Survey for the Management and Leadership Framework (standards and competencies testing)

Overview

NHS England is developing a Management and leadership framework, which includes a set of standards and competencies for managers and leaders working at every level across the NHS.

The standards and competencies are described in the ‘related’ content section below and on each page of this survey. They set out clear and consistent expectations to equip all managers and leaders with the necessary skills to meet the evolving demands of healthcare services. 

We need your input and expertise to shape the standards and competencies to meet the needs of NHS staff and the communities they serve.

We are seeking feedback from a broad range of partners including healthcare professionals, managers, clinicians, employers and staff representative groups, patients and service users, and members of the public.

Throughout this survey we refer to both managers and leaders. 

Typically, a manager is defined as someone responsible for co-ordinating and overseeing day-to-day operations within a team, department or organisation. They are often required to plan, organise, direct and manage resources and processes to achieve specific outcomes, such as ensuring policies are implemented, standards are maintained and targets are met.

Typically, a leader is defined as someone who inspires, influences and guides others towards a shared vision or goal. This means they are more likely to need to set direction, build trust, encourage engagement and empower people to contribute their best to drive positive change and long-term success.

Most managers and leaders in health and social care will have roles that require them to manage and lead others, and this means they likely fit into one or more of these categories: 

• they have direct line management responsibility
• they are indirectly responsible for achieving outcomes through others
• they lead on key strategically or organisationally important decisions
• they operate at the most senior levels within the organisation
• they have responsibility or accountability for managing resources, teams, places, services, departments, organisations and/or systems

If you would like to provide feedback in another way or be involved in other engagement activity on the Management and leadership framework, please email us.