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Prospectus 2012

Prospectus · 2012 32 East Midlands Leadership Academy

Programme offers are available to all stafffrom band 6 through to Chief Executiveslevel (or for those with equivalent levels ofexperience or responsibility) that areemployed by our member organisations.

Member organisations subscribe to ourportfolio of offers in addition to their ownLeadership and Development offers toallow their employees access to a full rangeof Academy programmes at no extra costto their organisation (unless stated inbrackets).

Our subscribing members are:

• Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

• Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust• Derbyshire Community

Healthcare Services• Derbyshire Healthcare

NHS Foundation Trust• East Midlands Ambulance Service

NHS Trust

• Framework Housing • Kettering General Hospital

NHS Foundation Trust• Leicester City

(County and Rutland Cluster)• Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust• Lincolnshire Community Health Services• Lincolnshire Partnership

NHS Foundation Trust• NHS Derby City/County Cluster• NHS Lincolnshire PCT• NHS Northamptonshire• NHS Nottingham City

and County Cluster• Northampton General Hospital

NHS Trust• Northamptonshire Healthcare

NHS Foundation Trust• Nottingham City Care Partnership• Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust• Nottingham University Hospitals

NHS Trust• Sherwood Forest Hospitals

NHS Foundation Trust• United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust• University Hospitals of Leicester

NHS Trust

All offers are designed collaboratively,ensuring that our members are engaged inthe design process to ensure that we aremeeting your needs in the current NHSclimate.

We hope that you will have theopportunity to participate in the offersavailable to you and please take the timeto visit our website atwww.leadershipeastmidlands.nhs.uk forfurther information on all Academy activityand news.

Paul O’Neill Acting Director,East Midlands Leadership Academy

WelcomeDear Colleagues,

This prospectus is designed to provide ourmembers with a detailed view of activityfor the forthcoming year. In this prospectusyou will find a full range of learning anddevelopment offerings for 2012/13 tosupport leadership developmentthroughout the East Midlands.

Our vision is ‘To improve services topatients, carers and service usersthrough effective and inclusiveleadership’.

Furthermore, we remain convinced thatthe core principles of the East MidlandsLeadership Academy remain relevant,contemporary and sustainable:

• To promote leadership for a purpose

• To translate national policy to make itlocally relevant

• To emphasise leadership developmentopportunities for underrepresentedgroups

• To provide stretching, innovative andhigh impact development opportunitiesand interventions to support leadersacross the East Midlands

ContentsCancellation Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Action Learning Accredited Institute ofLeadership and Management (ILM) Facilitator Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Aspiring Senior Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Leadership Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Board Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Clinical and Medical Leadership Cohort 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Clinical Commissioning Groups –Leadership Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Clinical Fellowships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Coach Training ILM7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)for Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Deanery Heads of Schools Programme . . . 11

Emerging Leaders Cohort 3 . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Executive Coaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Financial Skills Development . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Health Visitors Leadership Development . . 14

Hospitals for Europe (HOPE) ExchangeProgramme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Inclusive Masterclass Series . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Mentoring Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Mentoring and Coaching Supervision . . . . 16

National Leadership Framework 360ºFacilitation Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Operational Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Safeguarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Supporting People in Transition . . . . . . . . 17

The Essentials of Strategy in Commercial Acumen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Top Leaders 360º Diagnostic Modified Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Visible Leaders Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Cancellation PolicyOur cancellation policy has been developed as part of the East Midlands LeadershipAcademy’s aim to ensure value for money from members’ subscriptions and to maximiseutilisation of programmes. Clearly communicating our approach to cancellations willenable us to offer places to other individuals to ensure maximum benefit for memberorganisations and will avoid the original sponsor or individual being charged under thispolicy if sufficient notice is given.

All of our offers are free to book onto (unless stated otherwise) for all subscribingmembers, however cancellation charges do apply as below should notification ofintention to cancel fall within the timeframe of the policy stated.

The table below details the timeframes for cancellation and subsequent charges applied.

Cancellations should be made by either telephone directly to the Academy or emailed at the first available opportunity. Confirmation of your cancellation will be sent via email by return.

Cancellation Timeframe Charges incurred

More than 2 working weeks’ notice No charge

Between 1and 2 working weeks’ notice 50% of invoice total

Less than 1 working weeks’ notice 100% of invoice total

Strategy

The Leadership Academy’s strategy in the next period requires a balance betweennational and regional priorities alongside our members’ local imperatives. The strategicaim of the Leadership Academy will be to continually develop our inclusive approachand to remain a highly credible, regionally focused and nationally recognised centre ofexcellence in the provision of leadership development.

