Housing with Care and Support Solutions to our

Housing with Care and Support Solutions to our shared challenge

Drivers for Change in the Adult Social Care System in England • • • Demographic pressure Unprecedented financial challenges Raising expectations Technological Change Systems failure eg: Southern Cross, Mid Staffs Hospital and Winterbourne View • A drive to integrate services

Our response focuses on four key areas • • Setting the standards for quality care Finding and keeping the right staff Understanding the bigger picture Looking ahead

Setting the standards for quality care • • Care Certificate Manager Induction Standards Vocational Qualifications Skills Selector Apprenticeships Workforce Development Fund Social Care Commitment Learning and Development Framework – Care Act

Care Certificate from April 2015 • Following the Francis Inquiry and Cavendish Review induction training for social care and health care staff has changed • Common Induction Standards have been replaced by Care Certificate (since April 2015) • 15 Standards to be completed by new to care workers • Observed and assessed in the workplace • Full range of resources available to support employers – www. skillsforcare. org. uk/carecertificate

Care Certificate Standards 1 Understand your role 9 Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia and Learning disability 2 Your personal development 10 Safeguarding adults 3 Duty of care 11 Safeguarding children 4 Equality and diversity 12 Basic life support 5 Work in a person centred way 13 Health and safety 6 Communication 14 Handling information 7 Privacy and dignity 15 Infection prevention and control 8 Fluids and nutrition

Workforce Development Fund • a retrospective funding stream from the Department of Health distributed by Skills for Care • a finite pot of money which focuses on the achievement of qualification units and supports the ongoing professional development of staff across the adult social care sector within England http: //www. skillsforcare. org. uk/Funding/Workforce. Development-Fund/Workforce-Development-Fund. aspx

WDF for Individual Employers and their workforce Applications directly to Skills for Care Funding will cover full cost of training and includes ‘replacement wage’ while PA is training Once application is approved, funds are paid upfront Funding can be for any relevant training the IE identifies, not just QCF units Registration and completion of NMDS-SC is not necessary for this fund http: //www. skillsforcare. org. uk/Funding/Individual-employerfunding/Individual-employer-funding. aspx

Workforce Development Innovation Fund • special funding stream within the Workforce Development Fund • fund projects that are innovative in their approach to influencing workforce development in the longer term http: //www. skillsforcare. org. uk/Funding/Workforcedevelopment-innovation-fund/Workforce-developmentinnovation-fund-(WDIF). aspx

The Social Care Commitment Quality People, Quality Care http: //www. skillsforcare. org. uk/Standards/The. Social-Care-Commitment/The-Social-Care. Commitment. aspx

The employer commitment is a promise to: 1 Recruit staff who care. 2 Make sure staff understand safety and quality standards. 3 Help staff develop their skills. 4 Take responsibility for how staff work. www. thesocialcarecommitment. org. uk 5 Supervise staff properly. 6 Provide thorough induction training. 7 Support staff to put their commitment into practice everyday.

The employee commitment is a promise to: 1 Work responsibly. 5 Protect privacy. 2 Uphold dignity. 6 Continue to learn. 3 Work co-operatively. 7 Treat people fairly. 4 Communicate effectively. www. thesocialcarecommitment. org. uk

Finding and keeping the right staff • • • Value based recruitment tool Culture Toolkit Dignity toolkit Mental Capacity Act resources People Performance Management toolkit Care Improvement Works Dementia core skills Mental Health – greater resilience Common Core Principles

• Culture http: //www. skillsforcare. org. uk/Skills/Culture. aspx • Dignity http: //www. skillsforcare. org. uk/Skills/Dignity. aspx • Mental Capacity Act (2005) http: //www. skillsforcare. org. uk/Skills/Mental-Capacity. Act/Mental-Capacity-Act-(2005). aspx • People Performance Management Toolkit https: //www. nsasocialcare. co. uk/people-performancemanagement

Dementia Core Skills Education and Training Framework – launched October 29 th • Prime Ministers Challenge on Dementia 2020 is the requirement for an informed and effective workforce for people living with dementia (so all health and social care staff have the necessary skills to provide best quality care in the roles and settings where they work The new framework will enable organisations to: • Standardise the interpretation of dementia education and training • Guide the focus of dementia training delivery through key learning outcomes • Ensure the educational relevance of dementia training • Improve the quality and consistency of dementia training

Mental Health Resilience "the ability to cope with pressure. Underpins safe, high-quality, person-centred care and support"

Understanding the bigger picture • National Minimum Data Set for Social Care (NMDSSC) • Research • Workforce Development Strategy • Workforce Commissioning • Workforce Outcomes Measurement Model • Workforce Redesign • Workforce Capacity Planning • Workforce Integration • Workforce Planning

National Minimum Data Set in Social Care (NMDS-SC)

• Workforce Development strategy http: //www. skillsforcare. org. uk/NMDS-SC-intelligence-research-andinnovation/Workforce-development-strategy/Workforce-developmentstrategy. aspx • Workforce Commissioning http: //www. skillsforcare. org. uk/NMDS-SC-intelligence-research-andinnovation/Workforce-commissioning. aspx • Workforce Outcomes Measurement Model http: //www. skillsforcare. org. uk/NMDS-SC-intelligence-research-andinnovation/Workforce-commissioning/Workforce-outcome-measurementmodel. aspx • Workforce Redesign http: //www. skillsforcare. org. uk/NMDS-SC-intelligence-research-andinnovation/Workforce-redesign. aspx • Workforce Capacity Planning http: //www. skillsforcare. org. uk/Standards/Care-Act/Workforce-capacityplanning/Workforce-capacity-planning. aspx

• Workforce Integration http: //www. skillsforcare. org. uk/NMDS-SC-intelligence-research-andinnovation/Workforce-integration. aspx • Workforce Planning http: //www. skillsforcare. org. uk/NMDS-SC-intelligence-research-andinnovation/Workforce-planning. aspx

Looking ahead • Innovation Programme http: //www. skillsforcare. org. uk/NMDS-SC-intelligence-research-andinnovation/Good-practice-and-innovation/Good-practice-andinnovation. aspx • Integration • People who employ their own care and support • Market Shaping

Locality Managers- Yorkshire and the Humber and the North East Bradford and Calderdale Rachael Ross (part-time) Rachael. ross@skillsforcare. org. uk T: 07815 429170 North Lincs & North East Lincs Fiona Macmillan (part time) fiona. macmillan@skillsforcare. org. uk T: 07967 247220 City of York and North Yorkshire Angela Thompson angela. thompson@skillsforcare. org. uk T: 07813 031257 Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland Peter Northrop peter. northrop@skillsforcare. org. uk T: 07817760387 Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield Jeanette Cookson jeanette. cookson@skillsforcare. org. uk T: 07969 762864 South Yorkshire Zoe Thomas zoe. thomas@skillsforcare. org. uk T: 07792 425219 South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Newcastle, Sunderland Northumberland. Wendy Down Wendy. down@skillsforcare. org. uk T 07823444136 Tees Valley Karen Winspear karen. winspear@skillsforcare. org. uk T: 07811393012