EMLeaders is focused on developing the leadership skills of those working within the Emergency Department, through an EM specific training programme.
EMLeaders is focused on developing the leadership skills of those working within the Emergency Department, through an EM specific training programme. It teaches learners about leadership; what it is and how we can all become better leaders whatever our grade or clinical role in emergency medicine.
The purpose of the programme is to improve the quality of leadership skills being deployed in the EM operational environment and aims to ensure that that those within the ED are:
This programme has been developed in partnership between The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), Health Education England (HEE) and NHS Improvement/England (NHSI/E), guided by the 2017 Securing the Future Workforce for Emergency Departments in England Strategy.
In April 2018, the partnership began working on this four-year initiative to improve the quality of clinical leadership skills being deployed in the Emergency Medicine operational environment. The strategic aims of the initiative are to support the development of self-leadership of those working within Emergency Departments, with a focus on reducing attrition, supporting well-being and assisting career progression in one of the most intense healthcare environments in the NHS.
By March 2022, the programme aims to:
If you would like to find out more, please contact:
Tahirih Doncaster (Training Officer) – tahirih.doncaster@rcem.ac.uk
or
Elizabeth Goldsmith (Associate Director, Training and International) – elizabeth.goldsmith@rcem.ac.uk
Want to try something new?
Want to invest in yourself?
Want to work with colleagues from around the UK, and learn from each other?
The EMLeaders Programme is looking to create and support a Community of Practice (COP) in the coming months focused on embedding leadership learning across Emergency Departments in the UK.
The EMLeaders CoPs will provide people with an opportunity to develop their own leadership and facilitation skills; and to share their skills knowledge/ abilities with each other, as well work with their local EMLeaders School Faculty teams.
The aim is to increase the skills and knowledge within each region to support leadership learning on the shop floor.
Those within the cohort will receive training and development to support them so that by the end they will:
Full details of the current vacancies can be found on our Volunteering Opportunities page.
The EMLeaders Framework was developed by the EMLeaders National Faculty from their collective knowledge and experience of Emergency Medicine and Leadership. The framework is based on those elements that prepare an EM practitioner to manage any shift in the Emergency Department and negotiate the many aspects of the wider NHS. The information within this document provides a framework of EM leadership knowledge, skills, behaviours, attitudes and competencies referenced against the different stages of training that make up core and higher EM training programmes. The framework is structured into five areas of clinical leadership:
The descriptors reflect proficiency at a specific stage of EM training, with additional complexity challenging the trainee as they progress from core to completion of higher training and into the early years as a Consultant.
The clinical curriculum has threads of leadership throughout the generic professional capabilities (GPC) and specialty learning outcomes (SLOs) as highlighted in the introduction of the framework document. When training to be Emergency Medicine Consultants, trainees must develop their leadership potential so that they are able to lead effectively when providing care for patients as experts in clinical diagnosis and reasoning, as well as managing, guiding and supporting multi-disciplinary teams operating in a modern-day Emergency Department.
The EMLeaders programme contains a number of leadership educational resources that can provide evidence of learning, progress and attainment along with other work-based place assessments, formal courses or reflective practises.
The available EMLeaders resources and how they link to the different aspects of the curriculum are outlined within the Framework introduction.
The National Faculty were responsible for developing and implementing the programme, and supporting the EMLeaders School Faculty members within each of the Schools in England who are delivering this innovative leadership training programme. The National Faculty drove the programme from the initial work in April 2018, and was in place until the end of Phase III (March 2021), after which the programme lead switched to the School level.
