People workstream

The people workstream has been established as a key priority area of focus. This workstream sets out to establish better organisational resilience, improved outcomes in recruitment, retention, and collaborative learning with clear development opportunities which retains our skilled staff.

Collaboration survey

Progress to date:

Key focus has been on workforce modelling and pipeline, communities of practice, recruitment and retention of staff.
Lucy Dennis (Strategic Workforce Lead) and Claire D’Agostino (AD for AHP) have joined the group to support the delivery of the workstream objectives.
Draft workforce plan created and shared with the group, tasks include – refresh of current SaLT staffing profile, map SaLT career pathway, staff feedback and engagement, draft and agree options appraisal for SaLT staffing model.
Two staff surveys have been created. One is to understand and support career development and the other is to understand the opportunities for building a community of practice sessions across the service.

Survey analysis - What did you tell us?

Our recent Career Planning and Peer Network Groups surveys have come to a close, and we have analysed the results. Find out survey feedback reports below:

Career Development Survey Analysis

Staff Network Survey Analysis

Career pathways

Following feedback received in the surveys that went out, we are aware that not everyone feels clear about what career paths are available here at CCS. It can be tricky to figure out what training or qualifications you might need and where to find them, despite the great support available.

To help with this, our workstream is kicking off the development of SaLT Career Pathways. These visual aids will give you a clear picture of the different career paths you can explore. We're still working on them, but we already have a couple of examples from Dental and MSK that are ready to check out.

Stay tuned for more updates as we roll this out!

Common requests

A common request from the surveys was for more information about the resources available within the Trust that will support your career development. There are various options available in CCS, such as Apprenticeships, Training Opportunities, Coaching and Mentoring that could help with your development needs.

You can find detailed information about these opportunities by visiting the dedicated staff intranet pages.

The Training & Education Team also offer webinars for anyone interested in career development discussions. Upcoming sessions are:

10th October, 14:00-16:00
5th December, 14:00-16:00

For links to join or to arrange a 1:1 discussion, please get in touch with the Training and Education team. Also on offer is interview skills support.

They’re happy to support your individual development needs!

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