LeaP 2
Our leadership programme has been designed specifically for intensive care. By drawing on a wealth of experience from executive and senior leaders across the NHS and wider industry, our fourteen modules have been built to nurture and enhance ICU leaders.We have 25 places available for members of the Society to support you to develop your leadership skills to help staff to thrive and enhance your knowledge and understanding of collaborative and multi-professional working.
The programme will cover various areas of the healthcare leadership landscape including:
- The challenge of a 24-7 environment
- Combining clinical duties with leadership
- Multi-professional working
- Issues of authority
- Complexity of people and systems under pressure
- The voice of intensive care within the wider system
Lack of confidence and imposter syndrome is part of who I am, but this course has really helped with both of these and with additional knowledge my self-confidence has massively increased, and this has helped me so much as a leader
Modules
Module 1 and 2
Topic
1. Leadership Journeys of course directors and what you can expect from the course
2. Leading successful and sustainable projects for quality improvement
When
21 April 2023
Where
In person. Intensive Care Society HQ, 7-9 Breams Buildings, London, EC4A 1DT
What you will cover
- Introductions and programme overview
- Panel discussion re leadership journeys
- Understand the difference between leading a project and delivering a project
- Explore the role of communication in creating momentum for a project
- Consider who needs to be in your team and their roles
- Learn to engage effectively with stakeholders
Speakers
Stefan Scholtes, Judge Institute
Julie Highfield, Clinical Psychologist and Course Director
Sandy Mather, Intensive Care Society CEO and Course Director
Module 3
Topics
NHS infrastructure and how the NHS works NHS values, culture and behaviours
When
19 May 2023
Where
Online
What you will cover
- Review the NHS infrastructure, systems and processes
- Explore the importance of values, culture and behaviours for Consultants in fulfilling their leadership and patient care delivery responsibilities
- Review the NHS Constitution and its relevance for day to day clinical leadership
- Overview of how commissioning healthcare works
- Development of understanding about wider systems leadership
- Explore how intensive care services need to reorient to the needs of whole populations.
- Discuss the development and implementation of the national campaign to tackle racism in the NHS
- Overview of progress in advocating for representation in leadership positions
- Explore the leadership journey of a colleague in a national strategic role
Speakers
Chris Ham, King's Fund
Module 4
Topic
Development of self as leader
When
9 June 2023
Where
Online
What you will cover
- Identify personal qualities of leaders
- Consider the personal impact of leaders
- Explore key leadership concepts
- What shapes us as leaders
- Consider how to enhance your impact as a leader
Speakers
Philip Stiles, Judge Institute
Module 5 and 6
Topic
Managing difficult conversations and getting the best out of people
When
26 - 29 June 2023
Where
SOA23 Congress, ICC Birmingham
What you will cover
- Explore how, as a leader, you can manage difficult conversations and how to get the best out of the people you work with
- Understanding human motivation and emotion, and how personality manifests in busy intensive care environments
- The concept of reciprocity in leadership and help you to understand your responses to your team
- Talk through typical case examples of a range of difficult conversations, and tackle ways of managing this
Speakers
Julie Highfield, Clinical Psychologist and Course Director
Sandy Mather, Intensive Care Society CEO and Course Director
Module 7
Topic
Leading with emotional intelligence
When
11 August 2023
Where
Online
What you will cover
- Introductions and programme overview
- Panel discussion re leadership journeys
- Patient and relative experiences of intensive care
- Sustainability campaign for the NHS
Speakers
Julie Highfield, Clinical Pshycologist and Course Director
Module 8 and 9
Topic
Successful business cases and working with your finance team
When
22 September 2023
Where
Online
What you will cover
- Explore how the money flows from government to local patient care delivery
- Discuss the role of ICS and ICBs/Specialist Commissioners in translating national financial allocations to meet local health care needs
- Explore what drives cost in a health setting and how this can be influenced
- Consider how clinical leaders might be involved in tackling a hospital deficit in the current regime
- Explore how to create an effective business case
- Explore the triumvirate managerial model (i.e. Doctor, manager and nurse roles) and identify the unique contributions of each
- Consider the requirements for effective collaboration
- Clarify expectations around Healthcare Challenge presentations
Speakers
Ed Smith, Chief Finance Officer, Cambridge University Hopsital
Module 10 and 11
Topics
1. The future of critical care
2. Healthcare challange
When
20 October 2023
Where
Online
What you will cover
- Understand the national strategic priorities for Intensive Care Services
- National strategy: how was the 10 year plan developed, rationale for inclusions with an emphasis on critical care
- Overview of the value of targets in quality improvement – what does history show
- Consider how the delegates could influence national strategy
Speakers
Ramani Moonsinghe, National Clinical Director for Critical Care - TBC
Sandy Mather, Intensive Care Society CEO and Course Director
Julie Highfield, Clinical Psychologist and Course Director
Module 12, 13 and 14
Topics
1. Systems Leadership
2. Presentation of Quality Improvement Projects
When
16 November 2023
Where
In person. Intensive Care Society HQ, 7-9 Breams Buildings, London, EC4A 1DT
What you will cover
- Explore what is meant by systems leadership
- Consider the universal values necessary for social cohesion
- Examine the model of creating a culture using the three tools of leadership: systems, symbols and behaviours
- Explore the nature of systems, particularly the Systems Matrix
- Examine the four underlying principles that help create a productive, socially cohesive organisation
- Consider the model of task formulation, assignment and review and of team leadership and membership
- Presentations of quality improvement project and findings
Speakers
Ian MacDonald
Julie Highfield, Course Director
Sandy Mather, Intensive Care Society CEO
Who is eligible
We welcome applications from Society members with a range of diverse personal and professional experience and backgrounds to apply. We worked with our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Working Group to help us access a wide a range of experienced intensive care society members as possible.
Key dates
- 12 February 2023 - Applications close
- Early March 2023 - Successful candidates informed
- 21 April 2023 - Leap2 Starts
- April - November 2023 - Programme will be a blend of face-to-face and virtual learning
- 26 June - 29 June 2023 - Pre Congress workshop and three days at SOA23 Congress in Birmingham
Cost
£2,995
What the costs include
- Access the Leap2 and all course materials
- Full four day State of the Art Congress ticket (inc pre-Congress workshop)
- 360 degree leadership assessment
- 1:1 leadership coaching sessions
- Intensive Care Society accredited certificate on completion of the course
We encourage delegates to scope our funding options from their employer including accessing hospital charity funds, if unable to self fund before submitting an application. Letters of support can be made available from the Society to help with these conversations.
This has not only helped shape my role as a leader, but it has given me a significant amount of skills that I hope to keep improving on throughout my leadership journey. I have enjoyed what I have learnt, and this support has been paramount in my learning’.
Application
Applications for 2023 are now open.
Letter of support
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Contact us
If you have any questions about the leadership programme or application, please contact: communicationsteam@ics.ac.uk.