The Wakefield People Plan
The health and social care system is facing significant workforce challenges. Like most of the population, our staff have been through a traumatic period with the pandemic and then the cost of living crisis. We now need to reinvigorate our workforce by bringing staff together, developing new ways of working and making health and social care the chosen career for young people.
The overarching aim of The Wakefield People Plan is to ensure Wakefield has a confident, motivated workforce. It provides a road map for workforce transformation, challenging perceptions and expectations of how health and social care services should be delivered.
Our Workforce Vision
Our vision is for a Wakefield workforce where people feel supported, confident, and valued to be able to do their role and support the people of Wakefield district to live longer, healthier lives.
We want to promote a collaborative, compassionate, distributive system of leadership and support opportunities for working across different sectors of health and social care.
Our mission is for workforce to be a positive enabler and to create a connected system that supports people in their homes and communities to live healthier, happier lives.
The Six Pillars of Our People Plan
The Wakefield People Plan incorporates six Pillars around which we will develop clear programmes of work over the next five years. These programmes are consistent with the priorities identified in the West Yorkshire People Plan.
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Pillar 1
Looking After Our People
We will ensure that health and wellbeing support is available for everyone. Our people will have the practical and emotional support to do their jobs and be responsive and adaptable to be able to flourish in their role.
Pillar 2
System Leadership
We will support and develop leaders who identify with the Wakefield Health and Social Care system. This new generation of system leaders will have the right skill set to support system working.
Pillar 3
Belonging to the WDHCP
We will foster a culture of openness, compassion and inclusion where people are listened to and feel confident and able to speak up. We will create a culture where everyone feels they belong and where diversity is celebrated.
Pillar 4
New Roles and New Ways of Working
We will develop a workforce which is person-centred. Staff will identify with the Wakefield system and will be able to flexibly move within that system to where their skills are needed.
Pillar 5
Growing and Developing Our People
We will attract people from within our local community to work in the Wakefield system. Wakefield will be recognised as a good place to work. We will value our people, look after staff-wellbeing, and provide excellent career development opportunities
Pillar 6
Workforce Planning
We will adopt a flexible approach to workforce planning which can respond to population health needs.
