Leadership for nurses - webinar series 2 • Running an independent OH service

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Webinar summary:

Running an independent OH service as an independent Nurse

Kindness – The Foundation for Leadership
"Like so many occupational health nurses – I fell into this career by accident or to put a more positive spin – through serendipity.  Initially, that may not seem like a helpful cue for those of you looking to set up your own business, however, a significant piece of advice I have always been aware of is ‘when the opportunity arises – be ready’. 
Whilst I never set out in this career to run my own business, when I saw the opportunity to work in the way I wanted or to put it more holistically – to live the life I wanted, I made it happen.  That included being able to utilise all my skills and knowledge to provide the best possible service to my customers.
I used to think my story was that I didn’t have a story...... This webinar tells my story of when almost 40 years ago as a newly qualified midwife, I managed to influence significant changes permitting fathers into the scanning room for the first time to share the experience of seeing their newly forming baby on scan. I achieved this through data to influence – by undertaking a survey.  More recently during the COVID pandemic, I returned to the NHS, this time with a more evolved but still innovative style of leadership. At one point someone in senior management suggested I couldn’t and shouldn’t manage my department on kindness – I disagreed – our greatest and most influential leaders led by the osmosis of kindness.  I see the key to building a successful independent business is being honest and transparent to forge collaborative partnerships."

Speaker Bio:

Christine Poulter  RGN RM SCPHN BSc BA MSc
 
Honorary Strategic Clinical Advisor for the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) and Clinical Director of OHCP (an independent Occupational Health Consultancy). 
 
Following a career as a nurse, midwife, and public health, Christine has around 20 years of experience in Occupational Health.
 
Her broad range of experience includes NHS, corporate, armed services, manufacturing, higher education and public health.
 
As an independent practitioner, she focuses on delivering top-quality service to small businesses, SMEs and charities through her own business, which she set up in 2016.
 
Setting up her own business, gave her the opportunity to offer her time to the SOM as an Editorial Assistant.  When the honorary position of Strategic Clinical Advisor for the Society of Occupational Medicine was advertised, being the successful applicant provided incredible opportunities. This position has offered multiple occasions for collaborative working with some of the country’s top experts in occupational health.
 
Christine has contributed to several SOM publications, including skin, sleep, mental health, careers, and health surveillance. She is a participant in the SOM’s Sleep, Multidiscipline, Health Surveillance and Leadership Special Interest Groups. She delivers lectures and talks to universities and community charities. Her key focus is on prioritising high-quality and bespoke approaches that serve the client, above financial success.

Chair: Emma Karagkevrekis, Specialist Practitioner: Occupational Health

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We'd like to thank our sponsor - Orchid Live. Orchid Live is specialist occupational health software used by a number of SOM members to run every aspect of their occupational health operations. They hold healthcare records for over 1 million UK workers and work with both in-house OH teams and OH providers. You can find out more at OrchidLive.com