promote the health and wellbeing of these young individuals. The team provides support for young people living in different settings, improving transition for those leaving care, and offering health input for care planning and accommodation matching. Challenges in implementation were faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to adaptations in communication and working methods. Despite challenges, the team strengthened inter-agency links and received recognition for its work. The team has improved the experiences and health outcomes of young people by providing them with support, access to services, and a sense of safety and trust. Feedback from service users has been positive, encouraging continuous improvement of the service. Plans for dissemination include sharing the model of working with other health boards and raising the profile of the team through events and education sessions.
Children and Young People Community Nursing Service (2022)
NHS Fife
Described by colleagues as a team which goes above and beyond, the central Fife based Children and Young PeopleÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s Community Nursing Service support and care for children, and their families, who are diagnosed with complex and severe health conditions. The team also provide palliative support for patients who are unable to access the specialist services of an urban setting. The team prides itself on being a strong voice for the children and families they serve, advocating to ensure they get the same level of care that a child in a big city would receive. One of their innovations included setting up a multi-disciplinary team approach to supporting enteral feeding at home with a one stop clinic to ensure care is joined up and seamless across the specialities. They also developed a ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥˜near meÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™ virtual clinic during the pandemic to support their vulnerable patients who could not attend appointments. The teamÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s goal is to demonstrate the value of good community childrenÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s nursing and to encourage the nurses of the future to join the service and continue the legacy they have created.
Help us to promote the awards
Why not print off one of our posters and pop it up in your workplace to encourage others to submit a nomination and join us in celebrating the #BestOfNursing in Scotland
Page last updated - 15/10/2024