Target audience
The programme is aimed at BAME leaders and aspiring BAME leaders across health and care working in bands 5 to 7 (or equivalent). It’s been designed for individuals who have an interest in developing their leadership abilities and want to be involved in creating a transformational change in equality and diversity across the health and care sector.
Course
Stepping Up is a positive action leadership development programme for BAME colleagues in Bands 5 to 7 (or equivalent) roles. The programme is designed to bridge the gap between where you are now, and where you need to be, to progress into more senior roles.
As a participant, the programme will help you:
- Prepare and develop for more senior leadership roles within health and care.
- Challenge the diverse environment you work in to make transformational change.
- Develop the knowledge, experience and skills to help your organisation create an inclusive culture, and to also help you influence change across wider healthcare.
- Empower you to become a role model to inspire development and progression of others.
The Stepping Up programme aims to create greater levels of sustainable inclusion across the health and care sector by addressing the social, organisational and psychological barriers restricting BAME colleagues from progressing within their roles by:
- Emphasising the importance and benefits of a diverse workforce.
- Creating leaders who educate the system about the positive effect this is having on frontline patient care.
- Recognising the potential of BAME leaders.
- Highlighting the importance of having BAME leaders as role models to inspire others to progress into more senior roles.
- Developing senior leaders who will lead effectively, creating and embedding inclusive cultures.
- Changing the racial dynamics of an organisation to create a deeper level of understanding to affect change.
Assessment
No formal assessment but you must attend all dates to complete the programme.