Scotland, MBA 2019<\/p>\n
\u201cNever, never, never give up\u201d \u2013\u00a0Samuel<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I was aware of how highly the\u00a0Kent MBA<\/a>\u00a0was ranked and wished that this was a route that I could have taken to help me develop. However, due to a break having children,\u00a0 I had thought this was a path that was too late for me, and that I would not be able to step away from my career. I was thrilled when the opportunity became available to be supported by my employers, and as I work locally this enables me to have face to face teaching and continue with my busy work role. I am also looking forward to meeting other students which, having previously done some studying via distance learning, is something I realise to be extremely valuable.<\/p>\n
I am currently Head of Quality Governance and Professional Standards for East Kent Adult Services. I\u2019m also a Registered Adult Nurse and a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse SCPHN (SN).<\/p>\n
I hold a postgraduate certificate in Healthcare Leadership and have had a varied career which has included working for Sky Television as well as for Public Health England and a Clinical Commissioning Group, supporting the development of the clinical and non-clinical workforce in primary care.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m passionate about using Twitter to connect, learn and share good practice and has recently been named on a list of most influential social media improvement \u2018super connectors\u2019 in the NHS by NHS Horizons. I\u2019m also a fully qualified QSIR teaching faculty associate and part of the Quality Strategy Implementation Group (QSIG) which supports the quality improvement programme throughout the trust.<\/p>\n
Achievements<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\u2022 Qualification as a registered general nurse and subsequent postgraduate specialist qualifications has allowed me to drive projects forward from a nursing view
\n\u2022 Working for Public Health England on the Immunisation Programme, and then as Head of Immunisations for Kent and East Sussex, transforming the team into a service.
\n\u2022 Being part of the introduction of QI methodology for our Organisation and seeing the spread and enthusiasm from our staff in embracing this.<\/p>\nAspirations<\/strong><\/b><\/h2>\n
The NHS is a rapidly changing organisation and I hope to develop my skills to enable me to meet the challenges of these changes. I have achieved well in my career so far, but I recognise that I need to step up my knowledge and evidence base to support my next move.<\/p>\n
Advice<\/strong><\/h2>\n
I am not sure that I am qualified to give advice on how to get on in business! However, I find that hard work, determination, a sound evidence base, and authenticity are things that I value and aspire to. I am also very interested in the importance of kindness in the workplace as a key to improvement.<\/p>\n
To find out more and apply for the Kent MBA at Kent Business School, visit <\/strong>The Kent MBA<\/a><\/strong> webpage.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"