Prospectus

The 2012-13 prospectus reflects the strategy and includes activities, events andinterventions in the following broad areas: • Wide range of Inclusion programmes• Support for transition to the new NHS & Social Care architecture• Ongoing support for Clinical Commissioning Groups• Capacity Building in Clinical Leadership• Emerging Leaders• NHS Top Leaders• Senior Leadership Development

The Leadership Academy prides itself on delivering high quality, relevant offers,programmes, products and events that are responsive to our members needs in thecurrent NHS climate and supports the development of excellence in leadership capacityacross the East Midlands.

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A Profile of the East Midlands Leadership AcademyThe Leadership Academy is a membership organisation developed to servethe leadership and development needs of all the NHS organisations in theEast Midlands. It was created in November 2009 to promote and deliver thesenior leadership development agenda for the East Midlands.

The Leadership Academy was established following a consensus of the ChiefExecutives of East Midlands NHS organisations, seeking to move beyond the role inleadership development held by the Strategic Health Authority (SHA) to a moreoutward facing and inclusive approach reflecting members’ priorities.

The Leadership Academy is hosted byNottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust onbehalf of all NHS organisations within theEast Midlands. It is based at the Universityof Nottingham Innovation Park (UNIP) andis co-located with the Collaboration forLeadership in Applied Health Researchand Care (CLAHRC-NDL) forNottinghamshire Derbyshire andLincolnshire.

It aims to develop leadershipcapacity and capability in all of itsmembership organisations bydesigning, commissioning anddelivering high quality leadershipdevelopment interventions andactivity. The work programme isdefined by member organisations.

The Leadership Academy also provides the regional functionfor the co-ordination ofnational leadership activityand government priorities.

Please note this prospectus is correct at the time of print, however this will besubject to change throughout the year. Please see the website for any updates.

For further information please email the Academy on:[email protected]

Aspiring Senior Leaders“Delivering next generation leadership for the NHS”

The aim of this programme is to develop the leadership confidence and skills of thosewho both aspire to a Director or Board-level role and who have been identified ashaving the potential to undertake this significant step within the next 2-3 years.

Programme objectives aim to:• Enable individual participants to develop their leadership behaviours and maximise

their leadership effectiveness• Empower participants to shape and lead the future of healthcare delivery • Integrate development and learning between disciplines and professions• Create a dynamic talent pool of senior leaders

Core themes will include:Personal impact and leadership practice This theme is about participants developing self-awareness and self-management andan ability to adapt behaviour.

Understanding the roles and responsibilities of Directors and the BoardThis theme aims to equip participants with knowledge and an opportunity to developcompetence in the behaviours required for Director and Board level working.

Transformational leadership for next generation healthcareThis theme is about leading and managing bold, rapid and transformational change. Itfocuses on engaging and inspiring others, developing high performing teams and theimplications of management decisions. It addresses building and maintaining personalresilience whilst encouraging and embedding innovation at the point of delivery.

An application process is anticipated to commence in July/August 2012.

For more details contact the Academy directly.


Action Learning AccreditedInstitute of Leadership andManagement (ILM) FacilitatorTraining ProgrammeThe training of facilitators to support the delivery of ActionLearning across the region. Action Learning Sets bring togetherpeople from backgrounds to reflect and learn from experienceswith a view to improving their skills of problem solving,listening and giving feedback.

Dates: Cohort 1: 1-2 May 2012 23 May 20125 July 2012 11 Oct 2012

Capacity: 8 per cohort

Cost: £1,250 per head – Programme costs are only applicable to non-members or organisations on the Pay As You Go model

Contact: Sue Walker

AlumniThe Alumni offers a series of topical workshops, master classes and networking events to past participants of Academy programmes.

Key aims are to:• Provide knowledge and practical skills across a range of leadership functions• Retain active leadership networks within and across cohorts • Ensure that delegates of Leadership Academy programmes have an opportunity to

continue their connection to the Academy• Feedback to the Academy on regional leadership requirements and Academy function

See website for further details.

