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The NHS Workforce Conference North 2023: Looking after our people
08:00 am
08 Feb, 2023
Manchester Piccadilly Hotel, M1 2PG
The NHS Workforce Conference North 2023: Looking after our people
08:00 am
08 Feb, 2023
Manchester Piccadilly Hotel, M1 2PG
The NHS Workforce Conference North 2023: Looking after our people
The Convenzis NHS Workforce Conference series provides a safe and secure environment for NHS HR/OD leaders to listen to the latest policy updates and on the ground practical case studies from across the NHS estate. Previous and continued areas of conversation include Diversity and Inclusion, Culture Change, Staff Recruitment and Retention, Technology and Leadership Development.
The 2020/2021 NHS: People Plan, along with the NHS People Promise, focuses on how the NHS must continue to look after each other and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging. The plans also offer practical advice and guidance on growing the workforce, training and collaborative working with the aim being to improve outcomes for patients.
We have shared some amazing examples of best practices at previous events including Lucy Renwick, Workforce Transformation Lead – National at Health Education England, Lucy joined us at our Feb 2021 addition and provided details of the HEE Star Initiative which provides a simple but effective model to support workforce transformation, enabling those responsible for delivering healthcare services to explore workforce challenges in more detail.
Our 2023 event will open the debate on some of the core areas listed within the 2020/2021 NHS People Plan.
In support of the NHS, we are providing all NHS Workforce managers and leaders with a fully funded and complimentary delegate pass to attend this session.
The NHS Workforce Conference North 2023: Looking after our people Key Subjects
Key event learning points for NHS Workforce Conference:
- Workforce planning: The NHS is focusing on improving workforce planning in order to ensure that it has the right number and mix of staff to meet the needs of patients.
- Recruitment and retention: The NHS is facing challenges in recruiting and retaining staff, particularly in certain specialties and geographic areas. As a result, it is implementing initiatives to improve recruitment and retention, such as offering flexible working arrangements and training programs.
- Training and development: The NHS is investing in training and development for its staff, in order to upskill and reskill the workforce and ensure that it has the knowledge and skills needed to meet the changing needs of patients.
- Diversity and inclusion: The NHS is working to increase diversity and inclusion in its workforce, in order to better reflect the diverse populations it serves and to create a more inclusive and welcoming workplace.
- Workforce engagement: The NHS is focusing on improving workforce engagement, in order to create a more positive and supportive working environment and to improve the retention and satisfaction of staff
Who will Attend
- Chairs
- Chief Executives
- Chief Nurses/Directors of Nursing
- Clinical Commissioning Group Members
- Clinical Directors/Leaders
- Commercial Directors/Managers
- Contracts Directors/Managers
- Director/Heads of Workforce and HR
- Director/Heads of Operations
- Directors /Heads of Finance
- Directors/Heads of Commissioning/Procurement
- Directors/Heads of Efficiency and Productivity
- Directors/Heads of Organisational Development
- Directors/Heads of Patient Engagement
- Directors/Heads of Policy
- Directors/Heads of Service Transformation
- Directors/Heads of Staff Engagement/Training/HR
- Directors/Heads of Strategy and Transformation
- Estates and Facilities Directors/Managers
- Finance Directors
- Head of Commissioning Support Units
- Improvement Programme Managers/Directors
- NHS Trust Directors and Senior Managers
- Operations/Performance Directors
- Pharmacy Directors and Heads of Medicines Management
- Service Improvement Directors
Your Pass Includes....
Your Pass Includes:
- Multiple live keynote presentations
- Live examples of both NHS and Commercial best practice
- Breakfast, Lunch and Refreshments included
- Meet the supplier sessions.
- Networking opportunity
- Live Q&A sessions with all speakers on the day
- Drinks receptions (subject to event)
- CPD accreditation
- Prize draws
Speakers
Bongi Cristabel Sibanda
Health Professions Education Leader/Clinical-Academic Consultant Nurse
Clare Hawkins
Strategic Healthcare Advisor
Emily Collinge
Improvement & Delivery Manager / Urgent and Emergency Care Performance / National Chair of Disability And Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
Emma Owen-Amadasun
Senior Consultant
Rachel Egan
Head of Inclusive Growth
Sandra Berns FCIPD
Managing Director & Senior HR Consultant
Sponsors & Partners
The Agenda
08:00
Registration, Networking & Breakfast
Registration, Networking & Breakfast
09:00
Chairs Opening Address
Julie New
Personal recovery coach, author, speaker
Julie New - Personal Recovery Coach
Chairs Opening Address - Julie New, Personal recovery coach, author, speaker (Confirmed)
09:05
Disability and Wellbeing Network: The Success of Culture Change?
Emily Collinge
Improvement & Delivery Manager / Urgent and Emergency Care Performance / National Chair of Disability And Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
NHS England
Presentation synopsis tbc
09:25
The Challenges of changing NHS culture: Panel debate
Emily Collinge
Improvement & Delivery Manager / Urgent and Emergency Care Performance / National Chair of Disability And Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
NHS England
Usman Malik
Head of EDI
NHS Arden & GEM
Aisha Chaudhary
Director of Culture & Inclusion
Lancashire & South Cumbria ICB
Faciltated by Emily Collinge, Improvement & Delivery Manager / Urgent and Emergency Care Performance / National Chair of Disability And Wellbeing Network (DAWN) NHS England
- Usman Malik, Head of EDI, NHS Arden & Gem
-Amina Chitembo, Associate Workforce Transformation LeadAssociate Workforce Transformation Lead
Health Education England
-Aisha Chaudhary, Director of Culture & Inclusion, Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB)
10:05
Creating space to think differently
Emma Owen-Amadasun
Senior Consultant
BearingPoint
Clare Hawkins
Strategic Healthcare Advisor
BearingPoint
NHS organisations are facing an extreme amount of pressure, and competing priorities – many of which impact teams in a number of ways from motivation to morale. We recognise the challenges that the workforce face, and the realities of trying to find ways to make lasting and meaningful change.
