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Fiona Day Foundation Certificate in Coaching Mentoring for Health Leaders1
Fiona Day Foundation Certificate in Coaching Mentoring for Health Leaders1

Enable others to do their own best work

‘OPEN’ COURSES – 2027 dates coming soon. Enquire today – this is a very popular course with a maximum of 10 places!

The ‘Foundation Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring for Health Leaders’ is uniquely designed for senior doctors and public health specialists and is grounded in evidence-based coaching psychology. It is fully Certificated by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council.

The ability to coach and mentor is an essential skill for every health leader: and this course aligns with GMC Duties of a Doctor and UK Public Health Curriculum relating to coaching and mentoring, providing feedback and appraisal for public health and clinical staff, and to identify learning, support and development needs.

Be a medical or public health leader who coaches and mentors

This accredited coaching and mentoring course is designed specifically for senior doctors and public health leaders who want to lead with greater impact, support others to thrive, and build their own confidence along the way. You’ll gain practical skills to improve supervision, appraisals and 1:1 conversations, learn how to switch between directive and non-directive styles, and fulfil professional standards with ease. Whether you’re guiding junior colleagues, developing teams, or preparing for a future portfolio career, this course offers the tools and insight to support both your leadership and personal growth.

You will be in a small, supportive peer group, led and delivered by Dr Fiona Day and will feel confident to engage, lead and educate your staff, supervisees, coachees, mentees, appraisees and peers; lead your own teams effectively, and create a psychologically safe, coaching culture while leading strategically across the system.

Please contact me to enquire about a place on the next ‘Open’ course, or to commission a Course for a cohort of learners.

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Hear from Fiona about the Course

I Am Now Confident To Support Other Clinical Leaders

‘It has given me more confidence to develop my coaching skills and shown that I can offer useful support to people in clinical leadership positions.’

NHS Medical Director

Fiona's Coaching Course Gave Me the Tools to Elevate My Leadership and Support My Team

‘What I found most valuable about the course was the balance of academic rigour with pragmatism: the content and materials were based on evidence and established theoretical frameworks, but the focus was very much on applying these in everyday practice, and incorporating a coaching style into our leadership and management. I learned a lot about myself through the course and coaching others, and feel much better equipped to support my colleagues and trainees through challenging situations. I would highly recommend working with Fiona to colleagues looking to develop their skills as leaders and educators.’

Consultant in Public Health & Educational Supervisor

The Health Leader-as-Coach Course Transformed My Leadership and Strengthened My Impact

‘My experience of the Health Leader-as-Coach Course has been transformative, both personally and professionally. Fiona’s guidance not only deepened my understanding of coaching but also significantly enhanced my leadership abilities. Through the course, I have gained the skills to better support those I mentor and to navigate complex changes within my team and organisation. Fiona has also shown me how to use coaching as a strategic tool, which has allowed me to contribute more effectively to fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement in my organization.’

Public Health Leader, Deputy Chief Scientist & Hon Professor, UKHSA

My Learning Has Wide Benefits Across My Team

‘I participated in Fiona Day’s Foundation Coaching Skills course to help improve my approach to educational supervision – however, it quickly became clear that this learning would have much wider benefits across my team. Fiona takes a supportive and empathic approach to training and supervision, and provided a safe and welcoming space to develop our skills and confidence as a peer group. ’

Public Health Consultant & Educational Supervisor

It's Taken Me Out Of My Comfort Zone - & I Can See The Impact

‘I have loved testing myself with this new skill and while it has been hard and at times taken me out of my comfort zone, I am beginning already to see my progress, improvement and even more importantly the impact it can have on those around me whom I am aiming to coach.’

Senior GP Leader

I Moved From Mentoring to Coaching To Have Positive Impact

‘This programme had helped me to adapt my style of performance management more towards a coaching conversation (allowing my team members to find solutions through their reflection & experiences) rather than using a mentoring approach, which I was practicing much more frequently until recently. I feel this shift will have a positive impact in my approach especially in conflict resolution, career guidance and developing PDPs during appraisals.’

Clinical Leader & NHS Consultant

The Group Supervision Sessions Gave Me Invaluable Resources & Learning

‘I have very much valued the group supervision sessions which have been part of the course. Learning from and sharing with colleagues and Fiona was invaluable, and I continue to use some of the resources and learning shared during the group supervision sessions in my 1:1 coaching practice.’

Consultant Physician

I Feel Respected, Valued & Trusted To Improve & Empower Others

‘The feedback I have received from my work colleagues has been very positive and I have helped them through a challenging reorganisation of our team and department. I feel respected, valued and trusted while at the same time being able to empower other people to take decisions to better their own working experience. This is ultimately what leadership to me is all about – improving other people – and coaching is another tool to achieve this.’

