News from Yorkshire & the Humber

Leadership Academy

Heads Up January 2016

Welcome to the January edition of Heads Up, our monthly round up of regional leadership development activity.

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year; 2016 finally arrived and with it a wave of new activity! The

team is busy planning events well into the next financial year, and schedules are filling up for events over the next few

months.

We are excited for the upcoming Co-Creation Network Winter Basecamp, which will be held on 20 January in

Leeds; if you registered prior to 15 January, we are looking forward to seeing you there. If you are not able to make it

to the day, we encourage you to follow the hashtag #CCNetwork on Twitter to follow live tweets from the event,

and to learn more about the Network and how Communities of Practice work.

The first of our series of Systems Leadership Laboratories will take place later this month on 27 January in Leeds.

As previously detailed in the December edition of Heads Up, these one-day workshops, delivered in partnership with

Impact4, use the work of Barry Oshry to produce a dynamic, high-impact experiential learning event. We are still

welcoming applicants for all three workshops; please see page 5 for more details on the Leadership Labs.

Our new Shadow Board programme also commences this month, as part of our Innov8 Inclusive Talent

Management work. Working in partnership with both TRL Healthcare and Finegreen Associates, the programme

welcomes 10 aspiring board leaders from each Trust; two organisations are currently confirmed as participating.

We will soon be welcoming our Mary Seacole participants from Intake 2 and Intake 3 at their Graduation Ceremony

on 27 January in Leeds. 98 graduates from the Yorkshire and Humber region will be receiving their Postgraduate

Certificate in Healthcare Leadership. Congratulations to all of our participants for their hard work.

Finally, we are delighted to announce that applications are now open for two of the National Programmes; the

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson programme, which leads to an MSc and is ideal for mid-level leaders aspiring to a

more senior role, and the Nye Bevan programme specifically for aspirant directors. Please see page 12 for more

details.

Thank you for all of your support over the past year from myself and the team, and all the best for a successful 2016!

Kathryn Winterburn

Yorkshire & the Humber Leadership Academy

Co-Creation Network Update The Co-Creation Network’s Winter Basecamp will be held at the Oxford Place Centre in Leeds on 20 January

2016.

The event will start at 9.30am with an opening speech from Bill Urry, Labour Councillor for Roundhay and

Lead Councillor for Homelessness and the Causes of Homelessness. Following this, new participants will be

welcomed with an introduction to the Co-Creation Network. There will be time for informal networking and

meetings for both old and new members.

Participants can look forward to sessions from Georgina Hamill and Liz Maddocks-Brown (NHS Improving

Quality Sustainable Improvement Team), as they review the Network’s aims and objectives now that it has

reached its first year.

Nadine Payne, Knowledge Project Manager at Haelo, will discuss her research in value creation in Communities

of Practice. Victoria Betton, Director at mHabitat, will host a lively interactive workshop on using social media

and the Co-Creation Network website to coalesce communities and tap global knowledge resources.

There will be time for participants to explore the use of mindfulness to bring focus and energy to the

day. Communities can meet together and explore questions and next steps throughout the day, as well

as seek advice from the Support Team or take part in informal sessions hosted by other members of the Network

who have offered to share their expertise.

You can follow the event on the day by using the hashtag #CCNetwork on Twitter.

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Shadow Board

Our new shadow board programme starts soon, as part of our Innov8 inclusive talent

management work.

Working in partnership with both TRL Healthcare

and Finegreen Associates, this innovative

programme will welcome 10 aspiring board

leaders from each Trust in January 2016.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

and South West Yorkshire Partnership Trust

are confirmed participants in the first wave.

Funding for a third organisation is available.

Interested provider trusts should contact Rebecca Bevington for more information.

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Systems Leadership Learning Labs We increasingly need to work and lead collectively across our health and social care communities to meet the needs of the people

we serve. We talk a lot about Systems Leadership, but what does this really mean? How do we extend and develop our

leadership behaviour and mindset to influence the wider system alongside our organisational responsibilities? This Learning

Laboratory enables you to really explore how productive partnership and systems working can be developed and sustained within

your own context.

