The Mary Seacole Local Programme – Applications Open – Cohort 30

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The Mary Seacole Programme is a nationally recognised and highly successful leadership development programme, designed for first-time leaders in healthcare or those aspiring to their first formal leadership role.

Learning to lead while managing day-to-day responsibilities can feel challenging, but the Mary Seacole Programme is grounded in reality, with a strong focus on practical application in the workplace.

Programme Highlights

  • Six-month programme combining online and face-to-face learning
  • 100 hours of online study via a virtual campus with interactive content, discussion forums, films, and resources
  • 6 ½ day virtual workshops with expert facilitators
  • 12 modules covering leadership fundamentals, finance, recruitment and selection, HR essentials, and appraisal
  • Single written assignment reflecting on personal leadership impact

Cohort 30 Workshop Dates

WorkshopDateTime
Briefing sessionMonday 2nd February 20269.30am – 11am
Workshop 1aThursday 23rd April 20269:00am – 12:30pm
Workshop 1bThursday 30th April 20269:00am – 12:30pm
Workshop 2aThursday 18th June 20269:00am – 12:30pm
Workshop 2bThursday 25th June 20269:00am – 12:30pm
Workshop 3aThursday 13th August 20269:00am – 12:30pm
Workshop 3bThursday 20th August 20269:00am – 12:30pm

 All workshops will be held virtually via MS Teams

Funding

  • Applicants from organisations within the NELA partnership are eligible for fully funded places.
  • Applicants from organisations outside the partnership are required to pay a £150 fee.

Application Process

 If you wish to apply for the programme you must complete an application form through Microsoft Forms.

 It is important that you have full support from your organisation to take part in the programme.  You must therefore identify a sponsor and provide their contact details (normally your line manager) in the application form.  

We only have a limited number of places available for this cohort. Applications will be scored competitively, and places will be offered to the strongest applications, so it is important to make full and effective use of the word count in your responses.

The Mary Seacole Local Application form can be accessed using the following link:   The Mary Seacole Local Programme Application Form- Cohort 30 – Fill in form

Closing date: Sunday 11th January 2026

Please contact Claire Carrick for any further information: [email protected]