There is a current challenge around the impact of workload on GPs in practice and providing them with support to develop the resilience needed to stay in practice. The GP coaches trained via this pilot would offer coaching to their GP colleagues who may be struggling.
Programme Overview
This is a five day intensive programme that will be interactive and experiential, with learning underpinned by a firm evidence base and theoretical frameworks. Delegates will learn valuable coaching techniques including the Balance Wheel, and Meta-Mirror, along with practical sessions on how to implement these skills with ‘live’ coaching clients.
Delegates will come away with:
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A clear understanding of the role of coach and mentor and the benefit to the individual, team, service and organisation
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The ability to demonstrate and apply essential coaching/mentoring knowledge and skills to work with leaders and managers at all levels.
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A toolkit of approaches and diagnostic tools.
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An overview of how to evaluate the impact of coaching and mentoring on organisational performance.
The core part of the programme is not accredited, however further grants are available to support those that wish to complete the ILM level 5 accreditation process. As a guide, there is an additional approximate 100 hours required to complete the accreditation process (including practice, attendance on one day, taking part in group webinars and producing assignments -variable by provider).
Expectation on completion of the Programme
On completion of the programme, you will be contacted by your Local Delivery
Partner (in London this will be the London Leadership Academy ) to discuss the requirements for joining the local coaching register. The LDPs are established to provide coaching support in regions and they will provide accreditation advice and work to link you to peers and provide coaching support to develop the resilience to stay in practice. Your LDP is able to provide access to Supervision and CPD to support your development as a coach in line with best practice.

How to Register
This is a national programme running across the four NHS England regions with one cohort per region:
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London (venue to be agreed) week commencing 7 th March 2016,
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North (venue to be agreed) week commencing 14 th March 2016,
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South (venue to be agreed) week commencing 14 th March 2016, and
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Midlands (venue to be agreed) week commencing 7 th March 2016.
The national programme is being run on behalf of the regions by the North West Leadership
Academy; however follow up and local advice will be provided by the LDP (ie the London Leadership
Academy). Note that accommodation and travel is not funded. To register, please complete the template below and return to info@nwacademy.nhs.uk by 25 January 2016 , or if you have any questions please contact 0161 625 7348 (limited phone cover over festive period).
Benefits of Coaching
Research has found that people’s job performance is a function of their ability, their motivation to engage with their work, and the opportunity to deploy their ideas, abilities and knowledge effectively.
Coaching contributes to this by offering an opportunity to improve the motivation and skills of individuals, and to enhance their performance. Coaching can deliver this by:
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Developing employee skills in line with organisational objectives
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Engaging employees with their work, making them feel valued and fostering
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Enhancing the commitment to the organisations
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Promoting self-responsibility and initiative, and facilitating adaptation to new challenges and change
 Accommodating and supporting employees’ obligations to their home lives so that they are productive and effective while they are at work.
By improving the performance of individuals, coaching should enable the organisation to achieve superior performance in terms of labour productivity, cost-effective investment in HR, quality, innovation and customer satisfaction. Coaching also helps to reduce isolation and to have access to a supportive person as a sounding board,
Benefits for the individual
Learn to solve own problems
Improve managerial and interpersonal skills
Have better relationships with colleagues
Learn how to identify and act on development needs
Have greater confidence
Become more effective, assertive in dealing with people
Has a positive impact on performance
Have greater self-awareness and gain new perspectives
Acquire new skills and abilities
Develop greater adaptability to change
Improves work –life balance
Reduces stress levels

Name:
Job Title:
GP Practice:
LDP Region:
Email address:
Please indicate as appropriate:
London
Thames Valley and Wessex
East Midlands
Yorkshire and the Humber
North West
North East
West Midlands
Kent, Surrey & Sussex
South West
East of England
Contact Phone
Number:
Are you likely to access the grant to support accreditation?
Preferred cohort: London (venue to be agreed) week commencing 7 th March 2016,
North (venue to be agreed) week commencing 14 th March 2016,
South (venue to be agreed) week commencing 14 th March 2016, and
Midlands (venue to be agreed) week commencing 7 th March 2016.