Developing yourself as a senior leader - 01 December 2025

This workshop is primarily aimed at consultant level doctors of all specialties and SAS doctors of equivalent experience. It may also be beneficial for those close to CCT with prior leadership training, but we would encourage you to get in touch to confirm suitability.

Alternatively, there are two workshops that are more appropriate for residents and equivalent SAS doctors with less leadership experience: 

Fundamentals of self-leadership for doctors
Fundamentals of leading others for doctors

By the end of this workshop you will be able to:

• reflect on the importance of self-reflection and continuous development within a senior role
• discuss and debate the challenges of transitioning into a senior leadership role
• consider the roles power and influence play in senior leadership within the NHS, and assess the implications of their misuse
• identify and assess the suitability of your approach to leadership, considering your own values and qualities as a leader
• examine the challenges of leading in difficult situations and the challenges to effective decision making
• evaluate your current state of leadership, and ability to create ‘moments of greatness’.

This workshop can be attended on a standalone basis, or learners can also attend the Leading teams and culture in senior medical roles workshop, and together with a short reflective assignment can gain their ‘Doctors as Leaders accreditation’ from the RCP. 

Learners who have already achieved their Doctors as Leaders accreditation from the RCP will not need to undertake the accreditation again. It is offered during this senior level programme for those who did not complete it, for whatever reason, in the introductory workshops.