Healthy leadership training course: development and delivery

Effective clinical leadership is vital for planning and delivering high-quality nursing care. This article discusses the development and delivery of a healthy leadership course that focuses on the lived experiences of those in leadership roles. It describes the importance of cross-organisational collaboration, the process of designing the course and evaluation of the pilot.

This article has been double-blind peer reviewed

In this article…

• How a cross-organisational team developed a leadership course for nurses

• The course's structure, content, delivery and evaluation by delegates

• Applications of the care support pyramid and the healthy leadership rhythm

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Key points

Nurses often lack skills and formal training in leadership

A cross-organisational team developed a training course in healthy leadership

The course was built on the foundation of the care support pyramid and the healthy leadership rhythm

Delegates discussed leadership topics together and used online learning resources between sessions

Surveys had low response rates but received positive feedback about the course's delivery and impact