CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE NETWORK FOCUS GROUP

 Cheshire and Merseyside Network Focus Group 

Halton Education and Training CentreWednesday, 18 September 2013

Attendees

General Notes • Chair - Dee Appleton-Cairns – Deputy Director of HR, Countess of Chester • The group agreed to meet on a bi-monthly basis, with a telephone conference in the interim

months• Next meeting: Friday, 22 November 2013 at 10 am in the Annex Room, Education Centre at

Halton Hospital

Name Organisation

Dee Appleton Cairns (Chair) Countess of Chester

James Baker Mid Cheshire Hospitals

Alison Westwood Aintree University Hospital

Andy Morris WBEF Network

Amina Khursiwala Health Education North West

Sallie Kelsey Warrington and Halton

Priority 1: Promoting Confidence in a new NHS Brand and RolesWho is Responsible: James Baker and Alex Wells, Sue Watson

Action Steps Notes

Scope what work is currently being undertaken regarding Values at local, regional and national level and how this could fit into the recruitment process

 

• Regional Values - Are you:- Caring/A good communicator/ Compassionate/Courageous/ able to make a commitment? If you are, we can develop you into a competent caring professional.

• Benefits (see sheet)• Fiona Lord at HENW is developing tools to

assess values and behaviours. Currently testing scenarios – to be finished by July/August. Possible LETB funding.

Scope how success is celebrated both inside and outside the NHS- Local, Regional, and National. Investigate the use of social media to share success

• Staff need to be easily identifiable to service users – scope out TAPS uniform colours with a view to giving some consistency.

• Skills for Health, NHS Careers – link to region through school websites, Connections, mobile app, Pod Casts – student champions.

At a recent event attended by members of the group, ‘Proud to work in the NHS’, badges were available.

HR Graduates (Dee) Leadership Academy 

Priority 2: Encouraging the right young people into the NHSWho is responsible: Andy Morris/Sallie Kelsey

  Health Education NW

Action Steps Notes

Scope work experience policies and how organisations currently engage with 15-18 year olds

 

Equality of access Promotion Career Counsellors Support cared for children Year 9 when choosing options 1 week shadowing at age 17

What already exists at regional level around career options in the NHS and work with schools- Needs to be interaction with schools/colleges

 

NHS Leadership Academy Joan Holcroft – Skills for Health, Colleges

and Schools, Ambassador for Health, Derby Council (reduced resources). Care Ambassador Scheme.

Work experience links/visits to school

Partnership event with education leads- Resulting in the production of suitable materials/practical skills

 

Link with clinical staff to produce the suitable materials and practical skills

  

Scope use of term time youth volunteers 

Priority 3: Influence work based and vocational training to continue to grow your own workforce

Who is responsible: Sue Watson / Alison Westwood

Action Steps Notes

Scope pathways and entry requirements to include Assistant Practitioners.

To find out entry requirements at local/regional HEIs

Library of resources to tap into from other providers

Assistant Practitioners and Advanced Case Studies (14 + another 10)

 

Leadership Academy - talent spotting.  

Talent leads into skill mix and workforce planning

Understanding what they offer

Vocational Awards Apprenticeships Bands 1 - 4

Support for career progression. What are other people doing?

 

ON HOLD 

Priority 4: Have a measurable impact on patient experienceWho is Responsible: Sallie Kelsey/HENW/Lisa Hassey/Sue Watson

Action Steps Notes

Laura Dunaway to find out about Patient and Public Involvement at a regional level (used to be a team at the SHA)

 

Scope out what tools already exist to measure patient experience and outcomes.

 

Hub to share benefits/impact framework once available

 

Link measures to education outcome framework. 

Capture Assistant Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner stories. Where they work well but also where they don’t across Cheshire and Merseyside.

Laura Dunaway to share existing Case Studies and case study template.