The NHS Leadership Academy

Vision: To be a centre of excellence and a beacon of good practice on leadership development

Why a national Academy?
n The NHS Leadership Academy has been set up n Devolved, clinically led decision making requires to professionalise leadership across the NHS. It new leadership behaviours, these can be will develop outstanding leadership in health to learnt, in training and in practice. improve the quality of services and outcomes n Common values and approaches are required for patients. to enable system leadership, leadership with a n General Practitioners (GPs), present and purpose that is clinically led. future, will benefit from involvement, both n We must have critical mass and pace to make as contributors to programmes, adding and an impact now as well as over time, scaling up ensuring a patient centred and clinical lens GP opportunity and involvement. to leadership activities, and as recipients of programmes. n Previous leadership styles are no longer sufficient, distributed leadership and system leadership are now necessary.

Background
Strong evidence that leaders who engage staff deliver: Better patient experience, stronger financial management, higher staff morale, less absenteeism and stress. Simple changes can make a big difference. NHS organisations need to support leadership and engagement for improvement e.g., through effective appraisals, clear job design and a well-structured team environment. Pace-setting style of leadership needs to be complemented by other approaches.

Leadership Framework

Staged Approach to Development

Leadership Framework Talent Management Framework Frameworks, toolkits and resources to support local delivery

Academy Portfolio

Developing the NHS Leadership Approach:

n NHS Leadership Framework and supporting diagnostics n Talent Management Approach and toolkits n Board Development Framework n NHS Top Leaders Diagnostic Suite n Board Inclusion Guide n Resource pack for Inclusive Leadership n NHS Leadership Awards

Supporting local capability:

n n n n Clinical Fellows Inclusion and Equality Leadership Capability Coaching capability Networks with OD and local leadership infrastructure teams

Designed, developed, commissioned and prototyped by Academy then licensed and QA for local delivery

Entry to Leadership programme

Graduate Schemes Fast Track programmes

The problem in the middle activity to create non-traditional entry points

Mid Career Leadership programme

Designed, developed, commissioned and prototyped by Academy then licensed and QA for local delivery

System change leadership requirements:

n FT Governors framework n Commissioning development interventions n Public Health/Social Care Development Support (Shared Leadership) n Qipp/AFT development programme n Evidence and resources available to support the development of inclusive leadership n Leadership for innovation

National Leadership Programmes:

n n n n Graduate Schemes NHS Top Leaders Breaking Through Career development programmes

Nationally commissioned and delivered

Senior Leadership Accredited programme

NHS Top Leaders programme

Board Development Tools and Delivery

NHS Top Leaders Fast Track programme

Assessment process for entry then active career management to senior, enduringly complex roles

NHS Leadership Academy activity of relevance to GPs; examples to date;

n Programmes of work aim to support devolved, clinically led decision making and new leadership behaviours n Design of practical ways to enhance GP leadership skills development within the curriculum, assessment and in the community. n Working with VTS ST3 groups to identify leadership skills and build opportunities to practise these skills. n Piloting of talent conversations in GP appraiser training in order to keep the developmental aspect of appraisal within revalidation. n Programmes of support for CCG leaders in using NHS Change model, innovation and system leadership to improve patient care (in conjunction with Ashridge Business School and collaboration with regional leadership programmes). n Working to support a sustainable workforce for commissioning by developing programmes of support for locum and salaried GPs and primary care colleagues wishing to be involved in commissioning (e.g. Women Leaders Learning Sets) n Facilitate clinical engagement from the start by involving GP trainees, GPs wanting to lead and GPs already leading CCGS in development of design of programmes through our critical friends group.

www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk
Dr Marion Lynch, Associate Programme Director marion.lynch@leadershipacademy.nhs.uk

To develop outstanding leadership in health, in order to improve peoples health and their experience of the NHS
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