Annual Report 2019-20
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Annual Report 2019-20 Putting the care in careers Joined Up Careers Derbyshire Annual Report 2019-20 1 Welcome from Joined up Care Derbyshire Currently our health and care is provided by lots of than ever before. We have formed a partnership, separate but linked organisations. Old divides between known as Joined Up Care Derbyshire, this is Derby hospitals and family doctors, between physical and and Derbyshire’s Sustainability and Transformation mental health, and between NHS and council services, Partnership (STP). mean that too many people are experiencing disjointed care. For example, if you have a long-term condition As part of this joined-up approach, we are working or more than one long-term condition, you will have with health and care teams across Derbyshire to to navigate lots of different organisations, who do help them adapt their service to meet future patient not always talk to one another, and that can make it needs. This involves assessing the health of local difficult for people. communities, now and in the future, and ensuring we have the right staff, with the right skills, based in the By re-organising how health and social care support right place, to meet those needs. Joined Up Careers people to manage their health and wellbeing we can Derbyshire is central to our workforce planning to make services more seamless, efficient and better for meet current and future demands. We welcome this those using them. The vision is to plan future services first annual report from Joined Up Careers Derbyshire together so people can have the best start in life, stay and look forward to seeing the progress made in well, age well and die well. subsequent years. To meet this vision, local councils, care homes and For more information on Joined Up Care Derbyshire, different parts of the NHS in Derby and Derbyshire visit: joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk – hospitals, family doctors, mental health teams and others – are working together more closely Vikki Taylor Vikki Taylor Joined Up Care executive lead 2 Welcome from Joined up Careers Derbyshire Welcome to our first annual report, we hope you Progress has been significant since that time and find this useful in learning more about the aims and such is the sense of achievement that we felt it was objectives of Joined Up Careers Derbyshire and the now appropriate to bring together past successes achievements that have been realised to date. and future plans in a core document. Assuming we maintain this sense of momentum, and that Joined Up Joined Up Careers Derbyshire was originally formed Careers Derbyshire continues to be funded in future as the ‘Derbyshire Health and Social Care Talent years, we anticipate this being the first of many such Academy’ back in 2016, established to co-ordinate a annual reports. range of activities designed to meet the three project deliverables set out below: This annual report covers our main areas of interest and involvement in the local health and social care 1. Attraction and Recruitment – focusing on sector, working with partner organisations across the attracting and increasing the numbers of new entrants city and county in promoting a skilled workforce fit for to the health and social care workforce in general and the ever-changing modern day and future challenges. also targeting geographical locations where there are recruitment challenges We would encourage you to find out more about our work and explore the opportunities to get involved 2. Traineeships and Apprenticeships – to provide and help shape our various work project areas. From pre-apprenticeship opportunities and support a working with apprentices to becoming a workplace clear talent pipeline to support the delivery of the champion for your profession, there are many ways in Derbyshire STP which you can help influence the workplace of today and tomorrow. 3. Retention and Progression – at a minimum to maintain existing staffing levels to meet turnover and reduce service disruption Susan Spray Susan Spray Joined Up Careers programme lead Joined Up Careers Derbyshire Annual Report 2019-20 3 About us Joined Up Careers Derbyshire brings together local partner organisations to Joined up support the current and future health and social care workforce. Careers It seeks to find the best candidates for roles within the (partnership of employers) health and social care sector of Derby and Derbyshire – and support them on their career journey. Chesterfield Royal Our health and social care workforce is without question our greatest asset, but also our biggest Derby and Derbyshire Clinical challenge. With staff shortages, high turnover in some Commissioning Group areas and examples of poor workplace experiences, Derby City Council these are just a few factors that can impact the quality of care. With an ageing population and a rising number Derbyshire Community Health Services of people with chronic and complex conditions we need to use the health and social care workforce Derbyshire County Council differently and respond to new patient pathways in Derbyshire Healthcare order to meet the rising demand. We are part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire, the DHU Health Care Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP), University Hospitals helping individuals and teams work in new ways of Derby and Burton to meet the ever changing needs of patients and the public. East Midlands Ambulance Service Engagement with the future workforce Young people who did four or more activities in school were less likely to become NEET (not in education, employment or training). 