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DAPHNE'S CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Your Experience. Your Growth. Your Future.

Career development for nursing professionals ready to progress with greater clarity, confidence and strategy.

Most nurses who apply for promotion are talented, prepared, and told they're ready and still get rejected. The gap isn't your experience. It's your strategy. And it's fixable.

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17+ years NHS experienceNurse educatorSpecialist nurse
Daphne Sawyerr, founder of Daphne’s Career Development
Daphne SawyerrCareer Coach · Nurse Educator
17+ YearsNHS experience
Career CoachNursing progression support
Specialist NurseClinical experience
Nurse EducatorCareer & learning development
Career growth programme

Daphne Sawyerr

Hey Nursing Professionals I'm Daphne

Career Coach | Specialist Nurse | Nurse Educator | Director and Founder of DCD

We work with nurses who are good at their job, ready for the next step and frustrated that nobody seems to notice. After 17 years in the NHS as an emergency nurse, community nurse, specialist practitioner, and nurse educator, Daphne and her team understand exactly how the promotion system works and why talented nurses keep falling through the gaps. We have helped thousands of nursing professionals get the recognition their careers deserve. We've seen brilliant, dedicated professionals overlooked. We've seen talent go unrecognised. We’ve seen nurses work incredibly hard, yet still feel unsure about their next step. We are professionals dedicated to supporting your growth and development in your chosen nursing field.

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How I Can Support Your Nursing Career

Choose the support that best matches your nursing career stage, then take the next step.

Nursing career development programme

Daphne's nursing career development programmes offer practical, nurse-led support for nursing professionals who want clearer direction, stronger positioning and confident progression.

Courses available for new and experienced nurses

Courses available for new and experienced nurses

Course + workbook

This course is designed for newly qualified nurses who are ready to transition from students to confident and competent nurses. You will learn how to position yourself for success in your new role and how to navigate the world of nursing. You will develop the knowledge and skills to ask for what you want and get it. Most importantly, by the end of this course, you will develop the skills needed to navigate from month 1 to month 12 and be ready for the next phase of your journey. If you want to challenge yourself, this course includes a workbook to document your progress from day 1 through to month 12. This is the guide I wish someone had handed me when I qualified.

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Career Growth Programme

Career Growth Programme

£397 | 8 Weeks

This eight-week programme is for nurses who are stuck. Stuck in the same band. Stuck in a speciality that no longer fits. Stuck between knowing they are capable of more and not knowing how to prove it to the people who matter. Over eight weeks, you will stop guessing and start moving with a clear strategy, specific skills, and the confidence to ask for exactly what you want and get it.

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FREE CAREER WEBINAR

Experience should move your career forward — not leave you feeling stuck.

Free career training for experienced nurses

Join Daphne for practical training on why experience alone may not be enough for promotion, how to position your value more clearly and what to do differently in your next career move.

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Daphne's Career Development Ltd

Daphne's Career Development Ltd

Founder and Director | Career Coach | Specialist Nurse | Nurse Educator

Business Name: Daphne's Career Development Ltd. Company Number: 16196629 (Registered in England & Wales). Location: based in the UK, supporting nursing colleagues globally.

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YOUR NEXT MOVE

Build your nursing career with more clarity and less guesswork.

Explore focused programmes, join the free career webinar or send Daphne a short enquiry about the next step you are trying to make.

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