Senior GP Leader

Fiona's In-depth Knowledge & Guidance was a Highlight

‘I thoroughly enjoyed the course – the highlights of the course included Fiona’s depth in knowledge & guidance, rich experience of the peer group and group supervision sessions. There is a wealth of resources available to access and instructions from the admin were clear & timely.’

Consultant & Medical Leader

It's All Been So Valuable

‘The teaching on the course and especially the practice through triads with feedback, the group supervision and the sessions with two coachees – and all the reflective practice – has been so valuable.’

Consultant in Public Health, National Role

I Was Skeptical About Coaching—But Fiona's Coaching Training Truly Changed My Perspective

‘What I found particularly useful was the emphasis on how I can better incorporate coaching skills into my day to day work. I have thoroughly enjoyed and been enriched by the whole experience.  Fiona’s style of training pushes you but is also very empathetic and nurturing; the course resources and materials are brilliant. I am now asking more insightful questions to encourage others to dig deep into their experiences, values and aspirations etc. and enabling them to create their own solutions.  I am really motivated and gratified to see I am helping others be more self-aware, courageous and solution focused.  When I began the course I was somewhat cynical as I have undertaken training in coaching before but never made it stick; however I am now fired up and committed to continuing to apply my learning in other ways, and am convinced there are real benefits in this.’

Consultant in Public Health, OHID, Department of Health and Social Care

An Informative, Supportive & Productive Programme

‘I had no hesitation taking up this opportunity to develop my coaching skills. I have benefitted from coaching myself and was keen to find out if I had the aptitude to reverse the roles. The programme was informative, supportive and productive and I look forward to using my new skills as a coach in future.’

Medical Director

This Course is Certificated by the EMCC (European Mentoring and Coaching Council)

This course carries the internationally recognised EMCC Global Quality Award (EQA) at Foundation Level.

This is an internationally recognised accreditation for providers of coaching and mentoring training who can demonstrate they they meet high professional standards. EQA ref EQA2024009.

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I have since used my coaching learning in appraisals, one to ones with staff, to support others with their personal development and in other ways, and feedback has been very positive

Foundation Coaching Certificate Participant

The experience of the Health Leader-as-Coach Course has been transformative, both personally and professionally.

Foundation Coaching Certificate Participant

I feel much better equipped to support my colleagues and trainees through challenging situations.

Foundation Coaching Certificate Participant

Dates and Times

Next open course Spring 2026 – dates & times below – price £1,000 and includes:

Focus

April-August 2026

Purpose

Pre-programme learning and reflection

 3 hours; Self-led e-learning covering core theory; access from 1.4.26.

Start preparing for your coaching & mentoring journey with evidence-based learning resources 

Module 1 (Coaching & Mentoring  Individuals in Informal Settings) & 2 (Coaching & Mentoring Individuals in Formal Settings)

 6 May 2026; 9.30am-4.30pm; online TEAMS group session.

Learn theories & models, skills practice and reflection; includes 1 hour break for lunch & off-screen activities and breaks

Module 3 (Coaching the Team) & 4 (Coaching the System)

 3 June 2026; 9.30am-4.30pm; online TEAMS group session.

Learn theories & models, skills practice and reflection; includes 1 hour break for lunch & off-screen activities and breaks

Group Supervision Session 1

 24 June 2026; 2-4pm; online TEAMS group session.

Two supervision sessions are offered, a minimum of one must be attended

Group Supervision Session 2

 8 July 2026; 2-4pm; online TEAMS group session.

Two supervision sessions are offered, a minimum of one must be attended

Portfolio & Assessment Preparation

 2 hours; Self-led; Submit by 31 August 2026.

Prepare your portfolio and assessment for submission

6 hours of independent 1:1 coaching practice

 Coach and/or mentor a minimum of 2 individuals for a total of 6 hours as part of your usual ‘day job’.

This could be with your direct reports, supervisees, appraisees, coachees, mentees, peers, course participants, and/or other people whom you have a pre-existing professional relationship with
There will be plenty of ‘off-screen’ and experiential learning during the taught sections of the Course. Each 3 hour taught Module includes 1 hour of skills practice in pairs or triads.

 

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Coaching and Mentoring Skills for Doctors and Public Health Leaders – Certificated Course

SPRING 2027 ‘OPEN’ COURSE – dates coming soon.

Please contact me to enquire about a place on the next ‘Open’ course, or to commission a Course for a cohort of learners.

This course is usually commissioned for a cohort of learners such as Appraisers, Educational Supervisors, Internal Coaches & Mentors, senior medical or public health leaders within an organisation or system.

If you’re self-funding, you can pay in instalments over 6 months, and don’t forget this is CPD for tax purposes.

Every mentor needs to be able to coach, so the focus of the course is primarily on coaching. It also includes the essentials of mentoring to ensure that you are also able to mentor safely and effectively. The Course includes:

TickLearn how to coach and mentor your direct reports, supervisees, appraisees, mentees, coachees, peers, your team, and to create a coaching culture across your system in formal and informal settings
TickBased on the latest evidence in the field of coaching, mentoring & coaching psychology and delivered by an expert Coach and Mentor – read my peer-reviewed BMJ Leader 2024 paper ‘How the ‘Health Leader-as-Coach’ benefits health leaders, their teams, peers, organisation and the system‘ here
TickSmall peer learning groups of maximum 10 participants, using a ‘group coaching’ approach to learning which is based on your own unique needs and circumstances
TickTwo days of group-based online learning with supported peer practice
TickTwo group supervision online sessions to support your professional practice (minimum of one must be attended)
TickInteractive, evidence-based e-learning and resources to enhance your reflection, development and coaching practice; assessment processes aligned to medical and public health appraisal requirements
TickSupportive peer community
TickDesigned to be inclusive for participants who are neurodiverse.
TickDelivered online only, to increase accessibility, to reduce our environmental impact, to reduce costs and your stress associated with travel – & because Fiona is an expert in making online training at least as good as face-to-face!
TickAn internationally recognised coaching and mentoring professional award with an EMCC Global Quality Award Provider
TickOption to progress to more advanced levels of coaching and mentoring practice and to fast-track to Individual Accreditation at Foundation level with EMCC (an additional qualification to the Foundation Certificate similar to professional revalidation)

 

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Minimal Expected Learning Objectives

You will set your own learning goals, and by the end of the Course you will also:

  1. Enhance your leadership, management, appraisal, coaching, mentoring, and/or educational supervision skills through meeting core Coaching and Mentoring Competency categories at EMCC Foundation level
  2. Gain an understanding of the practice of evidence-based coaching and mentoring in the context of your vocational role(s)*
  3. Develop and / or enhance your core coaching and mentoring skills within your vocational role(s) to support both your own and others’ development of skills and performance*
  4. Be competent, ethical and safe as leaders to integrate a coaching and mentoring approach with individuals, teams and the system in both formal and informal contexts as part of your vocational role(s)*
  5. Enhance your own capacity for reflection and improve your own leadership skills
  6. Have clear development plans and strategies in place to support your future coaching and mentoring practice within your vocational role(s)* and beyond which are integrated into your existing professional appraisal processes (where relevant)
  7. Optional: Be able to submit a portfolio to meet EMCC Foundation EIA standards within 12 months of the start of the course if individual accreditation is also desired

*ie as part of your employed ‘day job’ eg your leadership, managerial, appraisal, teaching, coaching, mentoring, and/or educational supervision roles, and with your wider team members, peers, colleagues and system.

Essential Criteria to join the Course

You must be a senior doctor, health leader or public health specialist, and in a position to engage in 6 hours of independent skills practice with a minimum of 2 individuals outside of the learning groups in the context of your vocational role (day job).

The Foundation Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring for Health Leaders is appropriate for you if:

  • You wish to gain an understanding of the practices of coaching & mentoring, and to gain core skills of coaching & mentoring
  • You want to work with others using coaching & mentoring conversations to support and optimise development of skills/performance
  • You wish to use a coaching and/ or mentoring approach within your own field/role and clearly understand how your coach or mentor role integrates with your vocational roles

coaching skills for doctors and public health leaders

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Are you wondering how to learn coaching and mentoring skills, and learn team coaching for doctors and public health specialists?

Use coaching and mentoring skills in formal and informal conversations – in the corridor, your team meetings, and at the Board table!

