“Heads Up” - December 2014
The monthly round-up of news from Yorkshire &
the Humber Leadership Academy
Welcome
The final Heads Up of 2014 is another bumper edition highlighting the significant amount of activity the Yorkshire and the Humber Leadership
Academy team have delivered. As the end of the year approaches we are already looking ahead and preparing business plans for 2015/16, and
in looking forward we have taken the opportunity to review the past year and recognise some highlights. Here are a few facts and figures to
illustrate some of our work during 2014 (by no means an exhaustive list!) Many thanks to the team for their dedication and hard work, and many
thanks to you, our Yorkshire and Humber stakeholders for your continued support. Wishing you all a very happy holiday season.
National
139 Participants accepted to study The Mary Seacole, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Nye Bevan Programmes from Autumn 2014
100 Students have passed and will graduate from Intake One of the Mary Seacole Programme, for staff in their first recognised leadership role
751 (and counting) Nurses and Midwives taking part in the Frontline development programme
Supporting 11 2014 Graduate Management Trainees in the region, plus 10 from 2013
Regional
22 completing the 2013-14 Cohort of the Accelerate Programme for junior to mid-level leaders; applications for the next cohort now open
39 Chief Executives and senior leaders attending the Developing Diverse Talent day in September
Bursary support to three successful applicants in their innovative diversity and inclusion work, through the Innov8 Fund
You asked for Social Media training and we provided places for 140 participants in the region
12 Communities of Practice set up based around improving quality and patient care, under guidance from George Por
Team Resilience, Psychometric Testing and Assessment, Agile Working Programmes completed with more planned for 2015
Launched the Change Leaders Network
A cross-city Health coaching offer piloted in Leeds with further training planned before year end
Coaching CPD sessions running focusing on Mindfulness, Agile, Executive Coaching and Ethics and Dilemmas
Re-launched and refreshed the strategic OD network
Kathryn Winterburn
Head of Leadership & Organisation Development
Yorkshire and the Humber Leadership Academy
Regional News
Team Coaching
Early Clinical Leadership
Leeds Beckett University are completing an
evaluation of Yorkshire and the Humber
Leadership Academy’s organisational Team
Coaching Programme. Learning from this has
shaped development of a Team Coaching Model
and Training. This was launched last week in
Leeds Community with Team Leaders and new
Team Coaches learning together and developing
plans for team coaching that supports
organisational development.
We are pleased to announce that Ashridge ,
one of the leading international Business
Schools, will be working with us and partners at
The East Riding of Yorkshire CCG, Hull
University and HYMS to develop a pilot project
for early clinical leaders studying in Hull. The
pilot will develop blended multi-disciplinary
learning opportunities for future leaders of the
health and care system.
It is envisaged that students taking traditional
vocational routes such as medicine, nursing,
social work and psychology will work alongside
students from the business school and other
departments to develop collective and
collaborative leadership skills that will enable
them to be system leaders of the future. For
further information contact Jane Pightling.
The programme focuses on practice with new
team coaches taking up practice immediately.
We would like to thank all those who contributed
to the organisational programme underpinning
the new programme. For further information
contact Anthony Owens.
Regional News
Prospectus Launched
We are pleased to announce that Yorkshire and
the Humber Leadership Academy’s Prospectus
2014-15 is available to view and download
online here. The Prospectus details our offer in
the region, as shaped by the consultation which
took place with our stakeholders.
Hard copies are on their way shortly, contact
Lucy Scarisbrick for further details.
YouTube Channel Launched
We have created a YouTube channel to archive
footage from our events and programmes, and to
signpost to other relevant videos available.
Videos from this year’s and last year’s awards
have been uploaded, with more content to follow
in the coming weeks. Contact Lucy Scarisbrick
with any queries.
Regional News
Jonkoping Community of Practice update
Jonkoping Community of Practice update
The Yorkshire and Humber region has a long
history with the Jonkoping community in
Sweden. For the past eight years we have been
sponsoring groups from organisations within our
region to attend the annual Microsystems
Festival. We are delighted to once again be able
to make this offer in partnership with colleagues
from the YHAHSN Improvement Academy.
The following individuals will be attending the
Microsystems Festival in February:
This year we are trying to maximise the impact of
the individual learning through the creation of a
Jonkoping Community of Practice which seeks to
bring together individuals who have previously
benefitted from the investment to share their
learning and work with others across the region
to work collaboratively and employ skills and
methodologies to the wider system.
