Leadership and Management Development Framework
South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership is committed to providing the support and development to all of its leaders and managers to be the very best they can be. It is recognised that all staff can be leaders and the important contribution that this brings to the partnership is welcome and supported through a variety of other approaches. This framework focuses on aspiring managers and staff who are already in management or supervisory positions.
The framework has been developed to enable individuals the opportunity to assess and align their development needs at four key stages in their leadership and management career. This has been organised into four levels:
| Level One | Core | Aspiring or new managers and supervisors |
| Level Two | Operational | Operationally responsible for service delivery and improvement |
| Level Three | Transformational | Responsible for the sustainable development of services |
| Level Four | Strategic | Responsible for the governance and strategic design of services |
The framework has been designed to ensure that all staff members have the opportunity to maximise their full potential by understanding the leadership and management requirements of their role and how to access and apply the learning appropriate to their level.
In developing the framework, we have drawn from development opportunities available within NHS Ayrshire and Arran and South Ayrshire Council and brought these together into one framework. These courses have been developed with the priorities in terms of what leaders and managers are required to deliver over the coming years.
All staff are required to be fully compliant with mandatory and statutory training both with NHS (MAST) and South Ayrshire Council (Employee Essentials/Management Essentials) and it is through the performance and development review process that managers will be able to support staff to identify, inform and plan the specific development needs of leaders and managers.
The learning and training interventions are developed and distributed across the four levels to provide a progressive structure for the development of effective leaders and managers at all levels within the partnership.
Level One | Core | Is aimed at aspiring or new supervisors and managers or who had no, or little training in this discipline. This aims to provide the core training required for their appointed post. |
Level Two | Operational | Is aimed at consolidating managers and those who are responsible for providing management and leadership to multi-disciplinary teams or departments. |
Operational Specific | This level provides bespoke leadership and management opportunities that relate to specific areas of practice. | |
Level Three | Transformational | Targets service or divisional managers and who may have had some responsibility for providing strategic management and leadership. |
Level Four | Strategic | Focuses on senior with responsibility for governance and providing a higher level of strategic management and leadership. |
In essence, you may be an aspiring leader/manager working with your first team, or a senior leader/manager in the partnership managing a team, a service, or a directorate.
You may be a Clinical Lead, a Team Leader or involved in leading a change initiative. Whatever your role, you should ensure that you review the criteria applicable for each level and discuss and agree with your line manager that you are applying to undertake development at the appropriate level.
Additional support for leadership development is available online at the Scottish Social Services Step into Leadership providing leadership learning pathways for Scotland's social services. The website will help you find resources and information. There are specific pathways for managers and corporate and strategic leaders which provide a guided approach to developing your learning pathway.