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Leadership

Working to the top of your game

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Peter Block’s Community

Holding the right conversation helps

communities come together to become

accountable and committed to the ideas

they produce and the actions they take.

Typically we hold conversations

that place blame, shirk

responsibility and that expect

others to come up with solutions.

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TODAY we are going to engage in exercises that can help change the narrative & highlight RCOT resources to support you.

RCOT argues that occupational therapists can be agents of change. To do this we all need to recognise our selves as leaders

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The RCOT campaign Occupational

Therapy – Improving Lives Saving

Money is making the case for

occupational therapists in key pressure

points in NHS and care services:

• Reducing the pressure on hospitals (Nov 2016)

• Living not existing, putting prevention at the heart of care for older people (July2017)

• Fire and Rescue Services (Nov. 2017)

• Prisons (March 2017)

• Getting my life back: Occupational therapy: promoting mental health and wellbeing (May 2018)

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• Deploying more of the occupational therapy

workforce in primary care to use our skills to

intervene early

• Occupational therapists are a limited resource. We can be

more effective in addressing the needs of the local

population by training and supervising others to be

competent to deliver on aspects of traditional practice.

• We need to support developing wider partnerships for further

innovation. Occupational therapists can act as catalysts for

addressing needs beyond traditional health and social care,

such as poor housing and social isolation.

Messages

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Locus of Control

What is within my sphere

of influence?

Within my control

Outside of my control

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Triage/ Screening/ assessment

UNIVERSAL

TARGETED

SPECIALIST

Telecare & Telehealth

Prevention advice/ Health promotion

Carers support

Signposting

1:1 intervention

Education Groups

Closed groups

Home assessments

Training care & support staff

Minor adaptations

Social prescribing

Everyone

Few

Some

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• What is currently happening?

• How has practice changed in your setting?

• Are there opportunities to work in a different way which could impact on a wider population?

• Are there any small shifts we could make in our own workload?

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…..a mental or thinking process applied by an individual in the context of achieving success.

The ability to come up with effective plans

in line with an organisation's objectives

within a particular economic situation.

Strategic thinking involves reviewing

policy, long term planning, identifying potential

risks and opportunities, then

determining priorities and setting goals

Ref: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/strategic-thinking.html

#RCOTCareerFramework

Strategic thinking…

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#RCOTCareerFramework

• Look at diverse sources of information – JSNA, policy, STPS & local health and social care plans, organisation’s work plan

Do your research

• The goal is to piece together the right information from a variety of sources to

generate new insights

Connect the dots

• Even if you can only steal a few minutes a day, take time to reflect upon what you've learned from your work that day.

Take time to reflect

Strategic thinking…

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Elements for a new leadership model NHS Leadership Academy (2013) Towards a New Model of Leadership for the NHS

A clear sense

of purpose &

contribution

Teams &

individuals

motivated to

work effectively

A focus on improving

system performance

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• Where is your support?

• Who are possible partners?

• Who could mentor you?

• How can you look after yourself?

To lead

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#RCOTCareerFramework

www.rcot.co.uk/careerdevelopmentframework

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Individuals: map current level of experience & plan future learning for each Pillar of Practice By teams / services: identify strengths in the team and future recruitment needs Funders / business planners: to articulate the expertise of occupational therapy personnel at different career levels As a Profession: to emphasise the skills and the knowledge we have in order to articulate our right to apply for a range of jobs and to promote our occupation-centred identity

Main uses?

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Leadership

RCOT Resources:

Briefing: Workforce planning 6-8

Briefing: Workforce weighting 6-8

Supporting Practice – Evidence and Research (SPEaR): Leadership and Influence

4-8

Revised Briefing: Delegation 5-8

Literature search on

Leadership

5-9

Webpage: Leadership and

management

1-9

RCOT

Opportunities:

Regional RCOT Committee Member 4-7

Chair of RCOT Regional Committee 6-8

Vice Chair of RCOT Regional Committee 6-8

RCOT Specialist Section NEC Chair 7-9

RCOT Specialist Section NEC Vice Chair 6-8

RCOT Specialist Section Clinical Forum or

Regional Lead

6-8

RCOT Specialist Section Regional

Committee Member

1-9

RCOT Local Group Committee Lead 5-6

RCOT Local Group Committee Member 1-9

Country Boards (all roles) 7-9

Learning and Development Board 7-9

Research and Development Board 7-9

Council 7-9

Representing RCOT externally 7-9

Speaking/Engagements for RCOT campaigns

1-9

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RCOT Leadership work plan

• Partnership with Elizabeth Casson Trust

• Signposting to wider leadership materials and training

• Sharing leadership skills and behaviours

• Sharing leadership stories

- blogs , podcasts.

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Go to http://rcotimprovinglives.com/ to see how you can

get involved in the campaign.