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AcademiWales: NHS Wales Graduate Management Training Scheme 2014 It’s a BIG career, do you have BIG ambitions?

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Foreword I have great pleasure in introducing the NHS Wales Graduate Management Training Scheme for 2014 to you. I am totally committed to ensuring we have a general management structure within the NHS that supports the challenges that we are facing in the modern health service. This programme provides graduates with an excellent foundation to pursue a career with us. As it is open to both in-service employees and those external to our organisation, I believe it offers the best opportunity to graduates all across Wales. The programme offers successful candidates a “real job role” which reflects the responsibilities and pace of a general management career in the health service. The learning and development offered as part of the programme is world class and undoubtedly contributes to the success of the scheme. I would like to wish you every success in your application and look forward to meeting those of you that achieve a place on our graduate programme. David Sissling Chief Executive NHS Wales

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AcademiWales: Great leadership through learning

Introduction The NHS Wales Graduate Management Training Scheme 2014 aims to provide a first step into NHS management for graduates – external or inservice – who have a passion for making a difference. The Graduate Scheme reflects the changes in the organisation of NHS Wales, providing a fast-track programme designed specifically to meet the strategic requirements for sound managerial capability. Working with clinicians and other professionals to deliver demanding change and quality improvements to patient centred services, against a backdrop of reduced finances. The 2 year work based learning programme focuses on the requirements to undertake a real job. Building: core managerial capability; staff engagement; financial acumen; ability to deliver change and improvements and study for a professional qualification at Masters Level. There is an expectation that successful participants will ultimately form a future cohort of top leaders who will deliver consistently excellent services in a changing health service environment.

“The NHS is so complex and what you may think of a general manager on a day to day basis can mean so many things, so have a real open mind and take every opportunity on this scheme”.

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Developing managerial and leadership capability – the founding principles Real Job

Core managerial responsibilities

Diagnostics

Feedback from Assessment Centre and personal development tools

Skills & Personal Development

Building managerial capability

Leadership Development Professional Qualification at Master level

Mentoring To support personal development and growth

Action Learning Sets

Experiential learning and support

Commitment to Quality, Safety and Improvement The programme will stretch you and develop your management and leadership skills with guided support whilst you deliver improvements to patient services. You can expect a tough, hands-on learning experience, working alongside clinical staff and gaining the management skills you’ll need to ultimately improve the health of everyone in Wales, delivering high quality care. We are looking for people with the talent and drive to improve our patients’ experience. You will learn practical management skills and grow your leadership strengths to earn you the reputation of a hard-working professional who delivers results in a complex, fast paced environment. The level of complexity, unprecedented financial pressures, partnership working across sectors, increased focus on improvement, productivity and safety – as well as the rising expectations of patients and technology revolutionising work, requires a new leadership skill shift. Regardless of profession or background the new skill shift will be required by those leading organisations in health and the wider public sector. Applicants will undergo an intensive assessment process, against the NHS Wales leadership competencies, behaviours and values of NHS Wales. Successful applicants will build on their assessment experience and continue to develop their leadership competencies, behaviours and values, with individual growth plans for continued professional development.

“Do you share the same values as NHS Wales? “ the main reason I joined the scheme and still have a strong desire to work in the NHS, is because I can make a big difference to people’s lives on a daily basis”.

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Competency Diagram

Empowering & Engaging Staff Adaptive Leadership

Holding to Account

Leading Change with Others: Impact & Influence

Self Belief

Managing Yourself: Self Awareness & Motivation

Impactful Communication

Self Management

Drive for Service Improvement & Results

Broad Scanning

Delivering Results: Quality, Safety & Resources

Financial Leadership

Resilience

Intellectual Flexibility: Capability, Ability, Adaptability Flexibility

Political Astuteness

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NHS Wales Values • Putting quality and safety above all else: providing high value, evidence based care for our patients at all time. • Integrating improvement into everyday working and eliminating harm, variation and waste. • Focussing on prevention, health improvement and inequality as key to sustainable development, wellness and well-being for future generations of the people of Wales. • Working in true partnership with partner organisations and with staff. • Investing in our staff through training and development, enabling them to influence decisions and providing them with the tools, systems and environment to work safely and effectively.

Developing managerial & leadership capability – design components Real Job

With core managerial responsibilities and patient interface that will allow the Graduate Trainee to experience and deliver key requirements of managing and engaging with staff, financial acumen, delivering change and improvements to patient focused services in partnership with clinical colleagues.

Professional qualification at Masters Level

That exposes trainees to Leadership, Healthcare Management, Service Improvement and Public Service Management.

Action Learning Sets

Building on personal experiences in a supportive learning environment.

Management Skills & Personal Development

Building core managerial and leadership capability though identified learning skill sessions.

Mentoring

To challenge and develop individual learning and further support personal development.

Diagnostics

Building on the Assessment Centre feedback and other development tools to identify gaps that will inform personal development plans ensuring individuals realise their potential.

Applications open 6th January 2014 Applications are open to in-service and external graduates, whether you are newly qualified or mature to begin a 2 year training programme in September 2014. For more information go to: www.graduates.wales.nhs.uk Or email: [email protected]