RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year Awards
RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year Awards 2025
The RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year Awards were established in 1997. The awards will take place on 5 June 2025 at the Culloden Hotel, Holywood.
Over the past 29 years, these awards have recognised innovation and excellence in nursing practice and outstanding contributions to patient care. They are open to registered nurses, midwives, health visitors, health care support workers and nursing students.
With the support of our sponsors we are delighted to invites applications for the categories below. If you have any queries relating to the awards, please email: ninurseawards@rcn.org.uk.
CNO Rising Star Award
This award aims to recognise a registered nurse who has been qualified for less than two years but who, in that short time, has stood out as having improved the quality of their own practice and the area they work in.
Cancer Nurse Award
The Cancer Nurse Award is open to registered nurses working in cancer care in Northern Ireland.
Public Health Award
Health Care Support Worker Award
The Health Care Support Worker Award is open to all nursing assistants and health care assistants who work as part of the nursing team.
Student Award
Patient's Choice Award
Patients, clients or relatives can nominate someone whom they believe has made a difference and gone that extra bit further to ensure that the patient or client has received the highest standards of care.
Team Manager Award
Nursing Research Award
Leadership Award
The Brownlee-Silverdale Leadership Award is open to registered nurses working in a leadership role in health and social care or the independent sector in Northern Ireland.
Independent Sector Nursing Award
This award aims to recognise a registered nurse or health care support worker who has made an outstanding contribution to care within the independent sector in Northern Ireland.
Primary Care Nurse Award
This award aims to recognise/celebrate a registered nurse employed by a General Practice or GP Federation who has made an outstanding contribution in their local area/practice resulting in improved patient care and/or outcomes.
Learning in Practice Award
The Learning in Practice Award is open to all registered nurses working in health and social care in Northern Ireland who have provided support for learning and development to a health care assistant, nursing student or registered nurse.
Directors of Nursing Award
This award is open to registered nurses and midwives who participated in the Nightingale Challenge, Global Leadership Development Programme.
The award is sponsored by all five of the HSC Trusts in Northern Ireland.
Digital Innovation in Nursing Award
This award is open to registered nurses and midwives working in Northern Ireland. This award aims to recognise nurses and midwives who have improved the care of people through the power of digital products, projects, and services to transform care delivery, enhance efficiency, and improve patient outcomes.
RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year Award
The RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year Award is open to all registered nurses and midwives working in all health care sectors in Northern Ireland and aims to recognise those who have succeeded in raising standards of care for their patients and clients.
Nurse of the Year Sponsors
Balmoral Healthcare
Balmoral Healthcare
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Clinical Education Centre
Clinical Education Centre
Department of Health
Department of Health
Digital Health and Care Northern Ireland
Digital Health and Care Northern Ireland
GP Federations Northern Ireland
GP Federations Northern Ireland
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support
NIPEC
NIPEC
Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Northern Ireland Ambulance
Northern Ireland Ambulance
Open University
Open University
Patient Client Council
Patient Client Council
Public Health Agency
Public Health Agency
Queen’s University Belfast
Queen’s University Belfast
Silverdale Award
Silverdale Award
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Ulster University
Ulster University
Western Health and Social Care Trust
Western Health and Social Care Trust
Page last updated - 20/01/2025
