Achievements

The Wakefield People Alliance has established a Recruitment and Retention Group. This group supports integrated system wide virtual careers fairs, which can showcase Wakefield careers to various audiences. The System Workforce PMO is working in partnership with Wakefield’s Economic Growth Step Up Programme to recruit a full time Step Up Project Manager.

Wakefield has developed an Adults Health and Social Care apprenticeship programme. Our Health and Care Hub Website is available and accessed by partners across the district. It acts as a repository for system wide workforce development resources. It is also a mechanism to publicise and sign post services, events and information to staff.  We also have a established WDH&CP Developing our Workforce Group.

146 international registered nurses commenced employment between August 2020 and February 2022. 5 individuals were recruited through NHSI Refugee Nurse Pilot programme. The Mid Yorkshire Hospital Trust has established a programme of voluntary NHS Cadets for 14-19 year-olds from under-represented communities in partnership with St John’s Ambulance. First cohort commenced in September 2021. The Trust has a Virtual Work experience offer delivered throughout the pandemic and online careers sessions aligned to specific career pathways, such as Therapies. These have been set up in partnership with local education providers.

The Trust is also providing training to organisations that recruit volunteers so that they can improve the quality of their volunteering programmes. They have a Volunteer-Wakefield website, promoting and advertising this across the district.

Wakefield has introduced “Career Conversations” for registered nurses and healthcare assistants.Alongside this the “Suits You” nurse recruitment campaign has been offering flexible working arrangements. We have also established a sessional workforce staff bank for GP Care, vaccine activity and General Practice resilience