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BCYP Career Questions

Whatever stage you’re at in your career, it’s normal to have questions about your next step. We’ve put together some common scenarios and suggestions to help you reflect, explore options, and find the right support.

New to Career

You might consider:

  • Speaking to a mentor to hear about different career paths in CYP nursing.
  • Exploring the NHS Career Pathways or CYP-specific development frameworks.
  • Asking to shadow colleagues in different roles or settings.
  • Joining early-career networks or forums to connect with peers.
  • Working with a career coach to identify your strengths and aspirations.

New to Career
Mentoring: The process by which a more experienced person (mentor) supports, teaches or gives help and advice to a person with less experience (mentee).
Shadowing: A short-term and informal way to learn what it is like to perform a particular job or task through observing someone else.
Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses: A conversation to explore what motivates you and the areas you may want to develop further.
Request A Conversation

Next Career Move

You might consider:

  • Booking a career conversation with your manager or workforce lead.
  • Identifying skills or experience gaps and exploring training options.
  • Looking into secondments or stretch opportunities to try something new.
  • Connecting with a mentor or coach to help you plan your next steps.
  • Updating your CV and professional profile to reflect your growth.

Next Career Move
Career Conversation: An honest and open two-way conversation that supports you to explore your career journey.
CV/Application/Interview Support: Get some help with your CV, application or interview preparation, either to prepare with a particular role in mind, or just general support.
Coaching: A thought-provoking one-to-one conversation to enhance an individual’s understanding, awareness or personal and professional development.

New Job

You might consider:

  • Asking for a buddy or mentor to support your transition.
  • Having a conversation with your manager to clarify expectations.
  • Joining team meetings and communities to build relationships.
  • Keeping a reflection journal to track your progress and challenges.
  • Seeking early feedback to help you grow with confidence.

New Job
Networking: Interacting with others virtually or in person to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts.
Mentoring: The process by which a more experienced person (mentor) supports, teaches or gives help and advice to a person with less experience (mentee).
Mind Mapping: A method to visually organise information. Talk through your ideas with someone who can help you put them down on paper and structure early challenges or goals.
Request Mind Mapping Support

Career Crossroad

You might consider:

  • Speaking to a career advisor or coach to explore your options.
  • Talking to other nurses in different roles or settings.
  • Exploring alternative roles within nursing (e.g. education, research, public health).
  • Reflecting on your values and motivations—what matters most to you?
  • Looking into career change support available through the NHS.

Career Crossroad
Career Conversation: An honest and open two-way conversation that supports you to explore your career journey.
Request a Career Conversation
Mind Mapping: explore alternative pathways. Work with someone to put your thoughts about your career onto paper, linking ideas, skills, and options together - explore possible directions for your future in CYP nursing.
Request Mind Mapping Support
Career Coaching: A thought-provoking one-to-one conversation to enhance an individual’s understanding, awareness or personal and professional development.

Leadership is Hard

You might consider:

  • Accessing leadership coaching to build confidence and resilience.
  • Joining a peer support group or leadership network.
  • Exploring NHS Leadership Academy programmes or local training.
  • Delegating and prioritising with your team to manage workload.
  • Using tools like 360 feedback to reflect on your leadership style.

Leadership is Hard
Coaching: A qualified or experienced individual (coach) supports you (coachee) to explore a topic, learn or move towards a goal.
Request Leadership Coaching
Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses: A conversation to explore what motivates you and the areas you may want to develop further.
Request A Conversation
Career Conversation: An honest and open two-way conversation that supports you to explore your career journey.

End of Career

You might consider:

  • Planning a legacy project: mentoring, writing, or sharing your expertise.
  • Speaking to HR about retirement planning and options.
  • Taking time to reflect and celebrate your contributions.
  • Supporting succession planning to help others step into your role.
  • Exploring phased retirement or consultancy if you’d like to stay involved.

End of Career
Developing an Elevator Pitch: shaping your legacy or consultancy profile. Get help with putting together a brief way of introducing yourself and your ideas, to get across key points and make connections with others.
Add Elevator Speech Request
Mentoring: Support others through sharing your experiences (The process by which a more experienced person (mentor) supports, teaches or gives help and advice to a person with less experience (mentee). Mentoring Offers)
Add Mentoring Offer
Coaching: request support with transition and retirement planning. A qualified or experienced individual (coach) supports you (coachee) to explore a topic, learn or move towards a goal.
Add Coaching Request

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