Workforce
“We will respond to the needs of the people we care for, adapt to new, improved ways of working, and work seamlessly with colleagues and partner organisations. We will continue to modernise the way we work and embrace technology. We will do this in a way that lives up to our core values. Together, we will create a great place to work and deliver a high-quality healthcare service which is among the best in the world.”
Staff – Our greatest asset!
We offer a vast range of learning and development opportunities and resources that not only assists staff in reaching their full potential, but enables them to keep growing. Continued personal development is important to us. Every day is a school day!
NHSScotland Workforce Policies Programme
The ‘Once for Scotland‘ Workforce Policies Programme is designed to review and transform existing workforce policies (previously known as Partnership Information Network (PIN) Policies) in line with NHSScotland’s workforce vision:
‘Once for Scotland Workforce policies will promote NHSScotland as a modern, exemplar employer; showcasing our core values, and promoting consistent employment policy and practice that supports the implementation of the Staff Governance Standard and effective recruitment and retention.’
Round the clock access to policies, protocols, tools and templates is available via the HR Connect online portal for HR information.
NHSScotland 2020 Workforce Vision (Everyone Matters)
Everyone Matters is the workforce policy for NHS Scotland. It supports the 2020 Vision for Healthcare in Scotland and the NHSScotland Healthcare Quality Ambitions of safe, effective and person centred. The five priorities are:
- Healthy organisational culture
- Sustainable workforce
- Capable workforce
- Integrated workforce
- Effective leadership and management
Staff Governance
The Board is committed to ensuring that all staff have a positive employment experience in which they are fully engaged with both their job, their team, and their organisation. The Staff Governance Standard highlights the need for staff to be valued and shows that investment in staff is a direct investment in patient care. Focus continues on monitoring activities in respect of the national Standard including:
- Personal Development Planning & Review (PDPR) performance
- Attendance Management performance
- HR Performance – Employee Relations activity
- iMatter, the NHS Scotland Staff Engagement Tool
- Healthy Working Lives (HWL)
- Workforce Planning
- Whistleblowing
- Statutory and Mandatory Training compliance
- Fitness to Practise
- Recruitment
- NHS Scotland Staff Governance Standard Monitoring Framework
- Wellbeing
- Occupational Health
- Practice Development
The main priority area for the State Hospital in terms of Staff Governance performance management continues to be the pursuit of the Attendance Management target of 5% absence.