The coaching and mentoring course for doctors and public health leaders is for you if you want to:

  • Support junior colleagues, team members, and students in reaching their goals.
  • Structure your approach better for public health or medical appraisals, and mentor consultant colleagues.
  • Use evidence-based coaching and mentoring methods.
  • Develop your coaching and mentoring skills.
  • Get accredited in coaching and mentoring.
  • Enhance your daily leadership roles when leading teams.
  • Advance your career in medical or public health leadership.
  • Build a career as a professional coach in the future.
  • Apply what you learn in this course for your own growth.
  • Improve your coaching and mentoring skills to use them effectively as a ‘Leader as Coach’.
  • Provide coaching in your daily work and through dedicated 1:1 sessions within healthcare.
  • Become an appraiser for your trust.
  • Create high-functioning, effective teams.
  • Help individuals reach their full potential.
  • Enhance the effectiveness of your 1:1 sessions.
  • Invest in and develop people from line management to educational supervision.
  • Encourage others to find their wings, realise their potential, and believe in themselves.
  • Strengthen your leadership foundations as a doctor or public health specialist, and understand the theory behind coaching roles.
  • Improve your own practice and understanding.
  • Boost your ability to work as a medical or public health leader.
  • Develop coaching and mentoring skills for a future ‘portfolio career’.
  • Be a more supportive colleague.
  • Help others feel positive about learning new skills and developing services.
  • Switch between coaching and mentoring styles to support your team effectively.
  • Avoid defaulting to “solution” mode.
  • Enhance your questioning style to align with a coaching approach, and know when to switch between directive and non-directive interactions.
  • Use a consulting style in your leadership to maximise people, resources, and relationships.
  • Develop skills to support your consultant colleagues.
  • Meet GMC & UKPHR requirements for providing feedback and appraisal for public health and clinical staff, identifying their learning and development needs.

You’ll be confident to use coaching and mentoring skills in:

  1. Informal, opportunistic ‘corridor conversations’ with individuals
  2. Formal coaching and mentoring sessions with direct reports, appraisees, coachees, mentees, educational supervisees, members of your wider team, peers, and/ or colleagues
  3. Informal ‘ad hoc’ team learning opportunities
  4. Formal ‘team development sessions’ for teams which you lead, or where you can take on a ‘team coach’ role (with the team leader’s permission)
  5. Wider organisational or system level contexts (eg Board/ Partnership meetings)

 

Optional – Streamlined Individual Accreditation with EMCC

 

Your Foundation Certificate is a globally recognised coaching and mentoring qualification. If you wish to develop your coaching and/ or mentoring skills further as part of your role into the future, then this Course will also enable to you to apply for a streamlined European Individual Accreditation (EIA) process as a Foundation Coach and Mentor.

This is an additional qualification and is like (re)validation and a licence to practice – it is considered essential for a professional coach or mentor but optional for coaching and mentoring in your day job).

Please note that additional coaching or mentoring experience may apply, and you will need to be a Member of – and to pay an additional fee – to EMCC.

 

Here is a summary of the course requirements and details if you wish to progress to EIA at Foundation Level

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I will be able to fast track your application, and I will be able to take any evidence of recent prior learning and prior coaching or mentoring practice into account.

You will need to be able to demonstrate to me additional aspects of your coaching and or mentoring practice (number of hours, number of clients, supervision, CPD).

If you are already using a coaching or mentoring approach you will be able to use this to gain independent accreditation; my Foundation Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring for Health Leaders Course will provide evidence of your competency level).

I am ‘Individually Accredited’ by EMCC at Master Practitioner Coach & Mentor level, and by the British Psychological Society as a Registered & Chartered Coaching Psychologist.

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Ongoing Supervision

Supervision is essential for coaches and mentors to provide a safe, developmental space to take care of yourself, address ethical challenges, and to grow your skills as a coach and mentor.

If you are pursuing EIA with EMCC the recommendation is for 1 hour per quarter 1:1 supervision which can be with either a peer or preferably a trained Supervisor.

Dr Fiona Day (MBChB, FFPH, CPsychol)

I’ve coached over 500 medical and public health leaders globally in the last ten years. My real-world experience as a medical and public health leader means I understand what you deal with on a daily basis. As the world’s only Leadership Coach with advanced coaching psychology, medical and public health qualifications (MBChB, FFPH, BPS Chartered Psychologist in Coaching Psychology, EMCC Master Practitioner Coach & Mentor), I’m in a unique position to help you and your teams to flourish.

I am Individually Accredited as a Master Practitioner by EMCC, as a Chartered Psychologist in Coaching Psychology with the British Psychological Society, a qualified coaching and coaching psychology Supervisor and an EMCC Global Quality Award holder at Foundation Level.

Work with me in a 1:1 Coaching Partnership:

The Focused Health Leader Coaching Partnership –Career clarity and leadership support for health leaders – under 6 months

The Strategic Health Leader Coaching Partnership – A strategic partnership to support health leaders in ongoing complexity – 12 months plus

The Global Health Leader Coaching Partnership –  A unique service supporting global health leaders operating under extreme pressure – 12 months plus

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