Coaching and Mentoring: Clinical Leadership Coaching CPD Programme 2021/22

Background and overview

The London Leadership Academy is working in collaboration with the Clinical Leadership Coaching and Advisory Service (CLCAS) to meet the growing number of clinical colleagues requiring coaching support as they move into Leadership roles, with the aim of:

• Coaching aspiring clinical leaders to better understand their Leadership path; take a planned approach to their careers that helps them secure leadership roles and utilise their skills, abilities and values
• Equipping aspiring clinical leaders with tools and resources that give them the best opportunity of securing an executive role and aid them in successfully navigating the appointment process to board
• And ultimately increasing the number of clinicians in senior executive roles

Clinical Leadership CPD offer to coaches on the London Coaching Register

We are developing a cadre of Clinical coaches to strengthen the Leadership Academy’s offer of growing the expertise and number of Clinical Leadership Coaches to meet the needs of clinical colleagues with leadership potential in London.

This is an interactive training opportunity for experienced Coaches, who are on the London Coaching register, in the form of CPD and quarterly Supervision. The CPD takes place over 2 ‘live’ online half-day sessions, plus one 60 minute recorded session, available to watch in the participants’ own time.

Coaches will then be matched with participants from specifically ‘clinical’ cohorts of a variety of Leadership Academy programmes such as of Nye Bevan, Aspiring Medical Director Programme etc or direct requests from organisations within the London NHS system.

Role of the Coach

Coaches are expected to support a minimum of 3 coachees, consisting of a minimum of four sessions of Coaching over a 12-month period.

The task of the coach is to support the coachee in reflecting on their Leadership and help them explore their future career pathway including moving towards Board roles. Coaches will also help them examine potential barriers, gain knowledge and utilise their skills towards Leadership progression.

Eligibility criteria

There are a number of pre-requisites that are essential to the application and participants will need to confirm that they agree to each as part of their application process to ensure that you fully understand the commitment required of this programme.

Professional Development

Learning and development for coaches takes place online as outlined below. These sessions form the required CPD for the service together with a working knowledge of the Career and Resource Portal. Access to the portal and guidance on how to use it will be provided as part of the training. Coaches are not expected to be experts on the resources or on how NHS Board’s operate and function however they will be encouraged to access and familiarise themselves with the online resources so they can help and guide their coachees more effectively. Training sessions contain:

• Career coaching theory
• Specific issues facing Clinicians progressing to leadership roles

This will be delivered via a ‘live’ online 2-part professional development training session (on separate days) AND a follow-up Training Completion session. Dates are as below.

To be eligible to support the pilot you must attend all of the sessions, without exception:

Live online Professional Development training

Recorded follow-up / training completion session

Terms and Conditions 2020/2021

By making an application to support the Clinical Leadership Career Coaching Service you acknowledge that both yourself and your line manager have read and accepted the terms and conditions outlined in this document.

1.0 By their signature below the applicant confirms that:

1.1      I hold a recognised coaching qualification and can provide evidence, e.g. ILM Level 5 minimum (if you are unsure or have questions about this criterion, please contact [email protected] for a conversation).

1.2      I currently operate as a coach on the London Leadership Academy Coaching Register and adhere to their Terms and Conditions for the register.

1.3      I have a demonstrable commitment to Continued Professional Development (CPD) and supervision and can evidence this for the last 12 months.

1.4       I am available to attend each element and the entire duration of the training (as stated in this application).

1.5       I can commit to working with a minimum of three coachee (who is Clinical Leader or aspirant Clinical Leader) at any one time in the London region.

1.6       I will participate in any identified CPD (focusing on Clinical Leadership, Career Coaching, Diversity and Inclusion) identified to be necessary. This training will be provided free of charge and funded by London Leadership Academy however I will be asked to cover my own        expenses incurred for attending training and for the provision of coaching. Any future travel, food and beverage (unless otherwise stated), and accommodation expenses are the responsibility of the participant and their own organisational expenses policy will apply.

1.7       I will subscribe to the online community of practice for programme alumni feeding into programme evaluation.

1.8       I have the support and agreement of my line manager (for NHS employees) to attend any professional development required and to provide coaching to at least one coachee (up to four coaching sessions delivered virtually).

1.9       Above all, I have the drive and passion to work in a more transformational way to support the leadership development and the development of the NHS Coaching system that reflects the interests of all.

1.10     I will not share access to any learning environment, or download, plagiarise or distribute any of the learning materials to anyone.

1.11     I understand that if I move jobs whilst providing coaching for this programme:

• This does not constitute withdrawal from providing the coaching services; and
• I will make my new employer and line manager aware before I accept the job offer that I am committed to providing coaching and will require their support to do so.

1.12     I agree to my personal data (supplied by me) to be collected by NHS England and Improvement, the data controller, via the application process; and from time to time throughout the delivery of the programme.

Your personal data is being processed under the General Data Protection Regulation, Article 6, 1(e) – “processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out … in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller”, via the Health and Social Care Act 2012, Part 1,              Section 23, ‘Duty to as to promoting education and training’.

Your data will be processed for a length of time in conjunction with the NHS England and Improvement’s Corporate Records Retention Schedule which is available via the following link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/privacy-policy/

The Data Protection Officer for NHS England can be reached at [email protected], and any data subjects rights requests can be made to this address.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office in regard to the processing of your personal data.

2.0 By submission of the application the line manager confirms that:

2.1       I support the coach to attend any professional development workshops that are required and to support the coaching of at least one coachee (up to four coaching sessions).

2.2       Any professional development workshops will be provided funded by NHS England and Improvement at no cost to the employing organisation, however travel, food and beverage (unless otherwise stated), and accommodation expenses are not covered and are the responsibility of the participant and their own organisational expenses policy will apply.

Closing date for Application: 12th December 2021

Please contact [email protected] with any queries

To submit your application to join this coaching service please complete all fields required.