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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 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.