Career Coaching for medical and public health leaders

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Are you a senior doctor in a leadership role or a public health leader and:

feeling unsure of your next career step
feeling lost, stuck, ‘at a crossroads’, or burning out in your career
dreading retirement or wondering about a part-time or portfolio career
considering a potentially significant change in role or career direction
facing a difficult career transition, or
wanting support to prepare to find a new role or establish a new venture?

My tried-and-tested Career Coaching Programmes have helped hundreds of senior doctors in leadership roles and public health leaders to move forwards with clarity and confidence. My approach is evidence-based, structured, and also bespoke to your unique needs.

We can focus specifically on your short or long term career direction, making big or small career decisions including making changes to your current role, securing your next role, creating a portfolio career, and/or planning your later life career or retirement.

There are five steps in my Career Coaching Programme: Plan, Do, Study, Decide, Act. I will tailor your programme to your specific circumstances to enable you to gain peace of mind and to choose the best way forward. We can also work on your CV, professional profile (eg LinkedIn), jobsearch strategy, applications, and preparing for successful interviews.

I’m known for my world-class support during and between sessions, and however complex your situation and career, I will provide expert medical and public health career guidance, advice, and support. I will help you to make the best decisions for yourself, and to formulate a rewarding future career or peri-retirement plan.

As a medical or public health leader, you will be able to move forwards with clear next steps, a positive, re-focussed, energised outlook, and a high level of fulfilment and satisfaction, enabling you to step into the future with clarity and direction.

Together, we will ensure that you:

Identify your unique career needs in the context of your personal and professional life as a senior doctor in a leadership role, or as a public health leader
Gain insight into your medical or public health leadership strengths, using validated leadership 360′ and/ or self-assessment feedback processes so that you build on your strengths in your future career
Create a compelling vision of the future for your career and your life
Undertake a review of your options informed by my experience of working with several hundred senior doctors, medical and public health leaders enabling you to find clarity and direction
Develop a clear career action plan for the short and longer term
Gain confidence and momentum to move forwards overcoming barriers to action
Build effective relationships and networks
Refresh your CV and LinkedIn profile so that they are are fit for purpose and engaging
Have the skills to engage in job search, to apply for senior medical and public health leadership roles, and to succeed at interview
Improve your work-life balance and wellbeing
Gain insight into your future leadership and career potential as a doctor or public health specialist
Gain skills to independently manage your own career in the longer term

I can also help you to find a new career path, to set up your own independent consultancy, or transition into peri-retirement if required.

Career Coaching is more structured than Leadership Coaching as the focus is usually mainly on career direction and choices. However it can be part of a mixed leadership and career coaching programme: all my coaching programmes are bespoke to your specific needs, with clear needs assessment and goal setting at the start of our relationship together.

I am flexible around your unique needs, however an initial Career Coaching programme typically comprises 6 x 90 minute sessions (18 hours of CPD) as detailed below.

Are you early or mid-career? Check out my 'Upward Curve' Career Coaching Programme

I’ve gained confidence and the courage to make the right decisions for my career. Fiona’s expertise and commitment to helping me has been pivotal for me this year, and I wouldn’t hesitate to work with her again.

Medical Director

Fiona’s approach is collaborative, open and flexible.

National Public Health Programme Lead

Fiona completely related to my dilemma and provided an excellent service. She enabled me to explore solutions in a safe space.

Medical Chief Executive

My 1:1 Leadership and/or Career Coaching Programmes for Senior Doctors in Leadership roles and Public Health Leaders include:

6 x 90 minute 1:1 Coaching Sessions with Dr Fiona Day

18 hours’ CPD certificate (2 hours per 1 hour coaching time)

Unlimited support from Fiona during your coaching programme by email, phone or Zoom

Work at a pace to suit your needs – your sessions can be any frequency between 1-4 weeks apart. If you need a more urgent programme, please let me know – I can create a bespoke programme, eg one full day, two half days.

