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Succession Planning and Talent Management in the NHS

Overview

Succession planning and talent management are processes for ensuring that the NHS has the right people and capabilities to deliver world class health services both now and in the future. Succession planning and talent management are designed to create a pipeline of people to fill future vacancies and to retain and develop staff to maximise their potential. It can be broken down into the following constituent parts:

  • talent management and succession planning

  • managing talent at every level of the organisation

  • identifying “rising stars”

  • attracting talent into the NHS

  • retaining talent in the NHS

  • talent management activities.

Succession Planning and Talent Management in the NHS: Quick Facts

  • The purpose of talent management is to ensure that the organisation has the right people and capabilities to deliver world class health services. Talent Management and Succession Planning

  • Within talent management, succession planning focuses on ensuring that future vacancies for key posts can be filled. For instance when people retire from or leave leadership positions, there should be suitable candidates to fill the vacancies. Talent Management and Succession Planning

  • The NHS needs talented people at every level of the organisation, regardless of whether or not they are the leaders of the future. Talent management is concerned with ensuring all parts of the NHS have the talented people they need to deliver effective services. Managing Talent at Every Level of the Organisation

  • There needs to be a co-ordinated process for identifying and developing the rising stars and future leaders, to ensure that development is appropriate, timely and consistent. Identifying “Rising Stars”

  • To meet recruitment and leadership needs, talent needs to be attracted into the NHS from other industries as well as “growing our own” talent. Attracting Talent into the NHS

  • As well as attracting and developing talent, talent management is concerned with retaining talented people within the NHS, regardless of whether or not they are future leaders. Retaining Talent in the NHS

  • As well as planning and co-ordinating a talent management approach, it is important to provide a range of development interventions to nurture and develop future leaders and other key staff. Talent Management Activities