Developing a Talent Bank in the National Health Service in Wales
Establishing a Talent Bank
for the National Health Service in Wales (UK) was a business and
government imperative. The workshop will illustrate the process
undertaken and how assessment centre methodology was incorporated into
an innovative Development Centre design, underpinned by a learning
framework to enhance leadership capability and supported by a
web-enabled Learning TV Channel. The presentation will also detail
the integration of the Talent Bank process to include Assessment Centres
for Chief Executives. The Talent Bank achieved the Health People
Management Association, Human Resources Excellence Award 2007 and 2008
and Finalist for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Develo
Speaker
Christine Bamford
National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare
Christine
Bamford is Director of Leadership for National Leadership and Innovation
Agency for Healthcare Wales, delivering Succession and Leadership
development across the Health sector under the brand Care to Lead. The
leadership portfolio focuses on Chief Executives, Chairs, Boards, Top
Teams, Physicians, Doctors and GPs, Nurses, Scientists, Pharmacist and
Allied Health professionals. Care to Lead achieved the HPMA Award for HR
Excellence in 2007 for the “Apprentice” style Development Centre and
Academic Programme and in 2008 for the Succession and Talent Management
Bank. The Succession and Talent Bank project has also been shortlisted
for CIPD People Management Awards 2008. In addition the IT Skills
training service for
Her
previous role as the Director of Organisation Development, NHS, Welsh
Assembly Government focused on leading organisational change, mergers,
Chair/Chief Executive development, performance review, dissolution of
statutory organisations and policy implementation.
Prior to the Welsh Assembly Government she was National Director
of Executive Choice, the Senior Career Development Service for the NHS,
delivered coaching, mentoring and consultancy support to Chief
Executives and senior health professionals in a wide variety of
organisations.
Christine
is also a leading expert on mentoring, e-learning (achieving an Award
for innovation in e-learning in 2006 and 2008) and the use of technology
in delivering the modern learning solutions.
As
part of her international portfolio Chris has undertaken a consultancy
assignment for The World Health Organisation in the
Speaker
Martin Lewis
Southwest Strategic Health Authority
Martin
has been involved in training and development for 30 years and has
worked in the NHS since 1991. He specializes in Management and
Leadership development and is nationally recognized for his work on the
design of competence based leadership development/assessment centers.
Martin has lectured widely on the topic both in the
Martin
was awarded a distinction for his Masters Degree dissertation on
leadership competencies for clinicians. In addition, Martin has designed
and managed a Medical Consultants leadership development program;
assessment centers for Director level appointments and executive
development programs for potential NHS Directors.
In
2006, Martin was appointed Associate Director of Leadership Development
for the South West Strategic Health Authority.
He is responsible for the design, commissioning and co-ordination
of management and leadership development programs covering a workforce
of 120,000 with an annual commissioning spend of $2,000,000.
As part of a partnership agreement between the South West
Strategic Health Authority and the National Leadership and Innovation
Agency for Healthcare, NHS Wales, Martin acted as the Program Director
for Medical Leadership Development in the principality.
Martin was previously a Director of NHSU, the corporate
university for the NHS. Before joining the NHS, Martin was a founding
Director of a training and organizational development consultancy.
Martin
is a Visiting Fellow at