Building a critical mass of leaders across the trust The participant’s is one of the organisations aiming to develop a critical mass of leaders and has three Nye Bevan graduates with four current participants. With only four key executive director roles in the trust, there is less opportunity for promotion than in larger acute trusts. Table 6.: Widening the role and taking on external responsibilities Team Region Wider NHS The With Participant Invited Nye executive has greater to be an does not Bevan reports a involvement expert have a bolder with other new job they contribution health, group but has apply a informed, social care member – taken on skilled, and third on a more considered sector national model and with a body. roles to share clearer at a within the thoughts focus. strategic whole and level across system. feedback the city and spots new partnership Undertaking new challenges A key impact from the Programme is demonstrated where participants have gained the confidence and inspiration to drive new pieces of work or develop ideas through their teams. In several cases, Nye Bevan was an incubator in which participants could try out new ideas and experiment with new skills within their learning sets, as well as gaining a more systemic perspective on wider implications. Table 6.: Confidence to re-negotiate a role to put in practice ideas from the Programme Individual Output Team Organisation Region NHS behaviour Participant Her work has Compassion Executive Negotiated a Promoted to negotiated a split had a huge days and director says way through Chief Nurse with role to spend 2 impact on the patient that the CCG a dispute strategic days weekly CCG. As well stories have has benefited between a responsibility for supporting the as the led to a from her local safeguarding nursing agenda. shift’ growth and community quality and the ‘compassion ‘whole and care’ in team confidence organisation nurse agenda. She ensures initiative (see behaviour. during and and GP Staff stories on patient stories above), she practices YouTube about
Building a critical mass of leaders across the trust The participant’s is one of the organisations aiming to develop a critical mass of leaders and has three Nye Bevan graduates with four current participants. With only four key executive director roles in the trust, there is less opportunity for promotion than in larger acute trusts. Table 6.: Widening the role and taking on external responsibilities Team Region Wider NHS The does not have a new job but has taken on more roles within the whole system. With Nye Bevan they apply a model to share thoughts and feedback executive reports a bolder contribution – informed, skilled, considered and with a clearer focus. Participant has greater involvement with other health, social care and third sector at a strategic level across the city and spots new partnership Invited to be an expert group member on a national body. Undertaking new challenges A key impact from the Programme is demonstrated where participants have gained the confidence and inspiration to drive new pieces of work or develop ideas through their teams. In several cases, Nye Bevan was an incubator in which participants could try out new ideas and experiment with new skills within their learning sets, as well as gaining a more systemic perspective on wider implications. Table 6.: Confidence to re-negotiate a role to put in practice ideas from the Programme Individual behaviour Output Team Organisation Region NHS Participant negotiated a split role to spend 2 days weekly supporting the nursing agenda. She ensures patient stories Her work has had a huge impact on the CCG. As well as the ‘compassion and care’ initiative (see above), she Compassion days and patient stories have led to a ‘whole shift’ in team behaviour. Executive director says that the CCG has benefited from her growth and confidence during and Negotiated a way through a dispute between a local community organisation and GP practices Promoted to Chief Nurse with strategic responsibility for safeguarding quality and the nurse agenda. Staff stories on YouTube about