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Assessing Skills, Discovering Potential

Janette — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:30:57 +0000

Wilson Goodchild has been working with leaders, managers and clinicians at Bassetlaw PCT to assess their skills and capability to become World Class Commissioners.

Using the Department of Health guidance on World Class Commissioning Competencies we undertook a skills assessment with the senior team and the professional executive committee. The assessment took the form of 1-1 and telephone interviews with each participant considering whether the skill was something they were able to do, able to train others or an area that required development.

The results not only identified where the PCT strengths lay and where there was greatest need to develop. They also provided an indication of where there was internal capability to develop others and where an external solutions was required.

Individuals now also have a tool to use to inform their continuous professional development and which can be used to reflect on their progress. The sessions were valued by staff as the following informal feedback describes…

“Thank you for…..and also for a really useful and enjoyable meeting last week” (by e-mail from Penny)

and this is what the Chief Executive thought…

Janette is enthusiastic with a real interest in helping people achieve their potential. She has an optimistic and facilitative style working with us to develop solutions and encourage cross-organisational learning. I thoroughly recommend commissioning work from Janette her work is always delivered to time and is of a high standard.

We are now working with the PCT to use the knowledge gained from this exercise to design and facilitate their future leadership and management development programmes.

In addition to the services we provided to Bassetlaw, we are also able to offer an online skills assessment tool.

Can we help you discover the potential in your team? Please contact us to discuss.

GP introduction to leadership

Janette — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:53:10 +0000

Wilson Goodchild and Bassetlaw PCT have designed a short introduction to leadership programme for GPs.

Like many Primary Care Trusts in England, Bassetlaw have a small number of GPs who become involved in local decision-making about the commissioning of services and they wanted to grow this pool. GPs were invited to indicate their interest in an introduction to leadership programme which would be held one day per month over six months. Wilson Goodchild were commissioned to identify participants development needs, and to design and facilitate the programme.

Positive About Young People

Janette — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:24:49 +0000

Positive About Young People Quality Standard has been developed in Lincolnshire and Rutland to help employers attract, recruit and retain young people into the workplace and to increase the number of opportunities for young people locally.

The project forms part of the Local Area Agreement Action Plan and is overseen by the Lincolnshire Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership. Lincolnshire County Council is the lead organisation on behalf of this Partnership. Wilson Goodchild have provided interim senior management level support for this project since February 2007.

How we have supported Positive About Young People:

Project management and direction
Development of assessment process
Consultancy support for participating organisations
Increased number of local organisations participating
Strategic links with other local and national initiatives
Enabled young people to be involved
Recommended a cost-effective long term solution