About Joel Stanton

About Joel

I am a coach, registered nurse, and chartered manager with a particular interest in helping people build sustainable and meaningful careers in healthcare.

Over the past decade, I have worked across frontline clinical practice, service leadership, workforce transformation, and trade union representation within the NHS. My experience spans clinical practice, workforce leadership, service improvement, and professional representation, giving me a broad perspective on the opportunities and challenges facing today’s healthcare workforce. These experiences have given me a deep appreciation of the realities of working in healthcare, from day-to-day practice to the challenges of leadership and career development.

My Approach

My work centres on helping people build sustainable and meaningful careers in healthcare.

I believe leadership should be thoughtful rather than performative, and that professional success should not come at the expense of wellbeing. Whether I am coaching, leading, writing, or speaking, I am drawn to approaches that combine compassion, fairness, and accountability.

Coaching

Alongside my NHS career, I founded The Caring Coach, an independent coaching practice supporting people working in healthcare.

I work with healthcare professionals at all stages of their careers, helping them navigate leadership challenges, career decisions, confidence, wellbeing, and career development. My coaching is structured, evidence-informed, and grounded in the realities of healthcare work.

Interested in working together? Explore coaching here.

Writing, Speaking & Research

I also host The Caring Leadership Podcast and write The Caring Leadership Blog, where I explore leadership, wellbeing, and working life in healthcare with honesty and nuance.

My academic background includes postgraduate study in healthcare research, management, and coaching. I remain interested in how evidence, systems thinking, and lived experience can be brought together to improve the experience of working in healthcare. Academic work is available via my ResearchGate profile.

Beyond Work

Outside of work, I am a keen marathoner and design enthusiast.

Running has shaped how I think about resilience, growth, and sustainable success. It has reinforced my belief that meaningful progress rarely comes from quick fixes. Instead, it comes from consistency, reflection, and small actions repeated over time.

These are principles that influence not only how I live, but also how I coach.