Advanced Clinical Leadership Programme
Inspiring Your Curiosity, Compassion, Creativity and Courage
The development of a national clinical leadership programme for senior clinical leaders is a direct response to the Health and Social Care Workforce Strategy for NHS Wales 2020 which sets the ambition that “by 2030, leaders in the health and social care system will display collective and compassionate leadership.”
The Advanced Clinical Leadership Programme is a considerable investment in our senior clinical staff. Its aim being to create a cohort of leaders with the right values, behaviour, knowledge, skills and confidence to build a culture of compassionate and inclusive leadership. This in turn will attract, continuously support and develop a flexible and agile workforce who feel valued and are valued.
Those attending will benefit from improved understanding of their current and potential impact and influence at an individual, team and system level, as well as the opportunity to join a sustainable and supportive multi-professional network, anticipated to last beyond the programme time frame.
The brilliant Advanced Clinical Leadership Programme offers a precious opportunity to learn, grow and flourish, building strong, supportive and abiding connections with other clinical leaders.
It empowers you to relish leadership and to provide high quality support for staff, in order that they can ensure continually improving and compassionate care. This programme offers a superb opportunity for clinical leads to shape the future of health and care in Wales.
Information
About the programme
This programme is structured around the three themes which will interrelate across programme delivery:
- Leading Self
- Leading People
- Leading Systems
The programme will be delivered via a blended and flexible approach with opportunity for in-person interaction, interspersed with virtual sessions.
Suitability
Applications are welcomed from senior clinicians across all professions, who have significant management and leadership responsibilities. This may include:
- Service Leads
- Heads of Department/Service
- Clinical Directors
- Assistant and Associate Directors
- Healthcare professionals working in primary care (including those who are leading Clusters or Professional Collaboratives)
Applicants will require organisational approval (excluding independent contractors/self employed practitioners working in primary care)
How To Apply
Applications are now open. Programme will commence April 2025.
We will ringfence places for primary care practitioners and a contribution towards backfill costs may be available.
Application close on the 5th of January 2025.
Programme Outline
Module 1 (2 days): Introductory Workshop | Module 2 (4 days): Compassionate Leadership Healthy Working Relationships |
Module 3 (3 days): Leading People and Teams (Residential Learning Community) | Module 4 (2 day): NHS Wales Strategic Context |
Module 5 (2 days): Understanding Self and Others Personal Impact and Influence | Module 6 (2 days): Population Health Working Across Boundaries |
Module 7 (1 day): Maximising Personal Effectiveness | Module 8 (1 day): Harnessing Technology in Healthcare |
It has given me a deeper understanding of myself, allowed me to be self-compassionate and made it ok to follow my passion rather than to do what I think is expected.
The project presentations that I watched were excellent, but what I was more impressed with was the overwhelmingly positive feedback on the ACLP programme itself – from all the participants. Some were quite emotional and it was clear that the programme has had a real, positive and lasting impact on the participants.
The positive relationships that the participants have built with the HEIW programme facilitators was a joy to watch, they deserve a huge amount of credit for making the programme such a success. Congratulations to you all.
Should you require any further information, please contact us.
