Workshops

You will have the opportunity to attend two workshop sessions at the conference. Please read the information below before making your workshop choices.

When you have decided which workshops you would like to attend please click on the register link in the menu bar and log back into the registration pages (using the same log-in details you used to register initially). The details you have already recorded will be displayed - click through the pages (using the next button) to the workshop section - complete this section and submit. If you have not already registered your place at the conference please register and complete the workshop section as part of the entire registration process.

Leadership in the NHS and Inclusion and Diversity

John James
Programme Consultant for the NSR Leadership Workstream,
Department of Health

Jim O’Connell,
Director of Leadership for the Department of Health

Following a presentation on the Next Stage Review Leadership Workstream the workshop will consider the key issues surrounding Leadership Inclusion and Diversity in the NHS. This interactive session will consider how to address the barriers within the system as through to the benefits and impact of having leaders who reflect the diverse communities we serve.

Mentoring In Action

David Berman-Howarth
Director of Learning & Development for the React Acting For Business Ltd

This workshop practically explores mentorship in the NHS. Through interactive forum theatre you will be able to explore the best ways to create and manage a mentor relationship with particular focus on the benefits of cross-cultural mentoring. Whether you are a mentor or mentee or just considering the possibility for yourself or your organisation, this workshop promises to be both engaging and informative.

Over the last fifteen years, React has been bringing situations to life so that participants can engage with real issues and learn practically. React has been the preferred supplier for role-play and drama-based techniques within the Breaking Through Programme since its launch. Their input in running health service simulations, coaching and forum theatre to help resolve issues in real time has been recognised by participants and fellow providers as an essential component of the successful delivery of the Breaking Through Programme.

David Berman Howarth has led React’s involvement with BTP as a coach and facilitator. He has also run workshops with the Dept of Health Single Equality Scheme, NE London SHA and Development Group, BME networks and other individual NHS Trusts around the country. As a Learning & Development specialist with an acting background, David has spent the last ten years developing innovative ways to combine personal development, action learning and interactive training. He has worked across most industries in both public and private sectors in the UK as a consultant, coach and trainer.

Breaking Through Programme

Dr Ade Fowler
Associate Director – Research and Development, Bromley PCT

Jenny Yao
General Manager for the Barts and the London NHS Trust

Billy Hatifani
Acting Assistant Director – Governance, Newham University Hospital

Zakyeya Atcha
Associate Director - Commissioning for Health & Wellbeing, NHS Central Lancashire

Olufunmi Omofunde Durola
OEIS Manager

Rosna Mortuza
Associate Director of Equalities and Diversity, Tower Hamlets PCT

The purpose of this workshop is for delegates to learn more about various programmes supported by Breaking Through and the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement - namely, Strategies for Success, the King's Fund Transformational Leadership, and the flagship Top Talent Programme.

The panel will include participants and providers from the different programmes and the workshop will consist of presentations followed by a Q&A session.

This workshop is an ideal opportunity to meet past and current participants, understand more about the various programmes on offer and to ask questions about individuals' motivations, insights and experiences

Thinking Diversely

Kate Calder
Associate Director for Leadership and Talent Management for the NHS North West Leadership Academy

As the largest employer in the country, and faced with a future labour market consisting of more than 50% school leavers from a BME population, the NHS needs not to be discussing what the problems are but tackling them head on to ensure the future workforce. This workshop will hand delegates some of the issues and facilitate an interactive session which will aim to come up with some solutions which need and must be delivered back in organisations in order to shift the workforce demographic towards a more representative workforce at all levels.

Networks

Grace Broderick
Regional Co-coordinator for NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement

Brenda Queeley
Kempston Community Mental Health Manager, Bedfordshire & Luton Mental Health and Social Care Partnership NHS Trust

Moira Port
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Have you ever wanted to know about Black Minority and Ethnic (BME) networks?

This workshop will be beneficial for both BME staff and managers wanting support to develop and sustain networks within organisations.

Come and share the experience of people who have knowledge and understanding of networks

Barriers to BME Professionals making it to Board Level – The Research

Yvonne Coghill
National Programme Lead for NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement

Usman Khan
Managing Director of Matrix Insight

Andrew Beale
Director of Matrix Knowledge Group

We all know there are barriers to people from Black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds making it to senior levels in organisations. The NHS isn’t unique or alone in having few senior executives from BME backgrounds. A study commissioned by Breaking Through looked at the barriers to BME staff progression and have come up with recommendations that will make a difference to the way organisations view this issue. The workshop will highlight the findings from the study and encourage participants to come up ideas as to how the NHS can utilise the skills of its entire workforce for the benefit of patients and users of its services.

Getting the Most Out of Coaching

Paul Allen
Director - Leadership Development, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement

Sue Mortlock
Associate - Leadership, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement

This practical session explores the individual and organisational benefits to be gained from coaching for learning, development and improving personal performance. It will consider the nature of coaching, the coaching relationship and factors to consider when choosing a coach. The session will be highly participative and of most benefit to those considering, or relatively new to coaching as a learning and development process.

Talent and Leadership:Reflecting the Communities we Serve

Robert Cragg
Leadership Development Manager for the Institute of Clinical Leadership

Caroline Stanger
Head of Leadership and Organisational Development, NHS East of England

The NHS must be “spoilt for choice” with talented leaders capable of delivering the challenging agendas set by World Class Commissioning and the Next Stage Review.

In order to enhance the size of talent pools across the NHS a cultural shift is required to achieve excellence in talent and leadership planning. To be successful the NHS needs a transparent talent management system, which encourages everyone to spot talent, which helps guarantee our leaders reflect our communities, that ensures our organisations are as focused on leadership as they are clinical outcomes and financial management.

Within this workshop, two national pilot sites for talent management, will discuss the methods they have put in place to assess and develop talent in their respective regions. The session will equip delegates to understand the ‘essentials’ for a successful talent system, detailing the ‘talent criteria’ established to identify and grow the next generation of leaders, and will lastly discuss the ‘rules of the game’ for ensuring organisations share their talent fairly in the interests of the wider NHS.

Newham PCT – A Learning Organisation

Kathryn Perry
HR Manager - Education, Learning and Development, Newham PCT

Princess Kabba
HR Advisor - Education, Learning and Development, Newham PCT

Newham is amongst the most deprived boroughs in the UK. It has one of the most ethnically diverse populations in the UK with and more than 100 languages are spoken. The PCT employs around 1,200 and our current workforce broadly reflects our local community at most levels however, we are working at increasing representation at all levels in the PCT through a number of initiatives and interventions one of which is to embed a culture of continuous learning throughout the PCT by becoming a Learning Organisation.

This interactive workshop will enable you to explore some of the interventions we have implemented in the PCT as part of the Learning Organisation which include:

Bi-Cultural Competencies
(Developing and enhancing your strategies for succeeding within the context of the realities of the NHS)

Dr Eden Charles
Director and Senior Consultant, People Opportunities

Bi Cultural Competence
Dr Charles will be sharing the Charles Bi Cultural Competence Transformational Leadership© Model with those who attend to assist them to re-energise their career strategies. The model is a strength-based opportunity seeking one that is about personal and organisational transformation. It has proven to be tremendously effective in assisting BME employees and their employers deepen their understanding and improve their practice.

In addition to sharing general lessons, experiences and insights from people of African, Asian, European and other origins the session addresses itself to practically answering questions like:

How do I become successful as an African, Asian or other person from underrepresented groups at the top of the NHS?

What do I practically have to do?

Do I have to give up my identity in order to be successful?