The winner of the Royal College of Nursing Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year Award for 2024 is Edith Donnelly, advanced nurse practitioner in heart failure with Southern Trust #NINoY24

Fabulous night at the RCN NI Nurse of the year awards 2024 🍾🥂 Wonderful to be here with the OU Team celebrating our local nursing heroes.RCN Northern Ireland The Open University The OU in Northern Ireland John Oh Yeah Dr Amanda Shields Jackie D'Arcy s johnston Maurice Devine Tara Craig #monicajohnston

Wonderful morning at Royal Hillsborough Castle and Gardens celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps. Thank you to everyone from 210 (North Irish) MRMR. The OU in Northern Ireland The OU in Ireland

Wonderful day today celebrating my fantastic student Anne Smith Congrats on your Highly Commended NIPEC Excellence Award NIPEC The OU in Northern Ireland John Oh Yeah It’s been a pleasure supporting you in your journey. You are going to be the most wonderful nurse Northern Trust

Our new student Learning Board in ICU, which has been compiled by Open University student Kirsty, is just one example of the extensive teaching that happens every day across our hospitals. Each month we support 311 student nurses and midwives🏥 #TeamSHSCT #HSC #MakingADifference

Great to be in South Tyrone Hospital yesterday to meet our new Part 1 students from the SHSCT. Good luck to everyone starting their OU student nurse journey 🙌 🤍 John Mc Ateer Southern Trust The OU in Northern Ireland Maurice Devine Dr Amanda Shields Monica Johnston

Explained beautifully by Kerri Cunningham aka Murphy’s Sketches. Let’s treat each other with kindness - World Mental Health Day 2024 instagram.com/reel/DA8_G3ys1…

Aurora Borealis tonight 🌌 Breathtaking ♥️💜💚🩵💛

Come join us across the Southern Trust next week if you are interested in applying for the pre-reg nursing degree programme. Happy to chat and answer any questions 🤗 The OU in Northern Ireland Southern Trust Monica Johnston

Hello from South Tyrone Hospital 👋🏼 Please come and see us if you are a Trust employee interested in studying a degree in Nursing with the Open University The OU in Northern Ireland Southern Trust Neilus #EileenGillanders

If you work for the Trust, come and see us today at Craigavon area Hospital 👋🏼 We are outside the canteen and ready to chat about studying a Nursing Degree with the Open University The OU in Northern Ireland Southern Trust Neilus Patrick Johnston-Sheridan #eileengillanders

Superheroes do exist!! ⬇️ Absolutely amazing Karen 🙌 The OU in Northern Ireland

Are you ⬆️ 16 & a woman living in NI? It would be great if you’d complete this survey - it will be used to inform a future NI Women’s Health Strategy, so it’s important if we want services to improve. run.pavlovia.org/pavlovia/surve… It takes 15 mins & is based on other UK surveys.

Thank you Sorcha Eastwood MP for speaking out.

We’re offering OU students in Northern Ireland with experience of care a bursary via The Department for the Economy's Step Up funding. You could be eligible for £500 to help with study-related costs. Find out more here: ow.ly/7QqR50SKOB3

On International Women’s Day and everyday I am grateful for all the inspiring and strong women in my life, especially my fierce 5year old daughter. Realistically, the fight continues, and we persevere in pursuit of a better future.

May is here and the pledge has started 🙌Join us in making little daily changes that will improve your health and wellbeing. The Open University The OU in Ireland ⬇️ Scan the QR below 😊

What an unreal night at the The RCN nurse of the year awards. Winning student nurse of the year made me so emotional after everything that has happened. So grateful & so blessed to be surrounded by such amazing people who kept me going along the way 🥺💖 #cprsaves #learnyourCPR

📢 FREE COURSE ALERT Want to boost your skills without paying a penny? Our short online courses are free through the Economy NI Skill Up scheme. No waffle. No fees. Just career-focused learning, built by the OU. Register by 11 August: ow.ly/mvEc50Wr3nB

It was great to sit down with the healthcare deans of Queen's University Belfast, Ulster University, and The Open University as well as Northern Ireland's Chief Officers, where we discussed workforce planning, training placement capacity, and equity of access to bursaries.