1. Poster 1.
Leadership Development Programme : Leading Cultures of Research and Innovation in Clinical Teams
Background
The NHS Constitution is explicit in its commitment to ‘innovation and the promotion, conduct & use of research’.
Delivering on this commitment is linked directly to improved patient outcomes & quality of care, greater efficiency & resource utilisation & is predicated on a workforce equipped with the requisite skills working within a culture actively engaged with research and innovation.  
Evidence based models of building capability in research and innovation (R&I) acknowledge the need for a multi-faceted approach at the level of individuals, organisations, and environments. Current models of leadership emphasise the need for a more diffuse and collective style of leadership where cultures are co-created by all in the organisation.
A programme of work undertaken by NHS R&D NW with service leaders identified a strong commitment to the integration of R&I into clinical teams but significant limitations in knowledge regarding the R&I landscape and policy agendas and lack of personal confidence in providing leadership on this agenda.
The focus of this proposal was therefore to pilot and evaluate the Leading Cultures of Research and Innovation (LCRI) programme focused on service leaders across a range of clinical professions, administrative, managerial and support service staff

2. Poster 2. Aims The overall aims of the programme are to:
Develop knowledge and understanding of the national, regional and organisational agendas relating to research and innovation
Increase understanding of the research infrastructure
Increase personal effectiveness in leading cultures of R&I within teams and engaging with and contributing to organisational R&I agendas
Develop a community of practice with the potential to become self-sustaining
Delivery
The programme comprises:
4 one day workshops delivered over a period of 4 months
Network learning groups between workshops
An external organisational visit
The programme utilises a range of methods with an emphasis on experiential learning providing
factually based content
exemplars of how cultures of research and innovation have been developed in teams and organisations
interactive group work to increase personal effectiveness and leadership skills
Web resources have been developed to support the programme including a Research Portal which brings together links to major organisations within the research infrastructure nationally and regionally.

3. Poster 3. Health and social care leadership model
Inspiring shared Purpose
Sharing the vision
Leading with Care
Evaluating information
Connecting our service
Engaging the team
Holding to account
Developing capability
Influencing for results
The programme has been built around the 9 dimensions of the health and social care leadership model.
Programme content
The three main themes running through the programme are:
The role of leadership in leading cultures within clinical teams
The development of leadership skills with regard to negotiating, networking and influencing
The role of leaders in building research and innovation mindedness within teams
Specific content focuses on:
understanding how organisational cultures are formed and shaped by leaders
Increasing understanding of R&I infrastructure at national, regional and organisational levels
the leaders role in engaging with organisational R&I agendas
the leaders role in supporting and facilitating research career development within the NHS,
the leaders role in delivering in the constitution, exploring how teams can promote, use and conduct research within current service contexts

4. Poster 4. Progress to date
27 managers are participating in the programme from 9 NHS Trusts.
The programme is being run in 2 locations in Cumbria and Lancashire
Facilitated by Dr Lynne Goodacre Assistant Director NHS R&D NW and Taravandana Lupson, Future Lives.
Evaluation
The evaluation framework will be informed by the five levels of the Kirkpatrick’s: Reaction, satisfaction and planned action; learning; behaviour and application; results and impact; return on expectation.  
Feedback is collected following each workshop and a formal evaluation will be conducted by an independent researcher once the programme has been completed via phone based interviews with a sample of participants.
For further information please contact: Lynne Goodacre: