HR Annual Report Lynn Lane Director of Human

HR Annual Report Lynn Lane Director of Human Resources January 2008 (Agenda item 10)

Change of Direction Ø Moving the HR Directorate forward from Personnel to Strategic HRM Ø Providing pro-active HR Service delivered through systems and process aligned to Trust objectives

The Last Year. . Ø Employment Services: • Review of expertise and capability within the existing team in order to change direction and focus from personnel to HR. • Change of service to managers from reactive to proactive • Clearer focus, direction and management of all case load work eg disciplinaries, sickness absence, with clear action plans and timescales identified at the outset. • Service redesigns • Management of employee relations activities

The Last Year. . Ø Strategic Workforce Development • Establishing a comprehensive Trust-wide workforce strategy aligned with current operational and future strategic planning for the Trust • Scoping programme to meet EWTD 2009 • Input into workforce implications with SHA and PCT re Emergency care and Older workforce

The Last Year. . Ø Learning & Development Service • Review of the service completed with alignment of provision to Trust objectives • Key curriculum initiatives launched based on national occupational standards for staff bands 1 -4 • Management and Personal Effectiveness initiatives • Review of management development programmes in order to deliver new training modules in 2008/09 • Clinical Skills initiatives

The Last Year. . Ø Recruitment: • Complete review of all recruitment and selection activity in order to improve service provision • New Induction Scheme launched • ESR Manager Self-Service successfully piloted l Improved HR Reporting via Board and Quarterly Reviews l Business case for electronic rostering approved l Continued development of childcare services l Completion of first phase of diversity training for all managers in the Trust

The Last Year. . Ø Medical Staffing • 20 new Consultants successfully recruited • Administered the MMC (MTAS) recruitment for Medicine for the Peninsula • Adminstered the MMC (MTAS) starters for RD&E • Successfully re-banded 4 rotas for EWTD 2009 compliance, saving in excess of £ 250 k • Successfully upgraded 4 non-career grade doctors to Associate specialist and Staff Grade levels • Commendation received from the Deanery for the contribution made to the Specialty Training recruitment

The Last Year. . Ø Occupational Health: Implementation of MMR vaccination for new healthcare workers l Review of counselling activity l Resources re-aligned to support new RD&E induction programme • Offering OH assistance to local and national businesses l Devon Partnership Trust contract continuing l Ongoing discussion re proposals with Devon Primary Care Trust to manage Devon-wide provision of OH services l Extension of services offered to the Faculty of Health & Social Work, University of Plymouth l

The Future. . Ø Directorate Vision: To deliver high quality, cost effective and professional services that make a real difference to the organisation.