Supporting our people

We support our people with the training, tools and compassionate leadership they need to do their best work.

 

 

We will commit to

Ensure colleagues feel safe, supported and valued at work and have the skills to deliver culturally appropriate care.

 

We will deliver this by

Implementing safe staffing levels across all clinical services, reducing variation and ensuring services have sustainable capacity to deliver good quality care. 

Proactively supporting colleagues to remain safe and healthy at work, enabled by proactive and robust people processes.*

Progressing our ambitions to become a pro-equity organisation, where colleagues feel they belong and are psychologically safe at work.

 

We will know we are successful if

The sickness absence rate is reduced.

The gap in Global Majority colleagues experiencing harassment, bullying or abuse from other colleagues compared to white colleagues is reduced - Workforce Race Equality Standard measure.

 

 

We will commit to

Provide our colleagues with the tools and support they need to do their jobs.

 

We will deliver this by

Devolving budget responsibility to leaders, giving accountability and earned autonomy to deliver within their budget. *

Removing bureaucracy and duplication in operational and patient-facing processes. 

Investing in our people through training, development and coaching.

 

We will know we are successful if

The NHS Staff Survey 'Autonomy and Control' metric improves.

More budget holders have the responsibility and authority to manage their own budgets.

 

 

We will commit to

Provide compassionate, visible leadership at every level.

 

We will deliver this by

Supporting our leaders to build a consistent and compassionate approach where everyone is treated in line with our Trust values.*

Colleagues feel empowered to perform well in their roles.

 

We will know we are successful if

The 'Leadership' Staff Survey sub-score improves. 

Follow-up TED (Team Engagement and Development) scores improve. 

 

* Key transformation priority 

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