OOP Experience

Training Grade:

ST5

OOP:

Experience

Location/Supervisors:

HEENE

Summary of Project:

There are four fellows working in the region as part of an initiative by HEE to develop clinical professionals to have leadership and management experience and accreditation so the NHS can meet future demand from a talent pool from within and be self-sufficient.

The aim is to give clinical doctors the opportunity to develop experience and skills in leadership and management through the learner support and faculty development department of HEENE.

Specific skills:

1. Understand how large organisations run

2. Problem solving

3. Anticipate future leadership role

4. How to chair a meeting and practice at doing this

5. Organise and manage an educational event

There will be a focus on completing a number of projects throughout the year to improve the quality of training in the region with a link to National projects. At the moment I don't have a specific project but will do soon!

Alongside this I will be doing an MBA through Northumbria University Business School.

Training Grade:

ST4

OOP (if research please state degree registered for):

OOPE in Leadership & Management (Degree: Masters of Business Administration)

Location/Supervisors:

Health Education England North East (Prof. N. Kumar); Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University (Prof. J. Callahan)

Summary of Project/OOPE:

I am entering the second year as a fellow within the ‘Northern Leadership & Management Fellowship’, based at the Northern Deanery Headquarters in Newburn. This programme exists to facilitate practical leadership and management development and equip trainees to excel in future consultant department/organisation-level managerial roles and beyond.

My first year offered an unrivalled insight into how a large organisation such as HEENE is led, insights into trust-level management across the region and practical managerial and business experience (e.g. procurement, governance, project management, management accounting, human resource management, marketing and more).

As I progress into a second year, I have taken up the role of business manager for the fellowship, responsible for programme development, promotion and support of four additional fellows new to the role in 2020 (3 of whom happen to also be T&O trainees!).

My main project for the fellowship surrounds driving the development of region-wide Leadership & Management opportunities for trainees (including postgraduate educational opportunities, qualifications and the Northern L&M Fellowship). However, this fellowship is characterised by exposure to a breadth of opportunities, and I have also been involved in projects concerning trainee engagement, online educational technologies, podcasting, digital health and even work with an animation studio to name a few!

Specific Aims:

1) Improve the provision of Leadership & Management development opportunities for trainees in our region

2) Gain early exposure to specific managerial skills relevant to future practice as a consultant T&O surgeon (e.g. people management, business case presentation, meeting management, governance, finance/budget management etc)

3) Complete MBA