18.09.12
New trainees recruited for leadership scheme
The new cohort of NHS Graduate Management Trainees has been welcomed by Sir David Nicholson, chief executive of the NHS.
For 2012, 150 new trainees are taking in place in the scheme, split across general management, finance, HR and health informatics.
The training scheme is now run by the NHS Leadership Academy and includes a combination of work placements and educational components to learn about the NHS and develop the confidence required to lead the transformation of the health service.
The NHS Graduate Management Scheme retains more trainees long-term than any other public or private sector graduate scheme, and has demonstrated a significant return on investment.
Sir David told the trainees: “We need to move away top-down styles of management and embrace a more collaborative and supportive approach.
“Programmes like this are crucial to securing the effective and dynamic leadership we need to ensure that the NHS transforms and improves for staff and patients alike.
“Effective leaders and dynamic leadership are vital to shaping the NHS. We must seek to move away from top-down styles of management and embrace a more collaborative and supportive approach to secure the future for staff and patients alike. With truly participative leadership, there is huge potential for the system to improve, and the graduate trainee scheme is vital to achieving that.”
Jan Sobieraj, managing director of the new NHS Leadership Academy added: “One of our strategic objectives is to lead on the professionalisation of leadership. Professionalising clinical and managerial leadership means raising the profile, performance and impact of leaders in health.
“In future the schemes will be part of the Academy’s three core programmes for leadership, which will, for the first time, create a cadre of leader at every level and from every professional background who are universally and comprehensively equipped to lead.”
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