In it’s pilot stage, the Foundations of Leadership (‘Establishing the basics’ and ‘Discovering self’) is aimed at aspiring leaders and those who would like to begin their career progression or those new to leadership roles but have not undertaken any formal leadership qualifications.

Establishing the basics of Leadership

This half day session includes a brief overview of the relationship between leadership and power, managing relationships and viewing things through the perspectives of others, the basics of communication, building resilience and showing civility at work.

Discovering self as a Leader

This half day session focusses on your own personal leadership journey. It covers what it means to be a leader, what leadership means to you and the type of leader you want to be and includes brief overviews of relevant leadership theories and different types of leaders.

Strategic Leaders

This programme gives Trust leaders the space to reflect, recover, and look ahead to new and different ways of working in the NHS.

To achieve this goal, we will explore topics such as building trust, addressing inequities, distributing leadership, coaching, and many more. By the end participants will be able to:

Apply new frameworks, mindsets, and tools to lead advancement of Trust-wide priorities
Determine ways in which you can advance workforce development and reduce inequities in your sphere of influence
Take part in and lead collaborative coaching
Plan how to incorporate NHS-wide changes into a local context