Siyanda Mkweli IT Operations Manager Health Informatics Service

2 2010Feb 2014 LED to LEAD Trust mentoring scheme Led to Lead 2014 National NHS mentor/coach of the year Funding from CEO’s office Mentoring Workforce development Recognition Common thread

3 …. 12 months later …. 6 Action Learning Sets later …. 5 workshops later …. 10 ELC sessions later …. 6 mentoring sessions …. 9 articles in Positive

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8 “Spent time in areas other than my own and welcomed to visit these areas by friendly colleagues at ELC which has helped increase my knowledge base and provided inspiration for career progression. I also applied for a band 6 role and although unsuccessful this time, the led to lead helped me greatly in my interview and application” “Been more vocal and assertive in putting forward my ideas to senior managers” “Realise that the Trust and the NHS is not for me and have looked at opportunities outside of this institution”

9 Thanks