Dr Ellen Jones Co-Chair of EMLeaders Programme National Faculty Ellen is a consultant in Emergency Medicine at the University Hospitals Birmingham and Head of School for postgraduate training in Emergency Medicine in the West Midlands. Ellen has been part of the EMLeaders programme from the start and is Co-Chair of the National Faculty. |
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Dr Taj Hassan Co-Chair of EMLeaders Programme National Faculty Taj is a consultant in Emergency Medicine at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and was the President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine from 2016 – 2019. Taj worked with HEE and NHS E/I to develop the initial EMLeaders concept and is Co-Chair of the EMLeaders Programme National Faculty. |
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Dr Jo Hartley EMLeaders Programme National FacultyJo has been Wessex Head of School since 2015, currently leads on Quality for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Training Standards Committee. Jo is part of the national faculty for the Emergency Medicine Leaders Programme and co-developed the EMLeaders Framework. |
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Dr Mal Jones EMLeaders Programme National Faculty Mal Jones is Head of School for Acute Specialities Health Education England North East, an Emergency Medicine Consultant at Sunderland Royal Hospital and member of the EMLeaders national faculty. Mal is part of the National Faculty for the Emergency Medicine Leaders Programme and co-developed the EMLeaders Framework. |
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Dr Jamal Mortazavi EMLeaders Programme National Faculty Jamal is the Head for the School of Emergency Medicine. He is an emergency medicine consultant at Guys and St Thomas’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He is a member of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Training Standards Committee and joined as a member of the National Faculty in March 2020. |
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Dr Hannah Baird EMLeaders Programme National Faculty – Trainee Rep Hannah is currently an ST4 in Emergency Medicine in the North West region, currently undertaking an Out‐Of‐Programme Experience (OOPE) as a National Medical Director Fellow working in the Education Team at the General Medical Council. Hannah has a keen interest in medical leadership and medical education, completing a Masters in Medical Leadership at Lancaster University, She has been a trainee rep on the EMLeaders National Faculty since 2019. |
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Sdn Ldr Jonathan Lowe EMLeaders Programme National Faculty – EMTA Rep Jay is a Military ST5 Emergency Medicine Trainee from the South West. He is one of the EMTA representatives to sit within the National Faculty for the EMLeaders Project. His interests include both clinical and military leadership and drawing comparisons between them. |
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Dr Lara Somerset EMLeaders Programme National Faculty – EMTA Rep Lara is an ST4 Emergency Medicine trainee in the Severn Region. She has been one of the trainee representatives to EMLeaders since February 2020 and actively involved in creating new eLfH modules for the programme that will support in the delivery of the programme. e both clinical and military leadership and drawing comparisons between them. |
EMLeaders eLearning modules are based on the EMLeaders framework and the original EMLeaders study days developed prior to the pandemic.
The modules provide Learners with:
The reflective practise worksheet is a separate document, which can either be completed while the Learner works through the module content or afterwards, depending on preferred learning style. Learners are encouraged to take their time to work through the reflections to ensure they gain maximum benefit. In addition, completed worksheets can be uploaded to ePortfolios as evidence of learning.
There are three core eLearning modules:
The learning from the core modules is then expanded upon in the following six modules:
The modules were developed by the EMLeaders National Faculty members (including Trainee Reps), with editorial support from the School Faculty members, technical support and design from e-Learning for Healthcare and strategic oversight from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and Health Education England (HEE).
The EMLeaders eModules are accessible via the e-Learning for Health https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/ and is for free for the NHS and military workforce, those with an .ac.uk address in higher education. Learning is recorded on the e-Learning for Healthcare Hub and can be linked to the RCEM ePortfolio.
Between October 2018 and September 2019 (Phase I) the programme undertook a series of activities to achieve the aims of the programme by:
During the second Phase of the programme (October 2019 – March 2020), the National Faculty Group created nine new EMLeaders study days based on the EMLeaders Framework with the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM).
The nine study days were piloted across nine regions in England between November 2019 and January 2020, these events were run by the local EMLeaders School Faculty members.
A total of 153 people attended these events, and the overall rating for the study days ranged from 3.7 to 4.6 (5 being excellent) and with 96% recommending the study day to a colleague, each of which are above the success criteria set at the start of the evaluation. The evaluation of the pilot study days highlighted the value in delivering the first three modules as core learning and the subsequent study days should be integrated into local training events, dependent on where there are gaps in knowledge and resources.
No. | Title | Aims & Objectives |
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1 | Leading Complex Systems |
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2 | Leading Self |
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3 | Leading Teams |
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Supplementary study days | ||
4 | Leading Services |
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5 | Leading Culture |
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6 | Leading People |
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7 | Leading Quality |
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8 | Leading Change |
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9 | Leading Evaluation |
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The programme aimed to deliver the core modules regionally in Phase IV of the programme however due to the pandemic this was not possible.
The focus of Phase III has been on developing a revised approach using a mix of online learning, webinars and small trust-based teaching sessions to deliver EMLeaders sessions.
The EMLeaders programme has established a community of Leadership Leads (School Faculty) across the emergency medicine Schools in England, who are delivering local training sessions. To learn more about what is happening in your region please visit or contact:
The EMLeaders eLearning module are freely available to colleagues in the Devolved Nations, and in addition we have been working with colleagues to expand the EMLeaders programme there. To learn more about what is happening in your region please visit the following sites.
Contact detail for leadership leads in Wales can be found on the AWSEM website
The School of Emergency Medicine is currently working to expand the EMLeaders programme in Northern Ireland, and to learn more about what is happening please visit the MDTA website or email Emergency.nimdta@hscni.net.