What is needed, are tools and approaches that facilitate better insights into workforce challenges so that leaders and teams are equipped to plan effectively, in a way that allows staff to optimise their capacity. The Benson tool is an intuitive platform that brings to life contemporaneous data about team activity.
The result is better understanding of the workforce in order to be able to more effectively predict and plan the requirements of the service to deliver the best possible care.
10:25
Q&A Panel
Emily Collinge
Improvement & Delivery Manager / Urgent and Emergency Care Performance / National Chair of Disability And Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
NHS England
Emma Owen-Amadasun
Senior Consultant
BearingPoint
Clare Hawkins
Strategic Healthcare Advisor
BearingPoint
Q&A Panel
10:40
Morning Break, Networking & Refreshments
Morning Break, Networking & Refreshments
11:40
Chairs Morning Reflection
Julie New
Personal recovery coach, author, speaker
Julie New - Personal Recovery Coach
Chairs Morning Reflection
11:45
Case Study - Centric HR
Sandra Berns FCIPD
Managing Director & Senior HR Consultant
Centric HR
Case Study
12:05
Supporting a culture of Clear Air
Elaine Hepburn
Head of Informal Dispute Resolution
CMP Solutions
Our aim is to give an insight into the cost of conflict in the workplace – this includes the cost financially, time, resource and fundamentally people’s wellbeing and mental health. Through a series of short stories as examples, we will illustrate how organisations can help their teams and managers create a culture of empowerment, innovation, with honesty and integrity. All of our training and services in early resolution help create a culture of ‘Clear Air’ which when role modelled and demonstrated from the senior leadership team can truly make a positive change.
12:25
LLR Wellbeing Hub Care Sector Outreach – Caring for Carers
Salim Khalifa
Outreach Manager
LLR Wellbeing Hub/Amica Staff Counselling and Psychological Support Services
Leona Knott
LLR Wellbeing Hub & Amica Outreach Team Leader
University Hospitals of Leicester
The Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland Wellbeing hub will present their approach to bring health and wellbeing services to staff working in a range of settings in the care sector, through their Outreach clinics. The team will discuss the process, key themes, challenges and future plans.
12:45
Degree Apprenticeships and the NHS: How to utilise the apprenticeship levy to develop and retain your staff
Paul Bridge
Apprenticeship Development Manager
Manchester Metropolitan University
John Williams
Apprenticeship Development Manager
Manchester Metropolitan University
The NHS Long Term Plan includes a commitment to increase the NHS workforce, as well as to train and recruit more professionals to enhance the experience for patients.
This presentation discusses the development and implementation of a degree apprenticeship, and how Manchester Metropolitan University’s Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship programme in Health and Social Care can support the Long Term Plan and the impact of Integrated Care Systems.
13:05
Q&A Panel
Sandra Berns FCIPD
Managing Director & Senior HR Consultant
Centric HR
Salim Khalifa
Outreach Manager
LLR Wellbeing Hub/Amica Staff Counselling and Psychological Support Services
Leona Knott
LLR Wellbeing Hub & Amica Outreach Team Leader
University Hospitals of Leicester
Elaine Hepburn
Head of Informal Dispute Resolution
CMP Solutions
Paul Bridge
Apprenticeship Development Manager
Manchester Metropolitan University
John Williams
Apprenticeship Development Manager
Manchester Metropolitan University
Q&A Panel
13:15
Lunch, Networking & Refreshments
Lunch, Networking & Refreshments
14:10
Chairs Afternoon Address
Julie New
Personal recovery coach, author, speaker
Julie New - Personal Recovery Coach
Chairs Afternoon Address
14:15
‘I Can’ – breaking down barriers and building pathways into jobs
Rachel Egan
Head of Inclusive Growth
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
The ‘I Can’ programme has been designed to help unemployed people from economically disadvantaged areas across Birmingham and Solihull into entry-level jobs in health and social care.
14:35
Recruitment and Retention Panel Discussion
Rachel Egan
Head of Inclusive Growth
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Stefano Pochetti
International Recruitment Lead – South East Region
NHS England
Emily Collinge
Improvement & Delivery Manager / Urgent and Emergency Care Performance / National Chair of Disability And Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
NHS England
Bongi Cristabel Sibanda
Health Professions Education Leader/Clinical-Academic Consultant Nurse
Independent
Recruitment and Retention Panel Discussion facilitated by Emily Collinge, Improvement & Delivery Manager / Urgent and Emergency Care Performance / National Chair of Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN) NHS England
-Rachel Egam (Confirmed)
-Stefano Pochetti, International Recruitment Lead – South East , NHS England (Confirmed)
- Bongi Cristabel Sibanda, Health Professions Education Leadership & Health Policy | Clinical-Academic Consultant Nurse (Confirmed)
15:10
Drinks Reception, Networking and End of Day
Drinks Reception, Networking and End of Day
