Scope for Growth – career conversations is a new approach to supporting personal growth and developing talent right across health and care. It is designed to provide a framework for high-quality, inclusive career conversations that help draw out an individual’s aspirations as well as their potential. It is a person-centred approach in which individuals are supported and encouraged to take ownership of their own professional development through coaching-style conversations that prioritise well-being.
Scope for Growth conversations are owned by the individual and supports those who want to develop within their current role, as well as those ready for the next step in their career.
In line with recommendations made by The Messenger Review 2022, Scope for Growth will help us to understand, nurture and develop all our people by making the aspirations of everyone more visible. It is therefore an important aspect of Scope for Growth that the outcomes of all conversations are recorded so that conversations ‘matter’.
- Good conversation outcome data will inform succession planning, needs analysis and development planning.
- Understanding the profile of your workforce will help to assess the risk points and ensure any blockers for particular groups are addressed.
- Linking career conversation outcomes to the NHS Staff Survey to track how quality conversations impact this, for example does intention to stay rise where conversations take place.
- Including career conversation outcome data will strengthen workforce information by including the aspirations and untapped potential of people, making sure plans are future-focussed.
You can find more information about the framework in the Overview Guidance document and by linking this link to the NHS Leadership Academy website where you will find a full overview and detail of how to become part of our community on FutureNHS and to gain access to our suite of Scope for Growth materials and forms