Harding Deborah, Lycett Helen, Avery Leila, Kumaresan Tania, Madden Venus
St George's University of London, London, UK
West London NHS Trust, London, UK.
BMJ Lead. 2024 Sep 30. doi: 10.1136/leader-2024-001079.
NHS England's Chief Allied Health Profession's Officer has called for investment in allied health professions (AHPs) leaders and the need to address limited leadership development opportunities for AHPs. We report the evaluation of a small-scale leadership initiative in a UK National Health Service (NHS) provider where part-time, fixed term, project focused AHP leadership fellow posts were established.
To gain insights about the implementation and benefits of an AHP leadership fellow initiative and to identify learning to inform future AHP leadership development.
A participatory evaluative approach was adopted, involving the associate director for AHPs who established the initiative and the first cohort of AHP leadership fellows.
There is evidence of organisational value and benefits for AHP leadership fellows which map to mid-career leadership opportunities described in NHS guidance.
AHP leadership fellow posts provide innovative experiential opportunities for authentic and meaningful strategic leadership development consistent with NHS guidance. While small scale, with limited representation from just two of the AHPs recognised in the NHS, there are indications of positive outcomes for both aspiring AHP leaders and employers. The approach could be replicated across healthcare systems, in different settings and with wider representation from other AHPs.
英国国家医疗服务体系（NHS）英格兰地区首席专职医疗人员官呼吁对专职医疗人员（AHP）领导者进行投资，并指出需要解决AHP领导力发展机会有限的问题。我们报告了对英国一家NHS医疗机构中一项小规模领导力倡议的评估情况，该倡议设立了以项目为重点的兼职、定期AHP领导力研究员职位。
深入了解AHP领导力研究员倡议的实施情况和益处，并总结经验教训以为未来的AHP领导力发展提供参考。
采用参与式评估方法，参与人员包括设立该倡议的AHP副主任以及首批AHP领导力研究员。
有证据表明该倡议对AHP领导力研究员具有组织价值和益处，这与NHS指南中描述的职业生涯中期领导力机会相符。
AHP领导力研究员职位为符合NHS指南的真实且有意义的战略领导力发展提供了创新的实践机会。尽管规模较小，且仅来自NHS认可的两个AHP领域，代表性有限，但对于有抱负的AHP领导者和雇主而言，均有积极成果的迹象。该方法可在不同医疗环境中、有其他AHP领域更广泛代表参与的情况下，在整个医疗系统中推广。
