Karina registered as a volunteer with Foresight; a local day service for people with learning disabilities. She found this work to be very rewarding and wanted to forge a career in this sector around support work.The Traineeship programme offers young people the opportunity to gain valuable work experience in a quality real life working environment.
Yorkshire & Humber ESR Self Service EventDue to the increasing interest from the region the Yorkshire and Humber Special Interest Group held a Self Service Event, to enable users to share experiences of implementing ESR Self Service, lessons learned, resources required and the benefits.
NHS Bradford and Airedale identified a need to employ more disabled people. The Every Body Matters project is the way they responded to this need. The project was developed by the trust in conjunction with Arthritis Care. It was a one-day positive action course aimed at disabled people who had applied for a position at the trust but had been unsuccessful. Three of these courses were held in 2009 and then independently evaluated.
The national call to action for Health Visitors (HV) which was instigated in Feb 2011 detailed a requirement for significant growth in Health Visitors and a transformation of services in support of children and their families.
This overview provides links and general information on key sources of NHS workforce information.If you would like to suggest additional sources of workforce related information please contact us.General Enquiries eWIN@yh.hee.nhs.uk; or Tel: 0113 394 7984 Debbie Bottomley
The primary aim of the GP Tool is to collect information on primary care practice staff. This includes GPs, nurses, direct patient care workers, practice management and apprentices so that:Health Education Yorkshire and the Humber (HEYH) can invest in training and education in primary care GP practices are supported in workforce planningCommissioners of services can understand the current and future workforce challenges in Primary CareThe pilot at HEYH has developed a web-based tool to collect and record primary care workforce information.
The first Y&H eLearning awards took place on the 18th June 2014 at the Hilton, Leeds.It was a celebration of the hard work and achievements that have taken place through-out the region.There were six categories in total and a breakdown of winners, runner-ups and nominees.For more information on any of the awards, or to nominate someone for the next eLearning awards please contact:Kate Holliday - Health Education Yorkshire and the Humberemail: kate.holliday@yh.hee.nhs.uk
Health Education Yorkshire and the Humber (HEYH) is making significant investment in the recruitment and training of 200 Advanced Practitioners (APs) recruited over the next three years, to be deployed throughout the region to maximise staff potential and help reduce reliance on medical staff. Advanced Practioner Framework To ensure sustainability for the initiative, HEYH are developing a multidisciplinary AP Framework to provide system-wide recognition of these roles, aid transferability between organisations, and support diffusion of best practice.
Margaret Green has recently completed her level 2 Pharmacy Assistant Apprenticeship training. She had worked for five years at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, and hadn’t really considered further education or becoming an apprentice.She shares her education journey that has been 30 years in the making.
Richard Evans completed the two year NHS Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician programme in 2011.He joined the Apprenticeship scheme after a period of travelling. Having previously worked in the manufacturing industry, he had some good skills to bring to the NHS. Richards shares some of his experiences.