Comprehensive Needs Assessment leading to Co-Formulation of your Coaching Objectives before our first session together (Objectives may be jointly agreed with your employer if desired)

Bespoke, evidence-based world-class coaching interventions tailored to your specific needs and goals focusing on leadership development, career direction, and/or wellbeing at work

Every session includes: session goal setting; review of experiential learning between sessions; work on session goal(s); reflection and summary of insights from the session; identification of specific between-session actions

Detailed post-session email summary of our conversation within 24 hours including my insights and learning resources to augment your Programme

Regular progress reviews

Exclusive access to Fiona’s carefully curated ‘Client Resources’ to enhance your learning (wider reading, recommendations, podcasts etc)

Pre- and post-session reflection & review process to help you to make the most of each session (in line with GMC/ FPH/ FMLM requirements for reflective practice)

Extensive use of over 100 self-directed, evidence based learning materials between sessions to build theoretical knowledge and experiential learning

7 days’ notice to reschedule a pre-booked session; book or reschedule your sessions directly using Fiona’s online booking system

Option to pay in monthly instalments for self funding clients

Online on Zoom or other platform of your choice

Optional 360′ (or self-assessment only) leadership assessment report (note we would need to use one of your 6 sessions for a 90 minute debrief session)

Career coaching and career counselling for senior doctors in leadership roles and public health leaders is suitable for:

Doctors who are Clinical Leads, Clinical Directors, Medical Directors, Chief Medical Officers, Medical Academic Leaders, Medical Education Leaders, Medical CEOs, Clinical Chairs. Associate, Deputy and Executive level Doctors and Medical Leaders; Medical Leaders who are also Consultant Physicians/ Consultants in Medicine; Consultant Surgeons/ Consultants in Surgery; GP Leaders who are also General Practitioner Partners (GP Partners); Medical Leaders such as coaching for Clinical Commissioners; Clinical Leads and Clinical Leaders; Clinical Directors; PCN Clinical Directors coaching; Clinical Network Directors; Deputy/Associate and Medical Directors; aspiring Medical Directors; Clinical Chief Officers and Clinical Chief Executives; Clinicians in system, ICS Clinical Directors and ICS Medical Directors coaching, medical technology, health informatics, innovation, public and global health roles or in national or international leadership roles; Clinical Chairs; Clinical Academics; Academic Clinical Leaders; coaching for Medical Educators including Directors of Medical Education and Clinical Deans; other healthcare clinical leaders and epidemiologists; other senior or Executive level Doctors, Physicians or Surgeons, coaching for Specialty Doctors in senior leadership roles, coaching for SAS doctors in leadership roles.

Public Heath, Global Health & International Health Leaders– Public health specialists who are Consultants in Public Health, Consultants in Health Protection, Senior Epidemiologists, Directors of Public Health, Unit Heads, Directors, Director-Generals. Public Health Leaders (Consultants in Public Health, Directors of Public Health, and more senior/ experienced Public Health Leaders), Global and International Health Leaders, public health policy / strategy leaders; Global and International Health Leaders and public health academics, senior epidemiologists, public health scientists.

Other post-CCT doctors who are in leadership roles: medical professionals, experienced NHS consultants, other medical practitioners or doctors who are a health care provider in leadership roles, general practitioners in leadership roles, or in clinical practice leadership roles, medical healthcare leaders professionals, leaders who are clinicians in medical practice, leader medical healthcare providers, medical managers and medical leaders in medical management roles.

Mentoring for Career Development for Doctors and Public Health Leaders

I integrate mentoring for doctors in leadership roles and public health leaders into my coaching programmes. As an expert medical and public health career mentor with experience of coaching and mentoring hundreds of senior doctors, my continuing professional development coaching and mentoring programmes offer you bespoke exceptional quality CPD.

A bespoke personal and professional development partnership for senior doctors who are leaders, and for public health leaders

From our initial consultation through to our final session together, my expert medical and public health leadership and career coaching and mentoring partnership will provide you with an individual and bespoke career coaching programme – so that you can actively engage in managing your own career and professional development as a doctor in leadership role, physician leader, general practitioner leader, surgeon leader, medical or public health leader into the future.

Are you looking for a Career Coach for Medical Directors or career support for Medical Directors? Do you need help with your medical leadership career?

As a Career Advisor for medical directors I can help you with career support with any aspect of your professional life!