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Programme eligibility
To be eligible for the programme, applicants must meet the criteria below.
Experience:
- A registered clinical professional working in primary care, including GPs, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, AHPs, healthcare scientists and other registered clinical professionals, who is able to meet the time commitments of the scheme.
- Currently operating in a senior leadership role within primary care.
- Experience of leading beyond their own discipline or core portfolio for example at organisational, neighbourhood, place, system, regional or national level.
- Evidence of wider service contribution for example works in partnership with a diverse range of stakeholders and leads across boundaries in a local health system/national setting to improve patient health outcomes.
Knowledge:
- Experience and understanding of organisation, system or neighbourhood level improvement strategy and planning and its impact on the workforce.
- An understanding of national health and care policy and strategy and its impact at local, regional and national level including the 10 Year Plan.
Leadership capabilities:
- Attitudes and behaviours are aligned with NHS values with demonstrable evidence of compassionate and inclusive leadership.
- Demonstrates the ability to lead and deliver through others by creating a vision and then inspiring, influencing and motivating people to deliver.
- Aware of own developmental needs and shows a proven commitment to continual learning and self-development.
- Demonstrates personal integrity and recent evidence of resilience – the ability to respond constructively to challenge and adversity.
- Shows clear and appropriate motivation and potential to progress into senior clinical, system or board-level leadership roles.
- Have considered the personal impact of undertaking this programme and have secured appropriate support from a range of sources for example family, peers, sponsor.
Important: This intake is exclusively for primary care applicants only. Applicants are encouraged to complete the self assessment questionnaire and have a career conversation to ensure this programme is appropriate for their development needs.