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The purpose of this Leading to Change programme is to provide a safe space for you to connect with other people and to explore an equality, diversity and inclusion theme together through informal conversations. This event celebrates and marks the significance of Black History Month 2024.
The theme for this year’s Black History Month is “Reclaiming Narratives”. Nature and nurture forms who we become but the narratives passed down from one generation to another often determine our outlook on life and work and how we see ourselves which in turn influences our ways of being, and the perceived narrative others have of us.
In this session, we welcome Christiana Ekpete, Specialist Lead on Pastoral support, Education and Onboarding, Centre for Workforce Supply Social, NHS Education for Scotland. Join us in conversation about reclaiming personal and professional narratives that have shaped our leadership and our ways of being and doing.
Prior to this event, to help inform our conversations, we encourage you to read a blog that Christiana has kindly prepared, linking to the theme of the session.
Specialist Lead on Pastoral support, Education and Onboarding, Centre for Workforce Supply Social, NHS Education for Scotland.
Christiana is a registered nurse by profession and currently works as a Specialist Lead on Pastoral support, Education and Onboarding, Centre for Workforce Supply Social, NHS Education for Scotland. She has acquired skills and knowledge in human resources, adult nursing, public health and health promotion, case management, spiritual care, and healthcare management in Health and Social Care. Christiana has a strong commitment towards staff and student wellbeing at work as well as workplace health promotion, development, and education. She is privileged to utilise her experiences to champion candidate-centred recruitment, developing resources which uphold the tenets of the National Health and Social Care Workforce Strategy in developing a model for international recruitment, and offering reflective training and practice, whilst supporting her team in the day-to-day decision making of the project.
Christiana enjoys family time, travelling, singing, and supporting charities to combat period poverty in her native community.
The session will include an introduction from Christiana summarising the key messages from her blog.
After that, participants will have the opportunity to have a conversation in smaller groups, reflecting on the key messages and how they align to their work and experience.
Diversity Coffee Connect is open to leaders at all levels and stages across social care, social work and health in Scotland.
