Training activity information
Details
Carry out a gap analysis of your management and leadership skills as you move into practice, review local, regional and national resources available to meet these needs
Complete an introductory management or leadership training course identified as meeting one of your skills needs and write a reflective piece on how you will use the management tools within your workplace
Type
Developmental training activity (DTA)
Evidence requirements
Evidence the activity has been undertaken by the trainee​.
Reflection on the activity at one or more time points after the event including learning from the activity and/or areas of the trainees practice for development.
An action plan to implement learning and/or to address skills or knowledge gaps identified.
Considerations
- Identification of skills gap
- Resources identified
- Completion of training
- Application of learning in the workplace
- Demonstration of good management techniques
- Reflection on learning and practice
- Leadership vs management
Reflective practice guidance
The guidance below is provided to support reflection at different time points, providing you with questions to aid you to reflect for this training activity. They are provided for guidance and should not be considered as a mandatory checklist. Trainees should not be expected to provide answers to each of the guidance questions listed.
Before action
- What specific management and leadership skills will you be focusing on in your gap analysis?
- How does this activity relate to effective communication, developing training skills, and understanding team management principles?
- What are your expectations for the introductory management or leadership training course?
- What frameworks or models can you use to conduct your management and leadership skills gap analysis?
- Where can you find information about local, regional, and national management and leadership development resources available?
- What are your current perceived strengths and areas for development in management and leadership?
- How will you identify an appropriate introductory management or leadership training course?
- What aspects of management tools are most relevant to your future role?
- What specific insights do you hope to gain about your own management and leadership capabilities?
- How will this activity improve your awareness of available development resources?
- What practical management tools do you expect to learn about during the training course, and how might you apply them?
- Will you discuss your approach to the gap analysis with your training officer?
- Will you research relevant management and leadership competency frameworks?
- Will you actively seek out information on available training resources?
- Will you identify specific skills gaps that you want to address through training?
- Will you think about how you can practically implement new management tools in your workplace after the training?
- What are your feelings about assessing your own skills and identifying areas for development?
- Are you looking forward to participating in a management or leadership training course?
In action
- How are you currently assessing your management and leadership skills?
- What frameworks or models are you using to guide your gap analysis?
- How are you identifying and reviewing local, regional, and national resources?
- What criteria are you using to determine your strengths and areas for development?
- How are you evaluating the suitability of different resources to address your identified needs?
- Are you finding the self-assessment or the identification of relevant resources more straightforward?
- Where are you having to consciously consider the requirements of a practicing Clinical Scientist and the specific management and leadership skills needed?
- Is your gap analysis providing a clear picture of your development needs? Are you identifying relevant and accessible resources to address these needs?
- Are you encountering difficulties in objectively assessing your own skills, understanding the specific management and leadership expectations for your future role, or finding appropriate training resources?
- Are you gaining a better understanding of your own strengths and weaknesses in management and leadership?
- Are you learning about the range of developmental resources available?
- If your initial self-assessment is unclear, are there other tools or feedback mechanisms you could use?
- If you are struggling to find relevant resources, are there other avenues you could explore?
- Are you confident in your ability to conduct a meaningful gap analysis and identify appropriate resources within your current level of training?
Reflect-in-action (during the completion of the introductory management or leadership training course)
- How are you currently engaging with the content of the training course?
- What activities are you participating in?
- How are you taking notes and processing the information?
- What concepts and tools are you focusing on as being most relevant to your development needs?
- How are you relating the course content to your current and future workplace?
- Are you finding certain management or leadership concepts more easily understandable than others?
- Where are you having to consciously apply the new tools and frameworks to your own professional context?
- Are you actively learning from the course content and activities?
- Are you identifying practical ways to apply the management tools in your workplace?
- Are you finding certain concepts difficult to grasp?
- Are you struggling to see the direct relevance of some of the course content to your specific role?
- Are you gaining new insights into management and leadership principles?
- Are you developing practical skills and tools that you can use in your workplace?
- Are you building upon any prior knowledge or experience of management or leadership?
- Are you seeing connections between the course content and your day-to-day work?
- If certain aspects of the course are unclear, are there additional resources or discussions you could engage in?
- Are you tailoring your learning to focus on the areas most relevant to your needs?
- Would it be helpful to discuss the course content and its application with your supervisor or colleagues who have completed similar training?
- Are you able to engage with and learn from this introductory management or leadership training course at your current stage of training?
On action
- What management and leadership skills did you identify as needing development through your gap analysis?
- What local, regional, and national resources did you find available to support your development?
- What introductory management or leadership training course did you complete?
- What specific management tools or concepts from the course did you identify as being applicable to your workplace?
- What did you learn about your own management and leadership skills as you prepare for practice?
- How did this activity enhance your awareness of available resources for professional development?
- What key management principles or tools did you gain from the training course?
- How did you identify the practical applications of these tools within your workplace?
- How will you utilise the management tools and concepts you learned in your daily practice?
- What steps will you take to continue developing your management and leadership skills?
- How will you leverage the identified resources to support your ongoing professional development in this area?
Beyond action
- Have you revisited your initial gap analysis?
- Have your perceived management and leadership development needs changed as you have gained more experience?
- Have you had the opportunity to apply the management tools or concepts learned from your training course in your workplace since writing your reflective piece? What were the outcomes?
- Have you explored any of the local, regional, or national resources you identified further?
- Have you discussed your management and leadership development with your supervisor or mentor?
- Has this activity increased your awareness of the principles of managing small teams within a health service department?
- How are you applying these principles?
- Are you more proactive in seeking opportunities to develop your management and leadership skills?
- How has completing the management or leadership training course influenced your approach to team interactions or problem-solving within your workplace?
- What did you learn about self-assessment and identifying your own development needs that will be valuable for your ongoing professional growth?
- How will you approach future management and leadership development, perhaps seeking more advanced training or taking on leadership responsibilities based on this foundation?
- Has this training activity highlighted the importance of continuous professional development in management and leadership within the healthcare context?
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 3 |
Outcome
Practice effective communication with a range of stakeholders using a variety of methods. |
| # 6 |
Outcome
Develop training for new staff members and support staff members in existing roles. |
| # 8 |
Outcome
Discuss the principles of managing small teams within an NHS department. |