Deborah Turner (North Kirklees CCG), Hemadri
Makani (Northern Lincolnshire & Goole
Hospitals), Clare Ashby (Yorkshire Ambulance
Service), Michael Shaw (Leeds Teaching
Hospitals), Lisa Hilder (North East Lincolnshire
CCG), Ali Cracknell (Leeds Teaching
Hospitals), Liz Watson (Hull & East Yorkshire
Hospitals), Andrea Overton (Yorkshire & the
Humber Leadership Academy), Alison Lovatt
(Improvement Academy), Angela Green
(Improvement Academy), Beverley Slater
(Improvement Academy), and Emma Ryland
(Improvement Academy).
Regional News
Jonkoping Community of Practice update
Congratulations to Deborah, Hemadri, Lisa and
Emma who have had their abstracts accepted to
present, and to Angela who will take part in the
poster presentation. Participants from across the
region are due to come together on 8th January
to plan their learning expeditions and how they
will link back into the Co-creation Network and
Communities of Practice to share the develop
their learning on their return.
The Co-creation Network now has a virtual
platform up and running and nascent
Communities of Practice are due to attend their
first basecamp on 13th January. The official
launch will be held on 18th & 19th March, more
details to follow but please save the date. For
further information contact Lucy Scarisbrick.
Regional News
Accelerate 2015 cohort open for applications
Following the highly successful previous cohorts,
we are opening recruitment now for our fourth
Accelerate programme starting in April 2015.
Designed to accelerate the leadership journey
and career progression of junior to mid-level
managers and clinicians working at Bands 5 to
8a and equivalent, the programme is
commissioned and funded by Innov8 to promote
the importance of Inclusive leadership skills and
values that deliver benefits to participants, their
colleagues, their patients and service users.
If you want to deliver better health care services
for all, then Accelerate could be the programme
for you!
To apply for this programme, see the flyer here
and register your interest with Lynsey
Nicholson.
Talent Management in Yorkshire and the
Humber
For those of you unable to attend our Talent
Management day on the 2nd December, but
looking for further opportunities around talent
management, please contact Lynsey
Nicholson regarding i-Lead, the Innov8 offer to
increase inclusive leadership capabilities which
comprises Accelerate, Innov8 Fund, Innov8
Associates and now the i-Lead Alliance.
National News
Regional Leadership Awards Round up
Over 150 people attended the Yorkshire and
Humber Regional Leadership Awards celebration
event on 3rd December at the Marriott Hotel in
Leeds. There were 31 finalists across nine
categories, with winners going forward as
finalists in the National Awards to be hosted on
the 31st March in London by the NHS
Leadership Academy.
If you would like be involved in next year’s
Regional Awards, contact John Hunter for
further information. We will be looking for judges
and guest presenters again soon, not to mention
asking for your nominations! Photos are
available here on our website, plus videos
shown on the day via our YouTube Channel.
And the winners are…
Board / Governing Body of the Year
 Hull CCG
Development Champion of the Year
 Melanie Liley (York Teaching Hospitals
Foundation Trust) and Caroline Williams
(South West Yorkshire Partnership
Foundation Trust)
Emerging Leader of the Year
 Shirley Moses (Hambleton, Richmondshire
& Whitby CCG)
Inclusivity Leader of the Year
 Vijay Kumar (Askern Medical Practices),
and Nicola Pullman (North East Lincolnshire
CCG)
Innovator of the Year
 Winner: Nicola Pullman (North East
Lincolnshire CCG)
Inspirational Leader of the Year
 Diana Greenfield (Sheffield Teaching
Hospitals Foundation Trust)
Mentor/ Coach of the Year
 Steve Harrison (Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Foundation Trust)
Outstanding Collaborative Leadership of the
Year
 Integrated Discharge Team (Part of
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals
Foundation Trust, Doncaster Council,
Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber
Foundation Trust)
Patient Champion of the Year
 Safia Jabeen (Mid Yorkshire Hospitals
Foundation Trust)
Footage from the day available here.
National News
Ready Now Programme
GMTS - Host a Trainee
Applications for this programme for senior BME
(Black Minority Ethnic) Leaders (8a and above)
in the NHS are open until 4th January 2015.
Shortlisting then takes place 5th-7th January, for
100 Leaders nationwide to undertake this year
long programme, designed to help participants
move into their next role or take their place on
the board. Apply online via the NHS Leadership
Academy website, or contact John Hunter or
Lisa Chan for more details.
The NHS Graduate Management Training
Scheme (GMTS) is one of the UK's premier
graduate schemes, rated in the top 10 of the
Times and Guardian’s top 100 Graduate
Employers. Last year 100 graduates were
recruited to the national scheme across four
specialisms; General Management, Finance
Management, Human Resource Management
and Health Informatics Management.
Each trainee undertakes a two year programme
(2.5 years for finance) made up of 2 NHS
placements and an external placement where
they gain experience in another industry/sector.
Organisations are invited to apply to host a
trainee from the 2015 cohort or a second
placement for the 2014 cohort.
See the application packs on our website
here, or contact Lynsey Nicholson.
National News
Final Frontline cohorts released
Final Frontline cohorts released
The Nursing and Midwifery development
programme from NHS Leadership Academy,
Frontline, is nearing completion. The year long
campaign to give leadership development to
5,000 nurses and midwives nationwide will close
at the end of March 2015, with final cohorts in
our region available as follows:
•
Leeds, closing date 22nd December
•
York, closing date 14th January
•
Leeds, closing date 21st January
•
Sheffield, closing date 2nd February
•
Leeds, closing date 9th February
Please make sure that you communicate this
final chance to apply for Frontline through your
networks, and encourage line managers to
release staff for the programme. For any queries
please contact John Hunter or Lisa Chan, or
see the NHS Leadership Academy website for
information and to apply.
We are delighted that over 750 in Yorkshire and
the Humber have taken part or will take part in
Frontline so far, second only to London in terms
of numbers per Local Delivery Partner region.
National News
Mary Seacole Programme open for
applications
Mary Seacole Programme Intake 1
Graduation
The Mary Seacole Programme, a professional
development programme provided by the NHS
Leadership Academy, is open for applications for
its fourth cohort. A Post-Graduate Certificate in
Leading Care awarded by the Open University,
the programme is suitable for any NHS staff in or
about to move into their first recognised
leadership role. Applicants do not need to have a
degree qualification.
As preparations are underway to accept a new
cohort, we are very pleased to congratulate the
100 graduates in our region from Intake One of
the Mary Seacole Programme.
Applications close at the end of January, to start
study in Spring 2015 – apply online now via
the NHS Leadership Academy website or
contact John Hunter or Lisa Chan for further
information.
We are hosting a graduation ceremony on the
21st January in Leeds for the graduates and look
forward to celebrating with them at the Howard
Assembly Rooms. Please contact John Hunter
or Lisa Chan for further information.
Dates For Your Diary
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Dec: Applications open for
Accelerate 2015
22nd Dec: Leeds Cohort for
Frontline Closes
January: Diversity
Management MSc at
Bradford University Intake
8th Jan: Jonkoping attendees
meeting
13th Jan: Jonkoping
Communities of Practice
“Base Camp” 1
14th Jan: York Cohort for
Frontline closes
21st Jan: Leeds Cohort for
Frontline closes
21st Jan: Mary Seacole
Programme Intake 1
Graduation event
Next
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21st-22nd Jan: “Manager as
Coach” training
28th - 29th Jan: Team
Resilience Programme
February: Mary Seacole
Programme applications
close for intake 4
February: i-Lead
Programme begins
2nd Feb: Coaching
Conference
2nd Feb: Sheffield Cohort for
Frontline closes
9th Feb: Leeds Cohort for
Frontline closes
18th Feb: Agile Coaching
25th-27th Feb: Jonkoping
Microsystems Festival
Later
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March: Frontline
Programme closes
March: Team Resilience
Programme
3rd Mar: Executive
Coaching
18th-19th Mar: Jonkoping
Communities of Practice
“Base Camp” 2
24th Mar: Coaching Ethics
and Dilemmas
April –Dec: Accelerate
2015
Spring: Innov8 Alliance
Day
May: Mary Seacole
Programme Intake 4 begins
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all at
Yorkshire & the Humber Leadership Academy
Contact Us
General Enquiries: 0113 394 2963 /// Follow us @YHLeadershipOD
Andrea Overton and Lynsey
Nicholson
Inclusive Talent Development,
Graduate Management Trainee
Scheme
Anthony Owens, Jane Pightling and Capacity and Capability Building
Amanda Allen
including OD Programmes and
Coaching
John Hunter and Lisa Chan
National Professional Development
Programmes, Regional Leadership
Awards
Lucy Scarisbrick
Communications and Engagement
Kathryn Winterburn and Jo Seddon
Strategy and Planning, Regional
Leadership Council, Partnership
Working and Systems Leadership