Succession Planning and Continuing Professional Development Leadership Course

We are pleased to inform you HCPA are Skills for Care Endorsed and have also been awarded “Centre of Excellence” status.. Therefore, we can provide endorsed training and signpost you to relevant resources within the Skills for Care network.

Fully funded Succession Planning and Continuing Professional Development Leadership Courses

This programme provides new and aspiring leaders to become knowledgeable, confident, and competent at leading your teams. Learning experience will be through course contents, experience and knowledge of HCPA’s leadership team plus provides an opportunity to become part of a small group of peers from other organisations within the same sector to learn from each other, support and develop together.

The second stage now supports those leaders who want to further develop and concentrate on transforming their service.

Skills for Care have endorsed HCPA’s Leadership Programmes and both stages are fully funded. Course content has been specifically written to focus on:-

Person-Centred Care
Improving the quality of care services across Hertfordshire
Focus on all KLOES especially Well Led and Safe
Succession Planning for you, your team and your service

If you’re looking to develop into a new role and want to increase your knowledge and skills; or you are in an existing role looking to freshen up and stretch your knowledge, skills and learn from peers complete our Expression of Interest Form and we will make contact with you to discuss the most suitable course and stage for you.

HCPA’s Leadership Trainers have worked extensively within the Social Care sector holding a range of positions to include owning Domiciliary Services, Operations Directors, Head of Learning & Development, Quality & Compliance Manager, new business starts ups, Supported Living Manager and bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to support you to develop yourself, your team and service.

Criteria for joining Leadership Programme:

Previous attendance of at least one HCPA Leadership Course
Completion of Expression of Interest Form
Consultation meeting with Leadership Trainer or Team Member to discuss and agree most suitable stage for you and your service*
Should circumstances change and we need to adapt to online learning then access to Zoom will be required.
All 5 days to be attended to secure funding and maximise on learning opportunities.

What you will get out of our programme:

HCPA Certificate
Skills for Care Certificate
HCPA Teambuilding Certificate
Points on The Care Professional Academy
Access and support to further funding opportunities
Toolkits to support with further development

* Please note Succession Planning or CPD will be agreed after consultation with a Leadership Trainer or Team Member, and cannot be pre-determined.


Stage 1 Topics covered in this training include: • Understanding Team Dynamics • Behaviour of leaders • Developing a great culture & person-centred planning leading to positive outcomes • Recruitment & Retention • Effective Supervision & Coaching • Change Management + Managing Difficult Conversations • Preparing for Inspections
Learning Outcomes include: • Implement new leadership techniques to motivate & develop your team • Attract, recruit & retain talent in a competitive candidate market • Develop a positive and developing care centred culture • Carry out effective and inspiring supervision and development of individuals • To understand and implement change management with confidence • Integrated working with other professionals to achieve person centred outcomes • Be inspection ready

Stage 1

Topics covered in this training include:

• Understanding Team Dynamics

• Behaviour of leaders

• Developing a great culture & person-centred planning leading to positive outcomes

• Recruitment & Retention

• Effective Supervision & Coaching

• Change Management + Managing Difficult Conversations

• Preparing for Inspections

Learning Outcomes include:

• Implement new leadership techniques to motivate & develop your team

• Attract, recruit & retain talent in a competitive candidate market

• Develop a positive and developing care centred culture

• Carry out effective and inspiring supervision and development of individuals

• To understand and implement change management with confidence

• Integrated working with other professionals to achieve person centred outcomes

• Be inspection ready


Stage 2 Topics covered in this training include: • Know yourself – Looking inwards • Leading successful service • Leading high performing teams • Beyond Boundaries • Recruitment & Retention • Reflective Practice & Root Cause Analysis • Systems Leadership – working together with partners Learning Outcomes include: • Be able to plan and strategically analyse key patterns and trends across your Care Service • Calculate risks across your service focusing on the commercial and care elements • Lead teams across multiple sites to operate efficiently and safely • Increase competitive edge on recruitment and retention of key staff • Identify and implement changes from Root Cause Analysis • Integrated working practices with health professionals

Stage 2

Topics covered in this training include:

• Know yourself – Looking inwards

• Leading successful service

• Leading high performing teams

• Beyond Boundaries

• Recruitment & Retention

• Reflective Practice & Root Cause Analysis

• Systems Leadership – working together with partners

Learning Outcomes include:

• Be able to plan and strategically analyse key patterns and trends across your Care Service

• Calculate risks across your service focusing on the commercial and care elements

• Lead teams across multiple sites to operate efficiently and safely

• Increase competitive edge on recruitment and retention of key staff

• Identify and implement changes from Root Cause Analysis

• Integrated working practices with health professionals

Click here to express your interest