Welcome to our monthly enewsletter, providing you with all the latest information, offers and events:
 
Support the expanding talent pipeline in the North West with the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS)
Deadline to submit a statement of intent to host in 2019: 15th March
 
This year GMTS has expanded its annual intake from 200 to 500 trainees - the biggest expansion undertaken in the history of the Scheme. For the North West this equates to 75 trainees within the 2019 intake, which creates increased opportunities for organisations in the North West to benefit from hosting a trainee. The scheme offers trainees the opportunity to become successful leaders in the NHS and is crucial in sustaining our talent pipeline, as outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan.
As part of the expansion GMTS will migrate to a co-funding model, where costs are shared between the NHS Leadership Academy and host organisations. The new ‘commitment to pay and assurance process’ encourages organisations to take a collaborative and system-focused approach, with a lead host organisation leading on the submission of information at each stage of the assurance process, on behalf of a partnership or collaborative.
 
For more information about the expansion, the new co-funding model and how to host a graduate in your organisation or system please see our website.
 
Chief Executive Development Network
Being a Chief Executive: 'Purposeful leadership in a political environment'
Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th May 2019 | Westminster, London
The Chief Executive Development Network (CEDN) event is a valuable opportunity to network, make partnerships and immerse yourself in two days of development specific to the role of chief executive or accountable officer. This event will explore how to navigate and influence for positive impact with political insight. During the two days, we will be meeting and working with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care; Matt Hancock, Sir Jim Mackey, Baroness Dido Harding, Ian Dalton and Glen Burley.
 
Places are limited, so please click here to reserve your place by Friday 29 March. Should you have any queries in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact the NHS Leadership Academy on ceo.nla@hee.nhs.uk.
More information                         
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Support for Chairs, NEDs and Lays - your input...
Do you know a newly appointed Chair, Non-Executive Trust Board Member (NED) or CCG Lay Member (Lay) who started within the last 12 months? At NHS NWLA, we’re exploring the current and future support we provide for Chairs, NEDs and Lays and would like your input. This process will not be time intensive and hopes to develop valuable outputs in the future. Please contact nwla.info@nhs.net

Talent Board and Succession Planning Masterclass
Developed in collaboration with the Kent, Surrey, and Sussex Leadership Academy, this opportunity is open to Director level colleagues from across the North West. The masterclass is aimed at senior system or organisational leaders who have responsibility for running and facilitating Executive Level Talent Review Boards in the North West, whether from Provider organisations, CCGs or Primary Care.
 
The purpose of this masterclass is to help those with Executive responsibility to further consolidate the relevant knowledge and expertise to successfully implement talent review boards and succession planning for their organisation.               
Event details:
Thursday 25th April 2019
09:00 - 17:00
Ibis Styles Hotel, Haydock
For further information and to register your interest please visit our website.

Development Module | Media Training
The NHS is never out of the news; therefore, are you aware of how you would react if you had to meet the media? This highly practical and interactive one day workshop emphasises the benefits of open communication with the media and provides participants with essential tools and techniques to communicate dynamically in a wide variety of situations, from promoting health initiatives to handling major crises. The communication skills imparted by the guest speaker will also help you to understand the importance of preparation, how to transfer this learning to public speaking and also handling committee meetings.
This module is part of our Aspirant Talent programme, however we are delighted to offer places on this next session to aspiring leaders working in sub-board and sub-governing body roles in our member organisations.               
Event details:
Tuesday 9th April 2019
09:00 - 17:00
Ibis Styles Hotel, Haydock
More info and to book

Development Module | Innovation and Creative Thinking
Last chance to book
This interactive development module aims to increase innovative and creative thinking in the evolving health and social care landscape. Participants will have time and space to work on practical exercises and create innovative solutions to real-life current challenges, building on personal strengths to develop action plans and strategies.
This module is part of our Aspirant Talent programme, however we are delighted to offer places on this next session to aspiring leaders working in sub-board and sub-governing body roles in our member organisations.               
Event details:
Wednesday 13th March 2019
09:00 - 17:00
Radisson Blu Hotel, Liverpool
More info and to book

Healthcare Leadership Model (HLM) Facilitators |
CPD Session: Emotional Intelligence
This session will support development of the NHS NWLA registered HLM facilitators to enhance/develop building emotional intelligence in those that they are providing feedback too. There will be an opportunity to practice using simple tools, reflection and leave with some actions that they can use either within their facilitation sessions or their own teams. 
Outcomes: 

• Understand Golemans Model of EI 
• Recognise fight or flight mode in self and others, and how to support individuals when in fight or flight
• Being able to recognise what triggers defences in self and what could/would like to do differently next time

This session is available only to accredited HLM facilitators in the North West.              
Event details:
Tuesday 26th April 2019
09:00 - 17:00
Mercure Bolton Georgian House Hotel, Blackrod
More info and to book

