NIPEC

28/04/2026

Celebrating Future Leaders in Northern Ireland 🎉 at the successful completion of the 2026 The Florence Nightingale Foundation: Northern Ireland Aspiring Directors Leadership Programme. This was such an inspiring event, listening to the Programme Graduates; and NI Chief Nursing Officer, Prof. Maria McIlgorm, Department of Health NI & Guest Speaker Prof Linda Kelly Chief Executive NIPEC & the leadership journey of Jincy Labade, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, participant on FNF Emerging Leaders Fellowship programme. An inspirational Day thanks Greta Westwood, FNF & all those who supported the individuals & their achievements on the programme. We enjoyed celebrating the success of this exceptional cohort and are looking forward to the future impact the programme graduates will have in HSC across Northern Ireland. 🌟

17/04/2026

Transforming Patient Experiences Through Specialist Services

15/04/2026

NIPEC has launched new Standards for Person‑centred Nursing and Midwifery Documentation, supporting consistent, high‑quality documentation across all care settings in Northern Ireland.
The Standards reinforce that documentation is a core professional responsibility, supporting safe, effective and compassionate care across both paper and digital records.

🗣️ Linda Kelly, Chief Executive of NIPEC:
“This is not just a technical piece of work – it is a professional priority.”

🔗 Read the full standards at

Nursing and midwifery record keeping and documentation are fundamental to safe, effective and person‑centred care. This page includes key resources to support consistent, high‑quality documentation across all nursing and midwifery services in Northern Ireland. Central to this is the Person‑cen...

13/04/2026

As the launch of the new Career Pathway for Nurses in Nursing Homes grows closer, listen to Gary Cousins, Senior Professional Officer, explain how the pathway supports professional development, leadership and person‑centred care in Northern Ireland.
We are grateful to RCN Northern Ireland for the podcast.

👉 Listen now: https://www.rcn.org.uk/northernireland/Independent-Sector-in-Northern-Ireland

Don’t miss our latest podcast from the Independent Sector Network, Stephanie Craig, our network lead, and Stacey Finlay, deputy lead, have an inspiring conversation with Gary Cousins, Senior Professional Lead at NIPEC. Discover your career pathway in nursing homes with insights from NIPEC and RCN.

Listen now: https://www.rcn.org.uk/northernireland/Independent-Sector-in-Northern-Ireland

18/03/2026

New Regional Standards for Person-centred Nursing and Midwifery Documentation have been developed and approved for implementation within HSC and Independent Sector organisations. They support consistent, high-quality, person-centred documentation across all care settings, in both digital and written formats.

To ensure successful implementation, all nursing and midwifery organisations should champion these Standards within their teams and support staff awareness by integrating into local processes and everyday practice.

The Standards will be launched on a webinar with Linda Kelly, Chief Executive, NIPEC. The webinar will be facilitated by Gary Cousins, Senior Professional Officer, NIPEC, alongside Lisa Dullaghan, Assistant Director of Nursing, Safe and Effective Care, SEHSCT and Fiona O’Neill, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Information Officer, NHSCT at 1pm on 27 March.

to register https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=8DtzjS5ESUS3R6dl6jWf-PW4uWG0jSNKmURjAZ_BRi9UNzY0VjNOVUU0UUJYRFQzQ0RYMFdRUVI0SyQlQCN0PWcu

05/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us this week at our Quality Excellence Framework (QEF) session in Antrim. A great enthusiastic group, espeically on a Monday morning! So many good ideas! Check out the QEF Framework https://nipec.hscni.net/quality-excellence-framework/

05/03/2026

The new regional Learning and Development matrix is there to support nurses, midwives and healthcare support workers to find out about the most appropriate learning and development opportunities by signposting to various resources. See https://nursingandmidwiferycareersni.hscni.net/learning-development-framework/learning-and-development-matrix/

04/03/2026

Wanting to find out more about specialising in within a chosen area or field during your career? Service Specific Career Pathways outline additional competencies (knowledge, skills and behaviours) for roles (at each level of practice) within a specific clinical area/service. See https://nursingandmidwiferycareersni.hscni.net/career-pathways/service-specific-career-pathways/

03/03/2026

Are you a Nursing or Midwifery Manager planning your team’s learning needs? Our Learning Needs Analysis Guide & Tool will help you do this. Smarter Planning. Confident Teams. Improved Patient Outcomes. Check it out https://nursingandmidwiferycareersni.hscni.net/learning-development-framework/workforce-planning/

18/02/2026

Applying for a new job or prepping for an interview? NIPEC’s HSC Application and Interview Guidance is here to help you shine. Boost your confidence, strengthen your application, and level up your career.. Explore now and take your next step. https://nursingandmidwiferycareersni.hscni.net/learning-development-framework/continuous-professional-development/applications-interviews/
Read more about it https://nipec.hscni.net/applying-for-a-new-job-or-getting-ready-for-an-interview/

17/02/2026

🗣️ The Department recently hosted an Advanced Midwifery Practice Workshop involving a wide range of stakeholders to support the ongoing development of the Advanced Midwifery Practitioner role in NI

📈 The day provided a structured period of reflection, insight and co design

20/01/2026

Still time to apply. Professional Officer Nurse/Midwife Band 7 NI Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery. A Waiting List will be created with 2x Permanent posts available immediately https://jobs.hscni.net/Job/45110/nipecprofessional-officer-band-7