Dates: 2 May 2012 How to develop a winning tender and produce the perfect pitch

14 Jun 2012 Decisions, Decisions, Decisions –effective thinking and constructive challenge

24 Oct 2012 Inspirational speaking – how to inspire your audience 6 Dec 2012 How to write a winning tender and produce the

perfect pitch (running again due to demand) 5 Feb 2013 TBC

Capacity: 40 places per session

Cost: £300 per event – Programme costs are only applicable to non-members or organisations on the Pay As You Go model

Contact: Nicola Jamson

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Clinical and Medical LeadershipCohort 2The Clinical and Medical Leadership programme is anaccredited programme, delivered by Arup and designed tomeet the needs of a multi-disciplinary Clinical and Medicalaudience to include two separate development pathwayswhich also offer opportunity for inter-disciplinary collaboration.

Pathway 1: Medical work streamJunior Doctors, Specialist Registrars, newly appointed Consultants

Pathway 2: Clinical work streamMidwifery, Nursing and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) amongst others

This programme has been designed in collaboration with our member organisations toprovide a bespoke programme of targeted leadership development to meet specific andindividual needs. The programme aims to support leadership excellence by developinghighly skilled medical and clinical leaders.

Date: Oct 2012 – Application process for Cohort 2 commences Jan 2013 – Programme Launch

Capacity: 32 places per cohort

Cost: £3,500 – Programme costs are only applicable to non-members or organisations on the Pay As You Go model


Clinical Commissioning Groups(CCG) – Leadership DevelopmentA series of development offers is available to CCG colleagues,designed to complement existing Academy offers also availableto them, with a focus on supporting organisational developmentand the six elements of the authorisation process.

Date: Ongoing – Please see our bespoke CCG offers on our website at www.leadershipeastmidlands.nhs.uk

Cost: Subject to programme choice – Programme costs are only applicable to non-members or organisations on the Pay As You Go model

Contact: Charlotte Harris


Black and Minority Ethnic(BME) Leadership ProgrammeThe BME leadership programme aims to develop leaderswith the right mind sets, skills, capabilities to creatediverse and inclusive organisations which focus on thedelivery of health and healthcare activities that address theneeds of all sections of the population and actively redressthe inequalities in health outcomes and experience.

The programme will offer an opportunity for BME leaders to realise their potential toprogress to more challenging and/or senior roles to increase and enhance the talentpipeline for BME leaders at midlevel approximate bands 6-8a or those with theappropriate responsibility in their role.

Dates: July 2012 – Application process commencesOct 2012 – Programme Launch

Capacity: 10-15 places



Board PortfolioThe key theme for our Board level offer this year will focus ontaking a bespoke approach to whole Board development.Previous offers have been made available on an individual basis;however we recognise the need to develop Boards as a whole.By taking this approach we intend to offer bespoke programmes,aimed at addressing specific organisational requirements that willsupport enhanced skills development at a very senior level. Thisbespoke approach will be responsive to the current politicalclimate and offers significant opportunity to develop expertise,taking into consideration the specific challenges and needs ofindividual organisations.

Dates: Subject to need and availability

Cost: £3,000 per session – Programme costs are only applicable to non-members or organisations on the Pay As You Go model



Continuing ProfessionalDevelopment (CPD) for CoachesIt is well recognised that those who experience coachingrelationships develop significantly quicker and are able tomaximise their personal effectiveness much more easily.Organisations which focus on developing a culture where thecoaching style is the most prevalent often experiencesubstantial benefits in terms of the discretionary effort,contribution and motivation of their employees.

In order to sustain this coaching culture its important that trained coaches are supportedand supervised along their continuing professional development (CPD) pathway.Our CPD for coaches portfolio offers coaches the opportunity to continue to developtheir skills as well as a chance to join a database and network of coaches. The coachingnetwork will enable those who wish to extend their practice beyond their ownorganisations to have optional opportunities to offer reciprocal coaching to other EastMidlands organisations thus introducing additional value into the wider healthcarecommunity.

Dates: 8 Oct 2012 11 Dec 2012 5 Mar 2013

Capacity: TBC

Contact: Sue Walker

Deanery Heads of Schools programmeThe Deanery programme is an 18 monthleadership development programmecomprising a series of master classes,seminars, workshops and experientialdevelopment events to equip Heads of Schoolacross East Midlands Healthcare WorkforceDeanery (EMHWD) with skills, knowledge andexpertise required to successfully lead themanagement of postgraduate specialitytraining within and across Deaneryboundaries. Elements of thisprogramme will also be available toAssociate Post Graduate Deans.

Dates: Jul 2012 – IntroductionOct 2012 – Programme launch

Capacity: 16 places (HOS)18 places APD



Clinical FellowshipsClinical Fellowships focus on the development of future clinical leaders through the use of experiential learning. Fellows work on clinical service change projects,designed to ensure they have maximum exposure to key strategic Quality, Innovation,Productivity and Prevention initiatives.