It is a dynamic, high impact, experiential learning event, in which we create a real organisational system in the room. During the

morning, we’ll experience typical power dynamics and we’ll uncover why systems leadership is often really tricky. So much seems

to get in the way – not least hierarchies, differing agendas, organisational identities and disempowering cultures. We will work

together to build a shared understanding of leading across systems and in the afternoon we will focus on translating this into

practice in your own contexts.

The Systems Leadership Learning Lab will equip you, your colleagues and partners to:

• enhance your collective leadership effectiveness

• relate to partner agencies, service users and colleagues more effectively

• jointly raise the quality of services

• together improve client and employee satisfaction

• collectively deliver better value for money

We will be holding three, one-day learning workshops in the New Year

Wednesday 27 January 2016 – Leeds – Novotel, 4 Whitehall Quay – PLEASE NOTE NEW VENUE.

Tuesday 16 February 2016 – Mercure Sheffield – St Paul’s Hotel & Spa

Friday 18 March – Mercure Hull Royal Hotel

These workshops 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 on one of these workshops, please contact Rebecca Bevington or call 07780 587183.

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Mary Seacole Graduation Ceremony

We will be congratulating our Yorkshire and the Humber graduates of the Mary Seacole Leadership

Programme on Wednesday 27 January 2016 at the

Howard Assembly Room (part of Leeds Grand Theatre).

98 participants of the programme will receive their

certificates, which includes a Postgraduate Certificate in

Healthcare Leadership.

Many of the graduates have passed with distinction,

the highest number in the country.

If you would like to attend or have any questions please

email Rebecca Bevington.

More information about the Mary Seacole Programme can be found here.

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In Brief NEW CORPORATE WEBSITE

We have a new-look corporate website, as part of

Health Education England's 'One HEE' branding programme. As a result of this, our website address has also changed. Our new website can be found at: http://hee.nhs.uk/yh/leadership-academy Please make a note of our new website address.

ACCELERATE

We are accepting applications for the Accelerate 2016

Programme. With an emphasis on inclusive leadership

skills and “the difference that makes the difference”, the

programme includes practical, effective, leading edge,

and tried and tested tools and approaches for leadership

and management at times of change.

For more information and to request an application pack,

please contact Deb Singleton.

GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINEE SCHEME

We are accepting expressions of interest from

organisations interested in hosting a NHS Graduate

Management Trainee in 2016. Details of how to apply

can be found on our website.

Please contact Deb Singleton for further information.

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i-Lead

The next i-Lead network session will focus on both staff networks and personal and professional

networks.

The event will look at how staff networks can play a vital role in creating inclusive works places and

services and share recent work at a national and local level to illustrate this. Participants will get

practical ideas and support on how to introduce or strengthen staff networks with purpose in their own

organisations. The second part of the day will look at personal and professional networks and how

these are key to personal leadership development and career progression.

The event will also share news about the new national inclusive leadership project.

Join us on 3 March 2016 at Novotel, 4 Whitehall Quay, Leeds. Further programme details and

timings will be advertised soon.

If you would like to be involved in running the day, please contact Amanda Allen.

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OD Network Event

The Yorkshire and Humber OD Network are meeting on 29 January 2016 at The Met Hotel in Leeds.

The theme for the event is Talent and Talent Management.

To register interest in attending the event, contact Deb Singleton.

More information will be available in the next few weeks.

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If you ran the NHS, how would it be more

inclusive? Turn your good ideas into action!

The NHS Leadership Academy in partnership with local

Leadership Academies, have established a Leadership

Inclusion Project. Initially, the project will scope, “the

development of interventions that promote both diverse and

inclusive leadership of the NHS and a diverse and inclusive

NHS, its workforce, service offers and models of care.”

The project is seeking the insights, expertise and first-hand

experience of as many people as possible to help with this

scoping stage and is holding a series of half-day open events

to help achieve this. Signing up to participate in these events

is a great opportunity to shape future leadership development

interventions that promote excellent, inclusive, system

leadership at a national healthcare wide level.