Interchange
Interchange is creating networked leaders by building sustainable cross-sector relationships for a more connected North West. Members connect in innovative digital and physical spaces, where they can gain valuable knowledge and experiences from other business sectors.
The programme is brought to you by North West Employers in association with the NHS North West Leadership Academy.
More information click here

Perform @ Your Peak
Organisations and system teams are invited to apply for funding to contribute towards their activities under the Perform @ Your Peak team intervention programme. This exciting and innovative programme promotes an organisational culture that fosters individual and team awareness and responsibility for health and wellbeing, while identifying how this relates to ‘Peak Performance’ and improving the quality of services.
Please note: The application period will be open until 30th April 2019; spaces are limited and applications will be reviewed as and when received, we reserve the right to close this early dependent on application numbers and any applications made after 31st March 2019 will be subject to NHS NWLA organisational membership.    
For further details on delivery and programme content and to make an online application please access our website here.
 
Exernal Coaching Support – Has your Organisation utilised yours?
We are aware of the many changes facing our most senior leaders and the opportunities and challenges this can bring. In response, the NHS NWLA is making external executive coaching support available for up to two individuals from your organisations board or governing body.  We will fund three coaching sessions with an individual’s existing coach (within a finite resource) or we can also work with you to identify a suitable coach from our quality assured executive profiles.
If you would like to access this offer or find out further information, please contact us on 
NWLA.CoachingandMentoring@nhs.net.

Mentor Development Days
Our mentor development days provide participants with the knowledge and skills to begin mentoring and to also join the NHS NWLA mentoring scheme.               
Please note: These workshops are only open to those who have registered already with our Mentoring Hub. If you are interested in registering, please email us.   
Available dates:
All events run 9:30 - 16:30

• 19th March 2019
• 26th March 2019
• 8th April 2019
• 17th April 2019
• 23rd May 2019
• 30th May 2019
• 10th June 2019
• 19th June 2019

More info and to book
 
Mentee Awareness Sessions
The mentee awareness session is an informative half-day which serves as an introduction to the NHS NWLA’s mentoring scheme to prepare Mentees for the mentoring relationship.
Please note: This session is only open to those who have registered already with our Mentoring Hub. If you are interested in registering, please email us.
Available dates:

• 25th April 2019
  (9:30 - 13:30)
• 19th June 2019

More info and to book

Building Resilience Primary Care Workshop
Supporting Leaders Across Systems and Localities
The public sector reform agenda means enormous change, disruption and transition across hundreds of organisations and affects many thousands of people across the country. At this time it’s important to stay focused, deliver results and stay resilient (for yourself and your team). Personal resilience is arguably the most important resource for coping well during challenging times.
During this session for Primary Care professionals we will explore skills that will increase your confidence in your ability to bounce back from the many pressures you encounter in today’s workplace and daily lives. In addition you will focus on reviewing the leadership required to build effective performance and wellbeing within your teams.               
Event details:
Monday 13th May 2019
09:00 - 16:30
Park Inn by Radisson, Manchester City Centre
More info and to book

Development Modules
Co-produced with our cross-sector colleagues these workshops are designed to equip talented senior or aspiring leaders, working in primary care, with the necessary skills to navigate the complex challenges and pressures faced within today’s changing health and care systems. Further information about the available modules and how to express interest can be found on our website.
More information click here

NHS North West Leadership Academy - Festival of Leadership
 
Back by popular demand, tickets are now on sale to join us at the Festival of Leadership 2019. 
 
We're inviting leaders from across the North West to join us for our annual NHS NWLA Festival of Leadership including NHS and cross sector colleagues, to ensure a rich diversity of discussion and interaction. We look forward to a dynamic and diverse day of collaboration with you!
 
The festival will be an immersive space for our members to connect, celebrate and be inspired. The event has been designed with collaboration and innovation at the forefront. We will explore the ambitions of the NHS Long Term Plan and are securing key national leaders to inform us about the ongoing work of the Workforce Implementation Plan, including Steve Hart, Managing Director of the NHS Leadership Academy.
 
Following previous years, we anticipate a high demand for tickets so please book early to avoid disappointment.

We are excited to announce the Festival's galvanising keynote, Jaz Ampaw-Farr, will be headlining the event. Jaz specialises in authentic leadership, establishing and living by your values and embedding ambitious resilience. 
 
Practical developmental workshops will be led by various experts in Talent, Inclusion, Health and Wellbeing, OD, Citizen and System Leadership. These workshops will create an opportunity for leaders to build and apply new skills, share best practice, co-create new ideas and explore innovative responses to the leadership challenges that you have identified at a local and system level.

You will also have access to our Innovation Hub, set to showcase and celebrate the fantastic work taking place across the North West. The Hub is designed to support your leadership journey, so you can find out how your organisation can make the most of its membership with the NHS North West Leadership Academy.  