Date: Jun 2012 – Application process commencesSep 2012 – Programme Launch

Capacity: 3-5 places per annum

Cost: Nationally funded


Coach Training Institute of Leadership andManagement Level 7 (ILM7)The Academy is offering an accredited ILM7 coaching qualification to supportpersonal leadership development across the region. Coaches will be trained to deliverexpert coaching for the East Midlands to support personal leadership development.Training will be available at bands 7 and above or for those with equivalentexperience and responsibility. Additionally individual opportunities to be coached areavailable and provide an increase in confidence and self-awareness of individuals aswell as an increasing ability to respond flexibly to change. Coaching is available tostaff across the East Midlands who are currently working at band 6 and above.

Coaches can be accessed through our online CoachNet database and supervisionsessions will be available later in the year for coaches to support their ongoingdevelopment.

Dates: Cohort 1: 17 Sep 2012 24-25 Sep 2012 10 Oct 201211 Oct 2012 22 Oct 2012 23 Oct 20126 Dec 2012 20 Mar 2013

Cohort 2: 15 Jan 2013 23-24 Jan 2013 5-6 Feb 201327-28 Feb 2013 21 Mar 2013 9 Jul 2013

Capacity: 16 places Access to coaching development – ongoing upon request.


Contact: Sue Walker


Financial Skills Development (FSD)The FSD portfolio offers a wide range of development workshops aimed at all financialstaff to support the development of their technical and softer skills.

The programme is available to all staff working in financial management and providesan opportunity for managers to focus on developing key skills in a structured way thatsupports achievement of their organisational objectives.

Additionally due to high demand, the Management Development programme will beavailable again for 2012/13. This consists of a series of ten workshops coveringessential management skills for new or existing line managers and team leaders tosupport their transition into new management and leadership roles.

The Management Development programme is aimed at band 6 and 7 staff. This is avery highly evaluated programme and early booking is recommended.

Dates: Ongoing – For full details of all FSD offers please visit our website to see the FSD Prospectus 2012/13

Cost: See detailed programme offers on the following link \\nhs-sn-na01\Departments1\E\East Midlands LeadershipAcademy\Academy Programmes\FSD\Finance Skills Development – Diary of Workshops and Events 12-13.doc

Contacts: Lynne Winfield


Emerging Leaders Cohort 3The Emerging Leaders Programme offers development and stretch opportunities to staff wanting to continue to developfurther leadership skills in a climate of change. Theprogramme is available for staff in bands 6-7 and juniordoctors or those with equivalent roles and responsibilities.

This will be the third cohort due to the success of theprevious two programmes with delegates noting an increasein confidence, skills and knowledge as well as careerprogression and the abilities of those on the programme.

Dates: Dec 2012 – Application process for Cohort 3 opens

Capacity: 48 places per cohort



Executive CoachingExecutive level coaching is available for Chairs, Chief Executives,Directors and Non Executive Directors and is subject to availabilityon request.

Dates: Available by request


Contact: Sue Walker


Inclusive Master Class SeriesThe series of six master classes will support the building of a diverse pipeline of leadersfor the future. The master classes are aimed at band 6 and above or those withrelevant roles of responsibility and will support our Inclusive Leadership for a Purpose,focusing on providing leadership development events for underrepresented groupsthroughout the year. Applications are welcomed from all individuals for thisprogramme irrespective of background. Preferential consideration will be given todelegates with protected characteristics.

Dates: 7 Sep 2012 5 Oct 2012 9 Nov 20127 Dec 2012 11 Jan 2013 7 Feb 2013

Capacity: 25 places per event

Cost: £250 – Programme costs are only applicable to non-members or organisations on the Pay As You Go model


Mentoring OpportunitiesMentoring is a long standing form of training, learning anddevelopment and an increasingly popular tool for supportingpersonal development.Traditionally, mentoring is the long termpassing on of support, guidance and advice. In the workplaceit has tended to describe a confidential and respectfulrelationship in which a more experienced colleague uses theirgreater knowledge and understanding of the work orworkplace to support the development of the member of staffbeing mentored. The Academy has a large database ofmentors which are accessible for staff working at band 6 orabove. Please visit our database on our website for suitabilityand availability to meet your needs.


