Heads Up
February 2016
News from Yorkshire & the Humber
Leadership Academy
Welcome to the February edition of Heads Up, our monthly round up of regional leadership development activity.
The weeks are flying by with an array of successful events achieved in the closing months of this financial year, and plans for
the next now well underway.
The Systems Leadership Labs have seen a good deal of success, with a number of staff having attended both the Leeds and
Sheffield sessions with excellent feedback: please view Slide 3 to see a vlog created by one of the delegates. The final
workshop will take place on Friday 18 March in Hull and has been our most popular session so far, so if you would like to
attend, please contact [email protected] to book a place as soon as possible in order to avoid disappointment.
We are pleased to announce that following a significant price reduction and content refresh, applications are now open for the
Mary Seacole Programme, joining the other three National Programmes which are currently open; please see page 4 for links
and further details.
Closing dates are around mid-March and I would like to draw your attention in particular to the Edward Jenner Advanced
Programme, which begins soon in April.
In addition to this, we are delighted that 31 organisations have now submitted an expression of interest to host an NHS GMTS
trainee, with a total of 165 individual placements.
We are looking forward to the i-Lead Network Meeting on the 3 March in Leeds, led by Beverley Powell MSc., Equality and
Diversity Manager at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. There is still time to register – please contact
[email protected] if you would like to attend. If you have already registered, we are looking forward to seeing you
there.
Our latest blogs have seen considerable interest – please read on for links to each of these. We are really interested in what you
would like to hear more about, so if you have any suggestions or feedback please contact [email protected], or feel
free to leave a comment at the bottom of a blog on our website. You can also access them through LinkedIn here.
As ever if you would like to get in touch about any of our events or projects please don’t hesitate to contact us through the
various channels above.
Kathryn Winterburn
Yorkshire & the Humber Leadership Academy
Systems Leadership Learning Labs
We’ve been running successful Systems Leadership Labs in Leeds and York so far this year.
Our final workshop will take place on Friday 18 March in Hull, at the Mercure Hull Royal Hotel.
This interactive workshop will help participants understand and effectively navigate the challenges and
dynamics faced when working in complex systems.
It's for anyone currently facing the challenges of partnership working and integration, and NHS staff who want to
gain a better understanding of the culture in their organisation.
Find out more and watch a short video by attendee Lucy Scarisbrick below.
This workshop will be particularly beneficial if you are currently working with partners across your system. We
would therefore encourage you to bring colleagues with you to the workshop so that you can learn together in this
dynamic environment.
To book your place, please contact Rebecca Bevington or call 07780 587183.
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Updates from NHS Leadership Academy
PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS INFORMATION
WITHIN YOUR ORGANISATION
ELIZABETH GARRETT ANDERSON PROGRAMME
Designed for mid-level leaders looking to take on a
more senior role.
MARY SEACOLE APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
The programme is fully accredited, leading to a
Masters in Healthcare Leadership and an NHS
Leadership Academy Award in Senior Healthcare
Leadership.
We are pleased to announce that the Mary Seacole
Programme is now open for applications.
Beginning in May 2016, this programme will help first
time leaders: those taking on or working towards their first
formal leadership role. The programme has been refreshed
for this year to make it even better.
Applications for the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
programme close on 14 March 2016.
NYE BEVAN PROGRAMME
Can your influence help close the growing
leadership gap?
JENNER ADVANCED APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
The average tenure of an NHS provider chief executive
is currently just two and a half years.
Applications are now open for the brand new Jenner
Advanced programme.
The start date of this programme has now been moved from
January to April 2016.
If you are in senior leadership and are ready to
progress to an executive role, you're eligible to apply
for the Nye Bevan programme.
Applications for the next intake
(starting May 2016) close on
7 March 2016.
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Updates from NHS Leadership Academy
EIGHT WAYS TO BE A BETTER MANAGER
As a manager, you can have a profound effect on how your staff experience
their work, how your clients experience them, and the overall culture of your
organisation.
Mike Chitty, Head of Applied Leadership at NHS Leadership Academy,
shares eight ways to be a better manager.
To make the most of the material, identify one or two things at a time that you
can easily do differently, or work on, to make a difference to your practice.
To learn more, click here.
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i-Lead Network Meeting: 3 March
The next iLead network meeting will be held on 3 March 2016 at Novotel, Whitehall Quay, Leeds.
