Webinar

Nurse career progression: good and fair employment practice

Join our session on nurse career progression, ensuring good and fair employment practice and embedding partnership working to improve outcomes.
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General information

Time
9 July 2026 12:30 - 14:15 GMT
Audience
Open to all

Speakers

  • Caroline Waterfield
    Caroline Waterfield
    Director of Workforce Supply and Employment Practice NHS Employers
  • Lord Victor Adebowale CBE
    Lord Victor Adebowale CBE External link icon
    Chair NHS Alliance (formerly NHS Confederation)
  • Andrew Mcmenemy
    Andrew McMenemy
    Executive Chief People Officer, Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
  • Ali Kennah
    Ali Kennah
    Chief Nurse and Director of Infection Prevention and Control, North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust
  • Headshot of Paula Woods
    Paula Woods
    Chief People Officer, North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust
  • Brian Morton headshot
    Brian Morton External link icon
    Associate Director of Employment Relations Royal College of Nursing
  • Headshot of Helga Pile
    Helga Pile
    Acting Head of Health, UNISON
  • Headshot Katie Spring
    Katie Spring
    People Development Practitioner, North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust
  • Victoria Woodjetts
    Victoria Woodjetts
    Organisation Development Business Partner, North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust

This session for chief people officers and chief nursing officers has been designed to support local leaders with taking forward the collection of nurse career progression recommendations from a stream of work resulting from the 2023 Agenda for Change pay deal

The recommendations were developed by a task and finish group of employer and staff side colleagues and led by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England. They are grounded in insight from nurses, the evidence from NHS data and expertise from NHS employer, professional body and trade union organisations. 

As evidenced in recent NHS Staff Survey results, BAME nurses are half as likely to progress from Band 5 roles into Band 6 roles as compared to white nurses. 

We know that there has been a lot of focus in recent years on supporting career progression for BAME nurses. This webinar will highlight some of this practice and discuss the practical and tangible actions that can be taken forward to support good employment practice around career progression for nurses, which is free from racism and other forms of discrimination. 

  • Context setting 

    • Caroline Waterfield, Director, NHS Employers (webinar Chair) 

    • Helga Pile, Head of Health, Unison 

    • Lord Victor Adebowale, Chair of The NHS Alliance  

    Why this matters 

    • Andrew McMenemy, Executive Chief People Officer at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and member of Nurse Career Progression Task and Finish Group 

    • Brian Morton, Associate Director of Employment Relations at Royal College of Nursing and member of the Nurse Career Progression Task and Finish Group

    Employer case study - North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust 

    • Ali Kennah, Chief Nurse and Director of Infection Prevention and Control
    • Paula Woods, Chief People Officer
    • Katie Spring, People Development Practitioner
    • Victoria Woodjetts, Organisation Development Business Partner

    Discussion and next steps 

    • Delegates will have the opportunity to ask questions.

    • Chair to summarise and outline next steps.

  • This webinar is exclusively for chief people officers and chief nursing officers working in the NHS. 

  • We are committed to hosting an inclusive and accessible event that enables everyone to attend and engage fully. If you have any additional requirements, please share them when registering.