Medical Management & Leadership for Year 4/5 StRs & Senior Specialty Doctors

Comprehensive, in-depth focus on the core principles of effective management & leadership designed to create exceptional clinical leaders that any Trust would be proud to appoint

In our modern NHS it is vital that aspiring doctors demonstrate a clear commitment, sound understanding and practical application of the core principles of both management and leadership. Successful healthcare delivery is as dependent on effective management and leadership as it is on technical knowledge and skills. A highly motivated, well organised, aligned team, guided by a strong leader, has the ability to achieve no matter what the environment throws at them. That is what this course is designed to deliver - exceptional leaders with highly effective managerial ability, without ever losing sight of the fact that you are first and foremost doctors. Aligned closely with the Medical Leadership Competency Framework, jointly developed by The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, this comprehensive programme is designed to be a clear demonstration to any future employer of your management & leadership knowledge and abilities, as well as enhancing your ability to achieve through people at the highest possible level.

Content

The NHS Today And The Role Of The Medical Leader

* The evolution of our health service into today’s NHS
* Understanding the changing landscape
* Developing a proactive view of tomorrow's health service
* The role of the medical leader in modern healthcare
* Understanding the Medical Leadership Competency Framework
* Demonstrating competence in the 5 core areas
* Defining the key challenges facing doctors of today
* Engaging in the business of health
* Understanding Trust priorities, their drivers and impacts
* Trust versus clinical responsibilities

Self Management & Personal Effectiveness

* Achieving balance between clinical and non-clinical priorities
* Time management essentials as demands increase
* Planning and prioritisation
* The importance of work-life balance and the impact of growing responsibility
* Self support mechanisms - balancing self-reliance with support
* Taking responsibility for development of self and true learning
* Developing awareness of your strengths, weakeness, style and impact on others

Leadership, Ambassadorship & Service To Others

* Developing presence as a new leader
* The responsibilities of effective leadership
* Setting effective direction
* Creating the right environment
* Essential qualities of the modern NHS leader
* Understanding & demonstrating ambassadorship towards your team, your Trust and your specialty
* Patient leadership and advocacy
* Defining the stakeholders in modern health – stakeholder mapping
* Understanding and rationalising differing priorities
* Working effectively with Primary Care
* Principles of the patient as stakeholder
* Principles of trust and probity - ensuring you are beyond reproach

Core Principles in Managing People and Their Performance

* Creating and deploying a strong team
* Core principles in team effectiveness
* Getting the best from the resources you have
* Identifying & managing human & physical resource gaps
* Management communication skills & influencing
* Essential delegation skills
* Resolving difference and conflict
* Core principles in performance management
* Giving feedback constructively
* Escalating performance issues

Risk, Governance & Complaints

* Understanding your growing balance of responsibilities
* Engaging the whole team in clinical governance
* Core principles in risk analysis & management
* Common risks & errors
* Managing identified risk - protection of self, team & Trust
* Management of complaints – core principles
* Common complaints and strategies for management
* Avoiding complaint escalation
* Trust complaint policies versus national standards

Your Own Inspirational Blueprint

* Creating a life and career by design, not chance
* Becoming a clinical champion
* Determining the right blueprint for you
* Personal leadership and its impact on others
* Influencing your future career success from this point forward

Course type and teaching methods

This extremely comprehensive course is a fast-paced mixture of lectures, exercises, case studies, discussions and reflection, coupled with an opportunity to gain tremendous insight into self. The wide variety of learning approaches are designed to embed the core principles whilst ensuring that you know how to apply them practically.