Health Visitors Leadership DevelopmentA programme specifically for Health Visitors to equip them with the leadership skillsto provide the highest quality outcomes in challenging times. The three dayprogramme is aimed at senior level Health Visitors bands 6-7 with the aim ofgenerating a renewed enthusiasm and energy within the service to support innovationand drive forward service improvement.

Dates: Cohort 6: Day 1 22 May 2012Day 2 26 Jun 2012Day 3 31 Jul 2012

Cohort 7: Day 1 6 Sep 2012Day 2 10 Oct 2012Day 3 14 Nov 2012

Cohort 8: Day 1 12 Dec 2012Day 2 9 Jan 2013Day 3 6 Feb 2013

Cohort 9: Day 1 19 Feb 2013Day 2 7 Mar 2013Day 3 26 Mar 2013

Cost: £850 per person per cohort – Programme costs are only applicable to non-members or organisations on the Pay As You Go model


Hospitals for Europe (HOPE) Exchange ProgrammeThe main objective of the HOPE programme is to support the exchange of knowledgeand expertise throughout the European Health sector. This is an excellent opportunityfor selected delegates to travel abroad for a four week training and comparativelearning programme, engaging with healthcare colleagues from othercultures/contexts with a view to translating learning back to host and memberorganisations. Each year a different topic is associated to the programme. Threescholarships are available for the East Midlands through a competitive applicationprocess. Applications are especially welcome from staff with protected characteristics.This is an exciting opportunity to lead on the sharing of comparative knowledge withthe aim of achieving improvements to service configuration and delivery in line withQuality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP).

Date: Sep 2012 – Application process opens

Cost: Nationally funded

Contact: Sue Walker


SafeguardingThe seven month Safeguarding programme aims to enable andempower NHS Safeguarding professionals to explore differenttheories and styles in leadership. The programme is aimed atdesignated and Named Professionals Safeguarding /ChildProtection and Designated and Named Professionals for Childrenin Public Care across the new regional cluster and will helporganisations meet their statutory responsibilities in respect ofchildren’s safeguarding/promoting the health and welfare ofchildren in public care through effective leadership.

Dates: 18 May 2012 14-15 Jun 2012 11-12 Jul 2012 9 Aug 201218-19 Sep 2012 1-2 Nov 2012 21 Nov 2012

Cost: £1,350 per person – Programme costs are only applicable to non-members or organisations on the Pay As You Go model


Supporting People in TransitionSupporting People in Transition offers a series of workshops tosupport senior staff through the significant changes in thecurrent NHS climate. This programme is split into two workstreams, in order to encompass a wider professional audience;'bands 7 – 8a' and 'band 8b and above' and is designed forsenior staff in any NHS organisation, whose role may beaffected by the current changes being made to the NHSlandscape. The programme focuses on personal development;helping individuals to understand their own perspective duringtimes of change.

Due to the high demand for this programme the Academy will be running cohortsthroughout 2012/13 to support the on-going NHS reform agenda.

Dates: Cohort 12 20 Jun 2012 10 Jul 2012 25 Jul 2012(band 7-8a and above) 5 Sep 2012 19 Sep 2012 2 Oct 2012

Cohort 13 6 Sep 2012 18 Sep 2012 1 Oct 2012(band 8b and above) 18 Oct 2012 2 Nov 2012 12 Nov 2012

Cohort 14 19 Oct 2012 1 Nov 2012 13 Nov 2012 (band 7-8a) 26 Nov 2012 11 Dec 2012 19 Dec 2012

Cohort 15 3 Dec 2012 18 Dec 2012 3 Jan 2013(band 8b and above) 15 Jan 2013 31 Jan 2013 11 Feb 2013

Cohort 16 4 Jan 2013 16 Jan 2013 1 Feb 2013(band 7-8a) 12 Feb 2013 25 Feb 2013 5 Mar 2013

Cost: £1,500 per cohort – Programme costs are only applicable to non-members or organisations on the Pay As You Go model

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Mentoring and Coaching SupervisionSupervision provides ongoing development to support existing mentors and coaches and provides the assurance that their skills are of the highest quality and allows themto continually develop their practice. This opportunity is available to mentors andcoaches on the Academy database.

Date: Mentoring and Coaching support available on request

Cost: £200 daily rate for cancellation – Programme costs are only applicable to non-members or organisations on the Pay As You Go model

Contact: Sue Walker

National Leadership Framework 360ºFacilitation TrainingThe Academy is delivering Leadership Framework (LF) training to develop individuals tobecome facilitators and offer feedback to delegates on their 360 degree appraisalreport. This training will give individuals the skill and knowledge to read, understandand interpret the report as well as offering supportive and gently challenging feedback.Bespoke in house training for groups of up to eight is available on request.

