South West Public Health Education

South West Public Health Training Scheme Tutorial Programme
Strategic leadership in public health – how and where to?
Tuesday 22nd April 2008, The Pierian Centre, 27 Portland Square, St. Paul's, Bristol BS2 8SA, Bristol

How to get there Proposed Programme

Aim: To provide an overview of leadership skills required for an effective leadership in Public Health.

Objectives:

By the end of the tutorial participants should be able to:

Identify the essential leadership skills and styles

Promote better understanding of how leadership skills can improve health

Develop understanding of team building skills

Appreciate interpersonal and influencing skills to influence people and organizations, in particular when dealing with ambiguity, opposition or antagonism

Develop understanding and skills in initiating and managing successful long-term change

Through the tutorial we also hope that we will:

gain confidence in our new role and abilities as a leader

deepen our capacity to think critically, articulate a vision and act strategically

Competencies

The tutorial contributes towards understanding the issues around the following competencies:

Old curriculum

8.8 Demonstrate understanding of the essential role and the application of different types of leadership.

8.13
Demonstrate perseverance, resilience and diplomacy in dealing with opposition or antagonism to sound public health advice.

8.15 Demonstrate vision in designing a long-term strategy based on the assessment of research evidence of effectiveness. 8.16 Identify the steps needed to implement and secure change.

8.16
Identify the steps needed to implement and secure change.

New curriculum

4.1 Demonstrate insight into own leadership style and personality type and preferences in different circumstances.

4.3 Use effective and appropriate leadership styles in different settings and organisational cultures taking account of the differences between elected and appointed roles.

4.11 Display leadership within a team and a multi-agency setting.

7.11 Set up a service review and lead change management process if needed.

7.21 Lead the assessment, project management and investigation of a clinical governance issue eg an adverse event or serious untoward incident or professional regulatory problem within or across provider organisations or within a clinical network demonstrating impact through change.

Proposed agenda for the day

09:30 Coffee / Tea on arrival

10:00-10:45 Prof Gareth Williams, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bristol.

10:45-11:00 Small group work: Being a Leader - Values, Beliefs and Behaviours.

11:00-11:30 Coffee/Tea

11:30-12:20 Prof Gareth Williams, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bristol.

12.20-13:15 Lunch

13:15-14:00 Dr Jonathan Sheffield – leading through ambiguity and opposition.

14:00-14:45
Dr Jonathan Sheffield (cont.) - implementing successfully and securing the change.

14:45-15:00 Coffee / Tea

15:00–15:45 Group work – case studies.

15:45-16:00 Summary / evaluation.

Old curriculum
8.8	Demonstrate understanding of the essential role and the application of different types of leadership.
8.13	Demonstrate perseverance, resilience and diplomacy in dealing with opposition or antagonism to sound public health advice.
8.15	Demonstrate vision in designing a long-term strategy based on the assessment of research evidence of effectiveness. 8.16 Identify the steps needed to implement and secure change.
8.16	Identify the steps needed to implement and secure change.

New curriculum
4.1	Demonstrate insight into own leadership style and personality type and preferences in different circumstances.
4.3	Use effective and appropriate leadership styles in different settings and organisational cultures taking account of the differences between elected and appointed roles.
4.11	Display leadership within a team and a multi-agency setting.
7.11	Set up a service review and lead change management process if needed.
7.21	Lead the assessment, project management and investigation of a clinical governance issue eg an adverse event or serious untoward incident or professional regulatory problem within or across provider organisations or within a clinical network demonstrating impact through change.

09:30	Coffee / Tea on arrival
10:00-10:45	Prof Gareth Williams, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bristol.
10:45-11:00	Small group work: Being a Leader - Values, Beliefs and Behaviours.
11:00-11:30	Coffee/Tea
11:30-12:20	Prof Gareth Williams, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bristol.
12.20-13:15	Lunch
13:15-14:00	Dr Jonathan Sheffield – leading through ambiguity and opposition.
14:00-14:45	Dr Jonathan Sheffield (cont.) - implementing successfully and securing the change.
14:45-15:00	Coffee / Tea
15:00–15:45	Group work – case studies.
15:45-16:00	Summary / evaluation.