Participants will learn specific tools for improving their personal networking skills, and gain a
deeper understanding of the theory, benefits and challenges of staff networks.
Guest speaker Rasheed Ogunlaru will share his expertise on networking from a personal
developmental perspective, for life and career success.
Beverley Powell and Karl Portz will give their expert advice and experience from wider, corporate
and organisational perspectives on networks in the NHS.
There will also be live case studies from health and social
care, an introduction to Communities of Practice, and a session
on the benefits of coaches and mentors.
The whole day will be interactive and a community of shared
learning and experience.
Find out more about the event and hosts here.
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Accelerated Learning: Hackathon Event
The NHS Leadership Academy and Local Delivery Partners are undertaking work to identify current
and potential future practice in inclusive and system leadership development.
There are two Hackathon events planned, which will be a great opportunity for participants to shape future
leadership development interventions that promote excellent, inclusive, system leadership.
Sign up to the Hackathon by following this link.
The events will take place in:
LONDON Wednesday 23 March, or
LEEDS Thursday 24 March.
If you require any further information, please contact Lynda Lowe on:
Tel: 0161 625 7397
Email: [email protected]
Please pass this on and help us share the invitation as widely as possible. ALL professions, staff groups,
patient groups, staff-side reps, Bands 1-9, Public Health colleagues, Allied Health Professionals,
administrators, scientists, doctors, nurses, managers, students, apprentices, staff network members,
directors, non-executive directors, chief executives, receptionists…everyone welcome.
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Health Coaching for Supervisors
This programme introduces the supervision community across the NHS in Yorkshire and the Humber
to the growing developments in health coaching approaches being deployed across the system.
The programme will develop a shared understanding of the importance of supervision and
supervisors in supporting, assuring and developing professionals.
It will also highlight the practices that transform the relationship between services and their users,
as well as service users and the their health.
The programmes will be open primarily to professional supervisors with active supervision roles,
health coach trainers and other clinical leaders with responsibility for supervision.
LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE. Spaces are only available on the dates below.
Engagement Sessions
15 March 2016 and 23 March 2016 at Stanningley Rugby Club, Leeds.
For more information, please visit our webpage. To book on the courses, please contact
Amanda Allen.
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Our latest blogs
EDWARD JENNER ADVANCED: NOT BORING E-LEARNING
By John Hunter, Development Manager (National Programmes and Leadership Awards)
You may know that the Edward Jenner Programme is an online, free NHS Leadership Academy programme that
gives the learner a fantastic foundation in leadership.
It is not a boring e-learning text-based multi-choice-question mind-numbing set of screens! It is an interactive, video-clip
driven learning environment. But what next?
Read more…
AN UPDATE AND LOOKING FORWARD WITH TALENT MANAGEMENT
By Rebecca Bevington, Programme Co-ordinator
In recent weeks, the flurry of activity around Talent Management has grown excitingly busy.
With Dave Crowther having recently left our organisation, we are keen to maintain this momentum, and have structured
our next steps to keep the wheel turning.
Read more…
THE STONEWALL ALLIES PROGRAMME
By Lucy Scarisbrick, Alumni and Engagement Officer
I took part in the Stonewall Allies Programme recently. It is a one day workshop of personal and professional
development, designed to help you think about what it means to be yourself in the workplace and how you can step up
to be a more effective role model or ally.
Read more…
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Key dates for your diary
2 March
18 March
Regional Talent Management Event, Horizon, 3 Brewery Wharf, Leeds
Systems Leadership Learning Lab – Hull
2 March 2016
7 March 2016
14 March 2016
22 March 2016
15 March 2016
23 March 2016
Health Coaching Supervisor Training dates:
(half day - morning)
(half day - morning)
Programme one
Programme one
Programme two
Programme two
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Contact Us
Amanda Allen
Programme Coordinator
Rebecca Bevington
Leadership Officer
John Hunter
National Professional Development Programmes, Regional Leadership Awards
Grace Jeffrey
OD Programme Lead
Andrea Overton
Inclusive Talent Development, Graduate Management Training Scheme
Anthony Owens
Capacity and Capability Building, OD Programmes and Coaching
Lucy Scarisbrick
Communications and Engagement Officer
Jed Skinner
Leadership Administrator (Communications)
Deb Singleton
Programme Coordinator
Kathryn Winterburn
Strategy and Planning, Regional Leadership Council, Partnership Working and Systems Leadership
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