46 or half of all secondary schools are meeting Joined up Careers partners to learn about the world of working in health and social care = 7000 students. 4 Derbyshire workforce There are almost 42,000 FTE in the health and social care workforce of Derby and Derbyshire across 350 different roles. Local 14,500 5,500 2,500 Acute Community Primary Care challenges 26% 8% vacancy 4,200 in adult social care (local authorities) of the adult rate in adult social *Adult social care private voluntary sector – 14,700 social care care employment *48% of data recorded workforce are is continuing to over aged 55 increase This means 1 in 11 of the Derby and Derbyshire population are working in health and social care Occupational shortages across many smaller but vital professions Only 14% of the workforce within Aging workforce, more staff retiring the county has a disability Growth in nursing required to support the Government commitment Adding value 41 schools Return to Work engaged Practice Step into Work experience 4,500 Inclusive individuals visited recruitment Rotational our exhibitions approaches Levy sharing apprenticeship Centralised Sector vacancies Based Work The Derbyshire Enrichment Academies offer sessions Joined Up Careers Derbyshire Annual Report 2019-20 5 Employment Skills for Care estimates that, The Derbyshire Observatory records the in the East Midlands region: unemployment rate for all the districts in Derbyshire. 7.8% of roles in adult social The highest overall unemployment is care were vacant, equivalent to Erewash with 2,005 people. 10,000 vacancies The lowest is at any one time. Derbyshire Dales with 305. Engagement with 113 Derbyshire care homes by Joined Up Careers Derbyshire in December 2019 found the following vacancies: 68 2 2 5 care vacancies team leader domestic vacancies nurse vacancies (60%) vacancies (1.7%) (1.7%) (4.4%) 1 1 1 activity worker administrator cook (0.8%) (0.8%) (0.8%) Recruitment and employment Joined Up Careers Derbyshire works in partnership To support the Derbyshire ‘Model of Care’ (how with health organisations and local authorities future care will be delivered) and the new NHS Long to support the current and future workforce. We Term Plan, Joined up Careers Derbyshire is working are working across the health and care system to with local organisations to re-design care aimed at help implement the priorities set out in the Interim developing fully integrated, community-based services People Plan, Health Education England’s Talent for across the city and county. We are working with key Care, Widening Workforce Participation Strategy stakeholders to support integrated ‘place’ teams to and the NHS Long Term Plan, including workforce create new roles which will reduce pressure on hospital development, recruitment and retention as well as services and boost out-of-hospital care. promoting career and employment opportunities throughout the city and county. 6 “We just wanted to say a massive thank you again for supporting our year nine Industry Day. We really appreciate and value your time in coming out to speak to our students to help raise aspirations and to inspire them in their career choices.” Tim Taylor, Aspirations Careers Employability Coordinator, Schools and colleges Murray Park School We play an active role within schools and colleges, In the last 12 months, we have held workplaces, and the wider community, promoting all 109 events with schools. that is best about working in health and social care. For young people we offer enrichment workshops We are currently engaging with (practical, interactive sessions that complement the 46 schools across Derby and health and social care curriculum), mock interviews (helping prepare students for the world of work), Derbyshire. and one-to-one careers coaching. We also deliver We estimate that our work has engaged with workshops in specialist areas such as values, maths in a care setting, first aid, safeguarding, and 7,000 students over the past year. dementia to students. Allestree Woodlands School pupils, participants in a CV workshop: The pupils certainly found the presentation interesting and a number of I now have a bigger knowledge of what to write. them have shown an interest in pursuing I think that they (the presenters) are really helpful some of the options. As a careers teacher, it and friendly and kind.