Ideally you will sign up to one event in Stage A and one event

in Stage B i.e. one ‘accelerated learning’ event and one

‘engagement, sense checking and sign off event’ but getting

involved in either is better than none!

Stage A

Accelerated Learning Event – an intensive session to learn as

much as possible from all those involved on the day about

what is needed, what is or could work to achieve tangible

change, what is the difference that will make the difference

and so on. Options are:

LEEDS Monday 1 February, or

LONDON Friday 5 February

Please click this link to register for the Accelerated Learning

Event. Further details on the exact venue will follow.

Stage B

Engagement, Sense Checking and Sign Off Event – a more

reflective session to critique, refine and sense check what has

come from Stage A.

Options are:

LONDON Wednesday 23 March, or

LEEDS Thursday 24 March

Registration details regarding the Engagement, Sense

Checking and Sign Off Events will be circulated in February.

If you require any further information, please contact Lynda

Lowe on:

Tel: 0161 625 7397

Email: lynda.lowe@nwacademy.nhs.uk

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.

Engagement Sessions

2 March 2016 (half day - morning)

7 March 2016 (half day - morning)

Programme one: 14 March 2016 and 22 March 2016

Programme two: 15 March 2016 and 23 March 2016

For more information, please visit our webpage. To book on the courses, please contact

Amanda Allen.

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National Programmes Update

JENNER ADVANCED - APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN

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.

The exact dates are currently being confirmed and will be

shared as soon as possible.

Jenner Advanced will enable you to continually apply

your new skills in-role as you learn and make immediate

improvements to patient care.

Completion of and passing Launch and Foundations is a

pre-requisite to progress onto Advanced.

Find out more at the Leadership Academy website.

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR THE ELIZABETH GARRETT ANDERSON AND NYE BEVAN PROGRAMMES

Applications are now open for the next intake of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson programme starting in June/July 2016.

For those in mid-level leadership positions, the transition into a senior role can be a challenge. This programme aims to equip new or aspiring senior leaders with the confidence to drive lasting change to improve the patient experience.

By completing the fully accredited Elizabeth Garrett Anderson programme, you’ll be joining over 1,400 current participants and 165 Academy graduates with an MSc in Healthcare Leadership and an NHS Leadership Academy Award in Senior Healthcare Leadership.

The programme is now open for applications with the programme starting in June/July 2016.

Applications will close on

Monday 14 March 2016.

The Nye Bevan programme has been specifically designed to develop senior leaders. It’s been shown to accelerate individuals into executive roles, helping them perform better at board level, and help boards better meet operational challenges today and enable change for tomorrow. Designed with national and international experts in health and organisational performance the programme

offers support and learning to build personal

resilience, confidence and capabilities over

12 months.

Find out more here.

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Dave Crowther’s blog on Talent

Management Tools

Dave Crowther, who recently joined Yorkshire and the Humber Leadership Academy to support with

Talent management, has written a blog about his perspective on the NHS Leadership Academy’s

Talent Management Tools.

You can read his blog post here.

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Key dates for your diary

20 January Co-Creation Network Winter Basecamp

27 January Mary Seacole Regional Graduation Ceremony, Howard

Assembly Room, Leeds

27 January Systems Leadership Learning Lab – Leeds

29 January OD Network event, change of venue to be confirmed

16 February Systems Leadership Learning Lab – Sheffield

2 March Regional Talent Management Event, Horizon, 3 Brewery Wharf, Leeds

18 March Systems Leadership Learning Lab – Hull

Health Coaching Supervisor Training dates:

2 March 2016 (half day - morning)

7 March 2016 (half day - morning)

14 March 2016 Programme one

22 March 2016 Programme one

15 March 2016 Programme two

23 March 2016 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

Deb Singleton Programme Coordinator

Kathryn Winterburn Strategy and Planning, Regional Leadership Council, Partnership Working and Systems Leadership

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