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May 2012. we help to improve social care standards. A Skilled and Confident Workforce for the Challenges Ahead . Workforce Planning . Right People, Right Jobs, Right Skills to provide personalised and quality services . Support with Analysing .
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May 2012 we help to improve social care standards A Skilled and Confident Workforce for the Challenges Ahead
Workforce Planning Right People, Right Jobs, Right Skills to provide personalised and quality services
Support with Analysing • National Minimum Data Set – Social Care( 21,000 worker records in Sussex) • 80% female • 70% are over 35 years old, 22% over 55 and 10% under 25 • 21.4 % turnover • Workforce Research, Recruitment & Retention and Career Pathway tools
Support with Planning • Guidance on the staff requirements of the Care Quality Commission Essential Standards • Learning from innovative ways of working e.g. assistive technology • Developing Integrated Worker • Good practice – Common Core Principles (Dementia, Carers, End of Life & Self Care) • “Only a Footstep Away” - Neighbourhoods and community skills development
Support with Delivering Workforce Development • Good practice guides - dementia workforce development guide, end of life care guide • New Qualifications – Qualification Credit Framework (QCF) • Frameworks and Standards • Workforce Development Funding • Apprenticeships & Careers • Care Training Code – selecting training providers • Individual Employers and their requirements
Support with Reviewing & Evaluating • Research –Skills for Care’s research (2011) demonstrated a link between qualification levels of staff and higher CQC ratings • Impact of training on the workforce • Improved staff morale / lower turnover (32%) • Improved productivity (28%) • Improved User Satisfaction (23%) • Positive Outcomes for People Who Use Services and Carers – Carers Matters Everybody's Business, Common Core Principles
Networking & Engagement • Skills for Care Sussex Area Network • Workshops & Presentations • E-news • E-Networks • Area Officer
Contact Details Karen Stevens, Area Officer - Sussex Telephone: 01903 752280 or 07969749 541 Email: Karen.stevens@skillsforcare.org.uk Web site :www.skillsforcare.org.uk