Presentation by Karen Stansfield, FiHV, Head of Department, Education and Quality, iHV, at the iHV Leadership conference on 7 December 2016. A Leadership Model for Practice

1. A Leadership Model for
Practice
Karen Stansfield FiHV, Head of
Department , Education and Quality

2. Why Leadership?

4. Study Design
•Constructivist grounded theory methodology
(Charmaz, 2014)
•Interviewed :
1. Two focus groups Health Visitors
2. Health Visiting managers/team
leaders/practice teachers
3. Strategic leaders in the
professional development of health visitors

5. How do health visitors make sense of
leadership?

6. (Stansfield, 2016)

7. Making a difference- Professional
Ideology
1. Working in collaboration with
others
2. Connecting with families and
communities
3. Using knowledge skills and
experience
4. Professional Autonomy to
respond appropriately and flexibly
to needs
(Whittaker et al (2013) Start and
Stay: The Recruitment and
retention of Health Visitors)
Making a difference through
leadership- Professional
Ideology
1. Context of leadership:
Professionalism, organisational
culture
2. Purpose of leadership:
setting the direction and
followship
3. Leadership behaviour:
Role modelling, developing
leadership, identity

9. Making a Difference