Heartbeat: Stepping Up to develop senior leaders

July 29, 2019

We recently played host to the graduation of over 100 BME colleagues from across the region from the NHS Leadership Academy Stepping Up programme.

The programme which is aimed at bands 5, 6 and 7 colleagues who self-define as being from black, asian or minority-ethnic backgrounds aims to develop senior leaders in the NHS who will lead effectively, creating and embedding organisational inclusive cultures whilst also looking to create a deeper level of understanding to help change take place. The programme was funded by the Local Workforce Action Board (LWAB) as part of building leadership capability in the Black Country.

Donna Mighty, Assistant Primary Care Liaison Manager was part of the first cohort of colleagues to take part in the stepping up programme and subsequently went on to help organise the graduation. She said, “The stepping up programme was empowering and enlightening and I’m immensely proud to have been part of it.”

Director of People and Organisation Development, Raffaela Goodby said: “as an organisation we are proud to be part of this this programme and we welcome any opportunity that helps to build greater levels of inclusion within our organisation. My congratulations to everyone who graduated and to those joining the two cohorts we have planned for later this year.”

If you would like to join the next cohort of the Stepping Up programme, contact Estelle Hickman for more information.