Dates: 13-14 Sep 2012 18-19 Oct 201215-16 Nov 2012 4-5 Dec 2012

Cost: £400 per person – Programme costs are only applicable to non-members or organisations on the Pay As You Go model

Contact: Sue Walker

Operational LeadershipOperational Leadership is a series of six workshops designed tosupport managers in the practical aspects of their roles. Theworkshops will enhance existing skills that are utilised on a dailybasis to support the delivery of high quality and efficientservices. This programme is aimed in the region of band 8a orindividuals with the relevant experience of responsibility and willprovide practical skills in areas of budget management, teamdevelopment, commercial awareness and change management.

Date: October launch – programme details to be confirmed

Capacity: 25-30 for each workshop

Cost: £250 per workshop – Programme costs are only applicable to non-members or organisations on the Pay As You Go model



Top Leaders 360° Diagnostic Modified SuiteThe Top Leaders Diagnostic provides access to an extensive collection of diagnostic tools including 360 degree appraisal, emotional intelligence and leadership climateassessments. The diagnostic is available to Chief Executives, COOs of CCGs and ExecutiveDirectors and provides an opportunity for senior leaders to focus on their strengths andweaknesses in a structured way that supports their CPD and organisations they serve. The diagnostic offers individuals a fully comprehensive insight into how they areperceived and perform as leaders and managers.

Dates: Ongoing subject to requirement

Costs: Full cost of programme £2,175 (£1,200 subsidy towards this programme is available from the East Midlands Leadership Academy)


Visible Leaders Network The Visible Leaders network offers opportunities for staff inbands 6-8 from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) backgroundsto network with senior leaders, develop skills and furthercareer pathways. Three networking events are planned for12/13 to include leadership development, interactive sessions,key note speakers sessions and practical offers to supportongoing development. The events are aimed at existing andpotential future leaders from minority backgrounds, band 6and above. To date the network has supported BME staff todevelop tools to support their acceleration; offers access tosenior mentors; provides coaching and network opportunitiesto share experience and generate peer support. For furtherdetails of the events please visit our website atwww.leadershipeastmidlands.nhs.uk

Dates: 26 Jul 2012 9 Oct 2012 26 Feb 2013

Cost: £300 per event – Programme costs are only applicable to non-members or organisations on the Pay As You Go model



The Essentials of Strategy and Commercial AcumenGovernment reforms mean the NHS is undergoing the most radical shake-up since itsinception while at the same time facing a massive financial challenge. More than everbefore the ability of NHS leaders to guide their organisations through a rapidlychanging and radically altered landscape will be put to the test.

Delivered by thought-leading academics at the Nottingham University Business School,together with external speakers, The Essentials of Strategy and Commercial AcumenProgramme will equip you with practical tools and frameworks that will enable you asa leader to gain a strategic perspective on the changes taking place in the market forthe provision of healthcare services. The programme will introduce you to a strategicplanning process that will allow you to accurately evaluate your organisation’s currentsituation, identify winning strategies for the future, and facilitate execution of a newstrategic direction. The programme will help you and your organisation navigate thechallenges in the emerging marketplace for healthcare provision and take fulladvantage of new opportunities.

Dates: 8-9 Oct 6-7 Nov 7-8 Jan Capacity: 20 places

Cost: £750 – Programme costs are only applicable to non-members or organisations on the Pay As You Go model


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East Midlands Leadership AcademyFloor D, Institute of Mental HealthUniversity of Nottingham Innovation Park (UNIP)Triumph Road, Nottingham NG7 2TU

Tel: 0115 748 4277www.leadershipeastmidlands.nhs.uk

The East MidlandsLeadership Academy

Participant feedback:

“One of the best developmentexperiences I have had in a long while.Lots of practical techniques andexercises that really got me thinking –really, really good.”

Emerging Leaders Programme(Personal Impact Workshop)

“Absolutely excellent. One of the mostuseful pieces of learning I have everundertaken, to such an extent that I amnow developing a pitch for services theydon't even know they're going to buyfrom us yet! Brilliant and highlyrecommended.”

(Alumni – How to Develop a Winning Tender)

“I found the programme particularlyuseful and relevant because justhaving been aligned to a clinicalcommissioning group, it providedvaluable advice and insight into how Ineeded to adapt my behaviour tomeet the tough new challenges ofNHS reform.”

(Supporting Transition Programme)

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