At Leeds and York NHS Partnership Trust, we work to create an environment where personal and professional development takes centre stage in our vision for the future. Collective leaders and great managers across all levels of our Trust are critical to the effectiveness and impact of our organisation. They are vital in helping us to achieve our priorities and long-term strategic vision by supporting happy, engaged and effective colleagues to deliver great care to our service users.

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Our Leadership and Management Development Offers

We have developed offers for our leaders and managers, whether they are aspiring, new to management or more experienced. Outlined below are some of our offers.

The Edward Jenner Programme

An online programme provided by the NHS Leadership Academy supporting aspiring and first-time leaders to develop essential leadership skills 

The Mary Seacole programme

Our core leadership and management development programme is delivered over six months as part of a local licence with our Mental Health Collaborative Partners. We run four cohorts per year, and it is designed to prepare first time leaders for leadership demands in the healthcare system. 

Please read about our Mary Seacole Celebration Event 2025.

The 360 Manager Offer

A blended offer of self-directed resources and facilitated interventions to support our managers and aspiring managers across LYPFT to access appropriate and timely development, no matter where they are in their management journey. The content is split into four core elements: managing self, managing individuals, managing teams and managing a service. 

Organisational Development Support 

We know that great teamwork has an exceptionally positive effect on service user and staff experience.

Our well-established Organisational Development Team provides a range of support to individuals, teams and services at all levels across our Trust. Skilled practitioners work in partnership with teams and their leaders, enabling them to build capability and adaptability and focus on improving culture and relationships within and across teams. The team adopts a 7-stage consultancy approach to team development, utilising diagnostic tools and metrics to support this work.

Career progression, personal development and support 

Personal Development Reviews

All colleagues are supported and developed through an annual Personal Development Review process. Recorded on Perform, with the Trust’s values and behaviours embedded into the process, objectives can be reviewed regularly through 121s or management supervision throughout the year, so you feel supported to achieve within your current role and continue to develop skills and knowledge throughout your career.

Workshops on holding effective Personal Development Reviews are available for Managers through the 360 Manager programme.

Coaching

Our Trust is committed to utilising a coaching approach to develop our staff, teams and culture. As well as promoting the development of coaching skills in our leaders and managers, we have an internal coaching service that provides one-to-one and team coaching to support the development of individuals and teams. Our Trust also participates in the Leeds Coaching Network with local authorities, other NHS Trusts and university partners with the aim of supporting the ongoing development and supervision of coaches across Leeds place.

Using a coaching approach across the Trust enables us to focus on building staff confidence and capability, empowering them in their approach to change, conflict and relationship management, and developing leaders and managers across the Trust.

Compulsory training and induction

We run a comprehensive range of compulsory training (also known as statutory and mandatory training) courses and modules for clinical and support service staff. They include things like safeguarding, moving and handling, prevention and management of violence and aggression (PMVA) and resuscitation.

We offer a comprehensive employee induction, comprising a local team induction and Trust Welcome Event, covering key information about our Trust and Services.

Apprenticeships

We actively facilitate work-based development opportunities through Apprenticeships, which offer the opportunity to gain a qualification and new knowledge and skills while working at LYPFT.

Apprenticeships are work-based training programmes designed around the needs of employers and employees, which lead to nationally recognised qualifications. This opportunity is available to all LYPFT employees, subject to meeting eligibility criteria for government funding.

Apprenticeships can be studied at all academic levels, from GCSE equivalent to Master’s level. We offer early career apprenticeships, such as Level 2 Adult Care, and apprenticeships to support the career progression of people who already work with us. There is a huge range available, including programmes in Nursing, Allied Health Professions, Digital, and Leadership and Management.

We also support colleagues with enhancing their literacy and numeracy skills through fully funded Functional Skills programmes.

Please learn more about Apprenticeships in our Trust, and read the Apprenticeship Prospectus on our Apprenticeship webpage.