Assistant Director of Communications, Katie Dale, is joined by MPFT's Chief Executive Neil Carr and Chief People Officer Alex Brett to talk about the impact of the High Potential Scheme (HPS). They discuss Katie's own HPS experience, and the value the HPS brings to systems, organisations and participants, and showcase the incredible success of the High Potential Scheme to date.

A transcript of this episode is available to download: https://www.mpft.nhs.uk/download_file/3b1c3652-13ed-4250-84df-36ca31b7ca52/9

HPS is a unique and inclusive talent acceleration programme which recruits diverse cohorts from across all health and care sectors. Using a potential model, the programme develops compassionate and inclusive senior leaders who have the ambition to reach executive roles within 5-8 years of starting the scheme.

For more information on the High Potential Scheme, visit https://www.mpft.nhs.uk/High-Potential-Scheme-Careers-Hub

Applying to the HPS scheme:

The HPS is now open to applications from people with more than 5 years’ experience at band 7, or currently working at bands 8a to 8c and equivalent across health and care in the following pilot spokes:

• Birmingham & Solihull
• Black Country
• Cornwall & Isles of Scilly
• Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
• Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent