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Healthcare Academy Maggie Byers Lead Practitioner Non Registered Workforce Development Work placement Scheme Neil Murray Recruitment Development Manager. Aim. Discharge responsibilities under the social responsibility agenda

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  1. Healthcare AcademyMaggie Byers Lead Practitioner Non Registered Workforce DevelopmentWork placement SchemeNeil MurrayRecruitment Development Manager

  2. Aim • Discharge responsibilities under the social responsibility agenda • Identify the most appropriate route (HCA or Work Placements) for an individual to gain necessary skills or experience - ‘tailoring’ • Tailor learning/understanding to fit the needs of the individual • Provide realistic opportunities for individuals to access jobs either now or in the future

  3. Healthcare Academy • 5 week pre employment course • Partnership with a variety of agencies including Job Centre Plus • Includes a work placement • Support from application to employment • Travel allowance

  4. Key outcomes • Increased knowledge of Healthcare roles and clinical environments • Well prepared to apply for employment • Well prepared for interviews • All mandatory induction components completed • Skills covered – effective communication, motivation, confidence building, team building and customer care • Potential career pathway from support staff to registered practitioner

  5. Challenges • Realist expectations • Number of job opportunities • Flexibility with unsociable hours and work patterns • Part time opportunities and benefit system • Time from application to securing post • Placement opportunities

  6. Work placement Scheme Principles • Developed from Summer 2007 • “a period of work experience, which is unpaid, and is part of a period of study or return to work initiative, which takes place for an agreed period of time between NHS Lothian and career agency/provider” • Practical Experience before entering/re-entering world of work • Demonstration of broad spectrum of career pathways available to potential recruits • Pre-screening and matching of applicants to available departments offering placements

  7. External Agencies & Partnerships developed Children The JET Programme Programme for Alternative Vocational Education (PAVE) Get Ready for Work Skills for Work – Health Sector Bridge to Employment One Week Work Experience Medic Insight Jewel & Esk College Bridges Project Work placement Scheme Adults • Local Employment Partnership (JCP) • Modern Apprenticeships • Access to Industry • Women onto Work • Work Directions • RNIB • Moving Intowork • Work Training Project (OT – NHS Lothian) • Learning Difficulties (ELVOS & Engineshed) • Get On Programme (City of Edinburgh Council) • Veterans First Point • Cyrenians • LEAP

  8. Work placement Scheme Successes Amongst others, these include: • Access to Industry • Jobcentre Plus • Modern Apprenticeships (Estates) • RNIB • JET Programme • Women onto Work

  9. Work placement Scheme Challenges • Increased demand in requests • Lack of placements in certain departments or parts of NHS Lothian • Balancing activity with the university clinical placements • Demand for more than one placement by individuals • Balancing adult work placements with the one week schools’ work experience programme • Implications of Disclosure timescales on placements • Age restrictions associated with certain parts of the organisation • Time commitments placed on departments and managers

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