Digital Pioneer Fellowship
The Digital Pioneer Fellowship is a 12-month programme that supports NHS staff in a specific area to lead and deliver digital transformation projects.
Who is the Digital Pioneer Fellowship for?
The programme is aimed at NHS healthcare professionals currently employed at any level by an NHS organisation from a range of NHS disciplines including doctors, nurses, Allied Health Professionals, projects managers and IT staff. It is for individuals who are currently leading or significantly involved in delivering a digital transformation project within their organisation.
What’s involved?
The programme lasts for 12 months, during which time Fellows will be expected to attend six days of learning. Support includes:
- An action focused learning community where Fellows are grouped into action learning sets to support problem solving.
- The learning days include a number of workshops and expert-led sessions on topics from design thinking and evaluation, to change management and strategic influencing.
- Each Fellow benefits from quarterly 1:1 mentorship with an expert.
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fellows supported across 45 organisations100 %
All Fellows surveyed in cohorts 1 and 2 were confident that being part of the Fellowship was of benefit to their career*80 %
In the first year of the programme, over 80% of the fellows surveyed cited positive gain, saying that they gained specific technical skills and/or had met an individual challenge thanks to the Fellowship*30 %
of the third cohort identify as BAME60
Net Promoter Score for the third cohort at halfway point**