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CMI Level 5 Award Management Coaching and Mentoring – Cohort 2
 
Looking to enhance your coaching skills to support others?
 
The CMI Level 5 Award in Coaching and Mentoring will introduce you to the principles, skills and impact of management coaching and mentoring within the organisation. Below are further details about the expectations of the course and your commitment to being an effective coach within the workplace.

• Attendance at a 2 day course (2nd & 9th May)
• Attendance at a half day action learning set followed by a coaching group discussion (13th June)
• Completion of 3000 word assignment
• Completion & recorded – 12-20 hours coaching practice

Commitments:

• You and your line manager will be expected to sign a contract with the Trust which demonstrates your ongoing commitment to provide coaching and mentoring support to staff within the organisation = a  minimum of two coaching relationships per year to a minimum of 3 sessions each
• Failure to attend any aspect of the training or complete the full assignment will result in the Trust re-charging your departmental budget for the full cost of the course = approx. £350 p.p.
• Following completion of the course, the Trust is committed to supporting you as a coach and will put in place a coaching network to provide mutual coaching support and supervision

 
To apply, please complete the form and both you and your line manager sign the expression of interest/learning contract – see attached - and return your completed form to soh-tr.leadership@nhs.net by 29th March 2019.

(There is a lot of interest in this programme so if you are unsuccessful in your application for this cohort, it is expected that future courses will be available)

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The Trust is growing its pool of 360 degree accredited facilitators, ready and waiting to support you in gaining feedback from those around about your leadership style…

Check out the list of accredited facilitators online here. 4 more Trust facilitators will be added to the list shortly…
 
360 assessment is free and easy to use, and a great way to understand more about you, your impact in the workplace and your leadership style. For more details contact soh-tr.training@nhs.net or go online www.sonhset.com.

Looking to enhance your coaching skills to support others?
 
The CMI Level 5 Award in Coaching and Mentoring will introduce you to the principles, skills and impact of management coaching and mentoring within the organisation. Below are further details about the expectations of the course and your commitment to being an effective coach within the workplace.

• Attendance at a 2 day course (2nd & 9th May)
• Attendance at a half day action learning set followed by a coaching group discussion (13th June)
• Completion of 3000 word assignment
• Completion & recorded – 12-20 hours coaching practice

Commitments:

• You and your line manager will be expected to sign a contract with the Trust which demonstrates your ongoing commitment to provide coaching and mentoring support to staff within the organisation = a  minimum of two coaching relationships per year to a minimum of 3 sessions each
• Failure to attend any aspect of the training or complete the full assignment will result in the Trust re-charging your departmental budget for the full cost of the course = approx. £350 p.p.
• Following completion of the course, the Trust is committed to supporting you as a coach and will put in place a coaching network to provide mutual coaching support and supervision
  

 
To apply, please complete the form and both you and your line manager sign the expression of interest/learning contract – see attached - and return your completed form to soh-tr.leadership@nhs.net by 29th March 2019
(There is a lot of interest in this programme so if you are unsuccessful in your application for this cohort, it is expected that future courses will be available)

Dear Colleagues

RE: Advance Care Planning Training Opportunity
I am writing to you to ask for your support within your organisation to promote staff attending a one-day Advance Care Planning (ACP) Training Course.
I know you will appreciate how important it is for patients to have the opportunity to
document their future wishes and preferences at end of life to aim for a prepared and planned death. Therefore, a group of specialist palliative care education centres in the North West of England joined together to form a regional network, The North West Coast Learning Collaborative (NWCLC) to design, deliver and quality assure a high-quality ACP programme for delivery across their localities. The NWCLC was successful in bidding for project funding from a partnership between Health Education England (working across the North West) Greater Manchester and Eastern Cheshire Strategic Clinical Networks and the North West Coast Strategic Clinical Networks.
This well evaluated programme has now already been delivered to range of frontline staff. The programme has also supported the development of Facilitators who have been trained to prepare and deliver the programme. This free programme is particularly aimed at frontline staff from health, social and voluntary sectors. I would be grateful if you could promote this training within your organisation by sharing this letter to your relevant colleagues. Details about how to book on a session: North West Coast here and Greater Manchester here.
Evaluations from Staff who have already undertaken the training have indicated that it was "a wonderful, informative day. Really makes you think about your practice and evaluate how you do things" and "Fantastic session, very educational and enjoyable. I will be recommending to colleagues. Thank you".
We do hope that your colleagues and organisation can benefit from this helpful development. Yours sincerely,
Dr Michael Farrell, Head of Education Transformation - North, Health Education England

How to book your place

We are facilitating the Advance Care Planning study day at Queenscourt on the following dates:

• 7 June
  
• 11 July
  
• 8 August
• 13 September
  
• 15 October
• 18 November
• 6 December

9.30am – 4.30pm, lunch and refreshments are provided
Please complete and return the attached booking form to apply for a place

Click here for the Booking Form

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