The hard work and commitment of each one of our 7,000+ staff, and the pride you all take in caring for our patients, is what makes Derby Hospitals one of the best Trusts in the country. Our staff tell us they are proud to work here and we’re proud of them for everything they do for patients and each other, every day of the year.
Creating a hospital where patients choose to come and where staff want to work is important. This year Derby Hospitals was voted by staff as the third best teaching trust in the country to work for. Job satisfaction scores were the highest since 2005 and over three quarters of staff told us they were supported in their work.
Throughout the year we have been concentrating on a number of areas not only to ensure we provide the best care for patients but that we also support and develop our staff.
Here are some of the highlights of 2010...
Employer of Choice
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Recruitment success - Focus this year has been on nurses with pooled recruitment days being held once a month throughout the year.
We also held a large job fair in January with more than 290 attendees and smaller specific events during the year We have successfully recruited more than 200 nurses and HCAs.
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Diversity Forums
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opportunities for Trust employees to come together to discuss diversity issues.
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Staff benefits package extended - More available including, Cycle to Work scheme and the Home Computer scheme.
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Supporting staff health & well-being -This is really important to us and this year we’ve supported a number of events, including Be Inspiring/ Know your Numbers through the Trust’s Workplace Health and Well-being Group.
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Supporting future staff - ‘Future Jobs Fund’ programme has created employment opportunities for 18-24 year olds, as well as schools tours and projects, such as students being released one afternoon a week to come and volunteer in different departments, gaining an insight into the NHS for the future.
Leadership
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Appraisals - After the results of the 2009 Staff Survey this was identified as a Trust Board priority. The good news is by October 71% of staff had received an appraisal within the last 12 months.
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NHS Leadership Awards - Consultant urologist Mike Henley has been shortlisted for Innovator of the Year for developing an
innovative approach to the diagnosis and treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTs).
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Leadership and Management programme - 119 people took
the programme in 2009/10 and a number of business cases have
gone on to be used within the Trust. 110 people took the Intro to Team Leading Programme. The future: the Trust is reviewing the framework for management and leadership training for all levels of managers within the organisation and this will include the opportunity for people to train as coaches.
Staff Voice
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Staff Forums - Two have been held this year: services Through Patients Eyes and the Trust’s Improvement
Programme. Sarah Woodbridge, senior occupational therapist, attended last month’s. She said: “It’s a great way of trying to generate a discussion around one topic in order to gain useful grassroots feedback. I think it’s important that the Trust engages with its staff in this way.” A range of information and feedback was gained from staff. It is being collated and will be the subject of further discussion at executive level to ensure issues are acted on as
appropriate.
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Healthcare 100 awards - The Trust was voted by staff the third best acute teaching trust in the country to
work for at the awards, which are run by the Nursing Times and the Health Service Journal.
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Staff Survey - 2,000 staff were randomly selected to receive a copy of the 2010 National Staff Survey. It’s only by staff telling us what they think that we can change things. The results are published in March 2011.
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New staff governors - Will be looking at ways of engaging and involving staff.
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Celebrating Success - This year the annual staff awards were the best yet with more
than 85 entries. The Chairman’s Team of the Year was LRCH’s
‘Jonah’ Discharge Project. Well done to everyone who entered
the awards!
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Unsung Heroes - These are members of staff recognised for
going above and beyond their role to provide support for patients, visitors
or colleagues, and make a major contribution to our services. This year’s were lung cancer nurse specialist, Sally Rowe; team leader of the traumatic brain injury team, Gerry White and medical staffing administrator in surgical services, Ann Winson.
All these successes demonstrate how Derby Hospitals remains an employer of choice, that our staff are supported in the work they carry out, that we are continually looking for new ways of working to improve productivity and flexibility, staff health and well-being, and that we work hard to engage with our staff.
Following discussions and debate with staff, staffside representatives, managers, executive directors and colleagues, the Trust Board agreed the Workforce Strategy (2010 - 2014) in September.
