| Area of work | What the work involves | NIPEC SPO |
|---|---|---|
| Midwifery Career Pathway | Develop a Career Pathway for Midwifery to support workforce development and strengthen career opportunities. The Pathway will reflect the full continuum of midwifery careers from support worker roles through to advanced. | Clare Hughes (NIPEC Associate) |
| Promote access to education and leadership opportunities for Ethnically Diverse (global majority) workforces | NIPEC will monitor and review progress by HSC Trusts and Higher Educational Institutions, promoting access to education and leadership opportunities for the ethnically diverse workforces of nursing, midwifery and related support staff. In addition, host an annual Regional Ethnic Diversity Workshop. | Cathy McCusker |
| Mental Health Nursing | The launch of Mental Health Nursing: Partnering for Wellbeing and Enabling Recovery (NIPEC, 2026) sets our 25 recommendations to strengthen and advance mental health nursing in NI, informed by collaborative engagement.
NIPEC is supporting regional partners to progress these recommendations, strengthen professional practice and workforce development, including the development of a Mental Health Nursing Clinical Career Pathway. |
Geraldine McKendry |
| Develop an Operational Management Career Pathway | NIPEC will develop an Operational Management Career Pathway within the Northern Ireland Career and Development Model that will provide a clear, structured and competency-based career progression framework for nursing and midwifery staff working in operational management roles. | |
| Development of a Learning & Improvement Hub | An online Learning and Improvement Hub will be developed which will host resources to strengthen learning in respect of Quality Improvement. This will include information regarding access to QI Clinics. | Brenda Carson |