title: Engaging junior doctors: evidence from "open spaces" in England.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This paper aims to report on a project undertaken in order to identify, develop and reflect on the leadership and managerial skills of clinicians. The main aim of the project was to design, plan, organise and deliver a learning session for Foundation Year 2 Doctors within the premises of one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. The key theme of the learning session was the introduction of the notion of competent medical leadership in the NHS. A leadership role has been traditionally seen as the task of managers and as such clinicians have seemed reluctant to engage.
  
  
  METHODS
  A two hour workshop was designed and delivered with the use of Open Space Technology. Foundation Year 2 doctors were invited to consider the importance of leadership in their everyday roles. An awareness of the Medical Leadership Competency Framework had been a key aspect of the learning session.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The project's outcome can be identified as being the encouragement of Foundation Year 2 doctors in considering their roles as leaders in their everyday tasks.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Design, planning, organisation and delivery of a two hour Open Space learning session with the Foundation Year 2 doctors portrays the session's learning potentials and the potential for such sessions to provide a platform for difficult discussions in the NHS. This is particularly beneficial where a cultural shift is needed in order to see a way forward, notably when facing significant change.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medical Education, HEFT NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McWilliams
authors.forename: Melina M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Manochin
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards