Agenda item

Sheffield Accountable Care Partnership (ACP) Workforce Strategy

Minutes:

6.1

The Board received a report regarding the Sheffield Accountable Care Partnership Workforce Strategy.

 

6.2

Jane Ginniver presented the report and explained that the ACP workforce was complex and multi-faceted.  Each organisation within the ACP should have its own workforce strategy which should be integrated with the ACP strategy.  Unpaid carers and volunteers should also be included.

 

6.3

The ACP Workforce Strategy had been consulted on with groups throughout the city and changes had been made following feedback received.  On the whole there had been a positive response.  The overview had been signed off by the ACP and the detail needed to be developed.

 

6.4

Greg Fell commented that he was pleased to see the prominence given to carers and asked whether smaller organisations without the infrastructure of big organisations were at a disadvantage.

 

6.5

Jane Ginniver responded that how the ACP could support smaller organisations would be part of the considerations.

 

6.6

Judy Robinson asked how better feedback could be obtained by staff and noted that it was pleasing to see the unpaid workforce being valued.  Resilient communities created healthy communities.

 

6.7

Jane Ginniver explained that the voluntary service was included and there was a separate conversation needed regarding capacity issues.

 

6.8

Councillor Jackie Drayton said that recruitment and retention needed to be included, as well as links to universities and colleges, in-work training and career progression.

 

6.9

Jane Ginniver agreed and explained that more detail needed to be worked into the Strategy.  A discussion took place regarding retirement and drop-out rates later in careers and the need to ensure that leavers could return if the opportunity was there.  There was also an amount of turnover amongst the lowest paid workers and work should be done in schools to make jobs in the NHS attractive to school leavers as there was a range of jobs and careers available.

 

6.10

The Chair (Councillor George Lindars-Hammond) said that Sheffield had a smaller high end sector than other cities.  Health and social care represented the highest and lowest reward in the city.  There was a need to address payment at the lower end of the scale and create an empowered workforce who were proud to work in health and social care.  It would be nice to see more in the future to address the need to skill up and reward frontline staff.  The organisations involved also had a duty to address this need.

 

6.11

 RESOLVED: That:-

 

(1)  In considering the question set out in the report in relation to the Sheffield Accountable Care Partnership Workforce Strategy, the Board’s answer be as follows:

 

Does the Sheffield ACP Workforce Strategy cover all the most critical considerations around workforce for the city, either directly or through work with other bodies (e.g. the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw ICS) Yes

 

(2)  The Health and Wellbeing Board supports the system workforce strategy.

 

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