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    Leadership and Management Fellow Scheme

    2023/24 Programme

    The Royal College of Psychiatrists Leadership and Management Fellow Scheme aims to develop and support a new cohort of emerging medical leaders within psychiatry.

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    2023/24 Scheme Programme

    This is the programme outline for the 2023/24 Leadership and Management Fellow Scheme.

    Most modules will be delivered via Zoom from 9.15am-4.30pm. The Welcome event in September and the Politics, Power and Persuasion module in January will take place in-person from 9.15am-4.30pm. The Celebrating Success event in June will run from 10am-4.00pm. Please note these in-person modules will take place at 21 Prescot St, London (participants in the scheme should reclaim expenses from their local organisation). Modules will not be recorded or available to watch on demand.

    Find out more about the Leadership and Management Fellow Scheme Team and our Module Leads for 2023/24.

     Module title Date Module leads
    1The RCPsych Leadership and Management Fellow Scheme11 September 2023
    In-person session, 21 Prescot Street
    Alex Till, David Bishop, Marcin Ostrowski, Ross Runciman, Suhana Ahmed
    2Authentic leadership: learning your own leadership style18 September 2023
    Virtual session
    Derek Tracy, Medical Director of West London NHS Trust
    3My project and me

    6 October 2023
    Virtual session

    (date re-scheduled from 4 to 6 October due to Doctor's strike -updated 21:44, 12 Sept)

    Deepa Bagepalli Krishnan, Specialty Registrar in General Adult Psychiatry - Health Education England (East Midlands) & RCPsych LMFS Alumni
    4Inclusive Leadership: leading effective teams7 November 2023
    Virtual session

    Ananta Dave, Medical Director - Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust


    5Clinical informatics & digital leadership
    5 December 2023
    Virtual session
    Ayesha Rahim, Deputy Medical Director & Chief Clinical Information Officer - Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
    6Fellows’ Away Day 16 January 2024
    In-person session, 21 Prescot Street
    Alex Till, David Bishop, Marcin Ostrowski, Ross Runciman, Suhana Ahmed
    7Running a modern mental health organisation 22 February 2024
    Virtual session
    Karl Marlowe, Chief Medical Officer - Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
    8Leading together - meaningful co-production and wellbeing 13 March 2024
    Virtual session
    Subha Thiyagesh, Medical Director - South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
    9Connection across the system17 April 2024
    Virtual session
    Billy Boland, Medical Director - South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
    10A celebration: from then, to now, to next 4 June 2024
    In-person session
    Alex Till, David Bishop, Marcin Ostrowski, Ross Runciman, Suhana Ahmed

    Additionally, there will be three mentor information sessions via Zoom:

    • 6 September 2023, 12-1pm
    • 8 November 2023, 12-1pm
    • 9 February 2024, 12-1pm
    Read more to receive further information regarding a career in psychiatry