Leadership Programmes - Mental Health

Leadership Programmes

Mental Health Leadership Hub


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The Mental Health Team Manager Development Programme is a 9-month leadership and management development opportunity for current and aspiring mental health team managers across health, social care, and third sector mental health services in Wales. On completion, participants will receive a recognised accredited academic qualification, skills, and knowledge to equip them in their role as current or future Mental Health Team Manager. The programme will include a focus on leadership priorities within NHS Wales, such as compassionate and collective leadership, psychological safety, patient safety and digital improvement/data driven services.

For further information, contact HEIW.MentalHealthWorkforceplan@wales.nhs.uk.

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Social Care Wales commission IPC Oxford Brookes to deliver national leadership development programmes. Programmes include Team Manager Development Programme and Middle Manager Development Programme.

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The Welsh Clinical Leadership Fellowship (WCLF) programme is a one-year opportunity for doctors, dentists, pharmacists, optometrists, AHPs, and Healthcare Scientists. The WCLF programme provides training and hands-on experience in clinical leadership and management. The aim of the scheme is to recruit and develop the most aspiring clinical leaders of the future.

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If you are a dynamic and courageous senior leader, determined to have a wider impact by leading and driving change within a culture of trust and compassion, then the Senior Leadership Experience (SLE) is for you. The experience combines diagnostics with personal development feedback and discussion, offering support and challenge in a comprehensive coaching session to deepen personal reflection and learning transfer.

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The Advanced Clinical Leadership Programme (ACLP) 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.

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The 3D Programme is a free educational programme open to GPs, hospital-based doctors, public health doctors, dentists, pharmacists and optometrists. The 3D Programme is designed to address the educational requirements of healthcare workers who wish to extend their abilities in engaging with, and influencing, the service improvement agenda in NHS Wales.