We understand the importance of developing our current and future leaders and managers. It helps our workforce deliver great health, care and wellbeing services across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Whether you are an aspiring leader, in your first leadership or management role, or are experienced in leading and managing others, we want you to feel supported, understood and motivated to suceed in all aspects of your working life.
We work together with many health and care organisations to explore, share, develop and promote a wide range of leadership and management development opportunities in the Two Counties.
Visit the Academy Exchange to find out more about opportunities to enable you to grow, develop and be the best leader you can be.
Below are details of a range of upcoming events. If you have a Leadership and management development related event you would like to advertise here please get in touch.
Whether you are new to a leadership or management role, have many years’ experience or would just like to find out more about what leadership and management is all about, below is a selection of high quality leadership courses and resources which are free to access and available to everyone working in health and care related roles. NB You may need to register (for free) on some sites.
Open Learn – a wide range of leadership & management related courses, articles and resources developed by the Open University https://
Midlands Leadership Learning Zone – a flexible e-learning resource covering a range of leadership hot topics from the NHS Leadership Academy https:/
Leadership Starts with Me – a set of short videos and resources to start your exploration of leadership individually or as a team, developed by Skills for Care - https://
Bitesize Learning – some short guides and top tips on a range of leadership hot topics from the NHS Leadership Academy https://
Foundations in System Leadership – Online programme to enable the building of key skills for effective system working and thinking in health and care https://
Compassionate and Inclusive Leadership - a range of articles, blogs and research around compassionate and inclusive leadership in health and care from the Kings Fund https://
The Mary Seacole Leadership Programme is a 6-month programme designed by the NHS Leadership Academy in partnership with global experts, Korn Ferry Hay Group. The programme is delivered locally across the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care System (ICS) and is open to to all those working within health and social care in their first formal leadership role.
To find out more and to apply for the programme please click on the ICS Academy Exchange link below.
NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Integrated Care System Academy Exchange (hubkencore.com)
A range of apprenticeship qualifications are available to support you in your leadership and management roles. See the links below for more information:
Leadership and Management Apprenticeships – Leadership Academy
Coaching and mentoring are widely recognised as valuable development tools to facilitate an individual’s personal and professional development.
A coach is a skilled and trained practitioner who uses a range of questioning and coaching tools and techniques to enable you to unlock and achieve your full potential. Coaching is usually shorter term (up to 6 sessions).
A mentor can facilitate your development through the sharing of knowledge, skills and experience. It is often led by an experienced and skilled professional mentor. Mentoring is usually a longer term relationship.
Both coaching and mentoring have been shown to lead to enhanced innovation, performance and success.
Anyone working in a health and care related role (social care, voluntary and community sector, NHS) can access coaching or mentoring for free via the Coaching and Mentoring Hub. NB You will need to register as a coachee/mentee on the website.
Are you a qualified coach (Level 5 or above) or mentor and would you like to offer coaching/mentor to colleagues? You can also register on this site for free via the Coaching and Mentoring Hub
To support you to work effectively within the wider health and care integrated care system, a range of development offers are available:
Systems & Relational Leadership Programme - These Systems and Relational Leadership video modules are for leaders in health and care looking to learn more about leading and working collaboratively across boundaries
Leading Transformation for Integrated Care - This development series is based on insights and experience drawn from work with a number of Integrated Care Systems across England. It will explore what partnership working looks like across teams and organisations. What does this mean for leaders?
System OD & Transformation - System leaders are increasingly required to facilitate transformational change in and across their system and organisations, often without formal power or authority.
Through these short learning videos and activities, you will enhance and develop your skills to lead, influence, and enable organisational and system transformation.
Integrated Care Podcasts – a series of podcasts from NHS England around Integrated Care
Webinars on Integrated Care – a webinar series looking at Integrated Care System development from the Social Care Institute for Excellence
https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/developing-collective-leadership-health-care
Leadership for a collaborative and inclusive future - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Healthcare Leadership Model – Leadership Academy
Leadership in Integrated Care – a suite of resources from the Social Care Institute for Excellence around Integrated care
Inspiration Library – short snippets of learning ranging from videos, podcasts, blogs, TED talks – curated by the NHS Leadership Academy
Looking for a new podcast around leadership and management? Here are a few we can recommend:
Leadership at the Edge – Monthly leadership podcast from the Institute of Leadership & Management https://
Leadership Listens – Mini-series of podcasts on compassionate leadership in health and care, hosted by Professor Michael West https://
The Kings Fund Podcast – a podcast about Big Ideas in Health and Care - https://
The Care Exchange Podcast – The podcast series for managers in social care
The Visible Leaders Network (VLN) is a unique leadership network designed for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) staff aimed at aspiring and emerging leaders and managers, and you can join the VLN if you are an NHS employee working in the Midlands region at Bands 3 - 8a level.
VLN membership is free of charge and provides a range of learning opportunities to support leadership development. This includes access to an online learning community via our NHS Futures site and regular virtual ‘Coffee and Chat’ networking support sessions offering a chance to meet VLN members and get to know each other. We have a wide range of events currently on offer specifically for VLN members. You can find out more here
Health & Care Women Leaders Network - Delivered by the NHS Confederation, the Health and Care Women Leaders Network is a free network for all women working across health and care. We connect through events, masterclasses, tweet chats and campaigns, and share learning through podcasts, blogs, videos and key reports.
Health & Care LGBTQ+ Leaders Network - The Health and Care LGBTQ+ Leaders Network is a social movement comprising LGBTQ+ people and allies from a wide range of roles across health and care.
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