Coaching and Mentoring

As part of our commitment to develop leaders in the South East at all levels we have an integrated South East region Coaching and Mentoring scheme to enhance a leader’s journey through the system. Coaching and mentoring is open to all NHS leaders and those providing NHS funded care. Please view our leaflet and download it if you would like to share it with your colleagues.

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Mentoring

Mentoring is very different to coaching. Support and guidance of a mentee is often led by a more experienced, skilled and knowledgeable professional mentor. The emphasis is on developing the leadership expertise of the mentee in a work context, with the process of mentoring encouraging independence, autonomy and self-development.
Through embedding reflective practice, shared learning and improved ownership for solution-focused thinking, mentoring can deliver improvements in an individual’s performance that lead to enhanced leadership maturity.

Coaching

Coaching is one of the key approaches through which leadership in organisations can be developed. It’s a method of deploying techniques embedded in artful questioning and appreciative inquiry to help leaders unlock their full potential to achieve personal and professional success.
Whether as a one-to-one focused and bespoke relationship or within a group context, coaching is often perceived as the single most effective development intervention our staff can access.

Potential Benefits of Coaching and Mentoring

Potential benefits of coaching or mentoring can include:

  • Developing self-awareness and resilience
  • Unlocking potential and improved performance
  • Time for a creative reflective space for learning
  • Navigating change and uncertainty in challenging times
  • Increased confidence, creativity and innovation

Our South East Coaching and Mentoring Register is an easy-to-use platform to find a coach or a mentor at any point in your professional career if you are looking for a longer term coaching relationship. We also have a number of bespoke short-term coaching offers that may be more suitable, including:

This offer is a one off, or up to 3 short, focused 60-minute session/s which will provide colleagues with the opportunity to process experiences, develop coping skills and explore strategies to navigate challenging circumstances. Supported by a qualified Coach from our Coaching Faculty to help you work through a specific issue or topic that you are dealing with to generate insights and new perspectives to help empower you and move forward in a positive way.

This can be achieved in a short space of time in a confidential environment where it feels safe to share vulnerabilities and issues that might otherwise inhibit progress.

For further information or to register for your crisis coaching session, please visit our Bitesize Coaching webpage

Our cohort of Career Coaches will be providing careers coaching for those seeking to work with change and plan and develop their careers. The coaching is individual, confidential and impartial careers coaching.


For further information or to register for your crisis coaching session, please visit our Career Coaching webpage

This offer is for up to 6 or as agreed, focused 60-minute sessions which will provide colleagues with the opportunity to support working with difference and supporting inclusivity and change, contributing to an inclusive culture, and developing self-awareness and personal development  You will be supported by your chosen coach to work through the issues or challenging topics that you are dealing with and help you to generate insights and new perspectives which can empower you to move forward in a positive way.

This can be achieved in a short space of time in a confidential environment where it feels safe to share vulnerabilities and issues that might inhibit progress personal or team progress.

For further information or to register for your crisis coaching session, please visit our Inclusive Coaching webpage
This offer is a focused and bespoke coaching relationship to support purposeful career conversations with one of our specialist coaches.
Executive Career Coaching Conversations can support you to make career decisions based on a deeper level of in-depth self-analysis.  You may benefit from this offer if you are considering your next career steps, looking to support your successful transition or want to create a practical career action plan.
Executives and Aspiring Directors are either employed by or working with an NHS-funded employer delivering NHS-funded care.  
Executive Career Coaching conversations are suitable for Executives and Aspiring Directors who: 
want to develop outstanding leadership skills and move forward in their career 
Are at a crossroads in their career  want to consider their offer, brand, and develop stronger leadership

For further information and to see how this works, please visit our  Executive Coaching Career Conversations webpage
We have a faculty of experienced qualified coaches who support our offer of coaching for neurodiversity.  These coaches have all received specialist development in neurodiversity or have experience in this field and are committed to providing coaching which can positively and effectively coach people who may have very different needs, whilst recognising the challenges neurodiverse colleagues face. 

All NHS  staff in the South East in leadership roles seeking coaching from our neurodiversity cohort of coaches. You will be either employed by the NHS or working with an NHS-funded employer delivering NHS-funded care in clinical or non-clinical roles 

For further information and to see how this works, please visit our Neurodiversity Coaching webpage

Do I need a coach or a mentor?

Do I need a coach or a mentor?

How to become a coach or mentor

How to become a coach or mentor
Log in / Sign Up to the South East Leadership Academy Coaching and Mentoring Register