Achievements
The Wakefield MoU for staff redeployment developed in the first wave of the pandemic has been reviewed. Partners are committed to working together to secure mutual aid by agreeing to support critical business continuity. We are also committed to the development of new hybrid working models of workingto create more flexible working environement for staff.Staff surveys have been comple ted to gather information on how staff would like to work moving forward, and HRDs are committed to sharing their plans. Staff are being supported to work flexibly/hybrid to meet business and personal needs.
In order to highlight the overlap between physical and mental health we support activities to tackle the stigma towards mental health amongst health and social care staff. We will encourage collaboration and transfer of staff between physical and mental health services and create new roles that work across mental and physical health service boundaries.
In Wakefield we have seen the expansion of General Practice workforce through maximisation of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme. This includes the introduction of new roles such as Social Prescribing Link Workers, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians, First Contact Practitioners, Care Coordinators, Health and Wellbeing Coordinators, Paramedics, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Physicians Associates and Nurse Associates.
We have established a new group, led by the Director of Nursing, which includes key stakeholders from L&D, workforce planning, operational senior leaders and staff side representation. This group assesses and identifies emerging roles and available funding support.
Career pathways are being developed specifically for the nursing, psychology and Allied Health Professions. We have introduced Housing Co-ordinators based into the hospital to address housing barriers to discharge. This post provides additional wrap around wellbeing services to address mental health, health inequalities and financial inclusion
We will support the Mental Health Alliance in the delivery of their Band 2 apprenticeship model which is supported by their care certificate delivery. Take up of their trainee nurse associate (TNA) rollout has been high. They currently have 92 staff in the programme and are now expanding into support roles for other professional groups such as AHPs, psychology and pharmacy.
The Mid Yorkshire Hospital Trust has recruited 24wte healthcare support workers to work across health and social care, providing support to discharge and post discharge settlement. We have developed of new service model for the Integrated Discharge Team. This includes co-location and integration of health and social care teams to improve joint working. We have Identified new roles within the team, including recent proposals on a mental health support worker.
Wakefield has also been developing an MDT approach to the development of Virtual Wards and the integration of community rehabilitation and rebalement.
