What is TfC? Why? Aims Kirk Lower, National Lead for Talent for Care and Widening Participation Links between Talent for Care and Widening Participation
Talent for Care and WideningParticipation are two separatestrategies with their own sets ofobjectives. The main synchronisationbetween the two strategies is inthe Get In workstreams, whichsatisfy objectives from bothTalent for Care and WideningParticipation.There is alsosome commonality across otherareas of the two strategies, butwith each retaining its uniquefocus. Widening Participation Talent for Care TfC and WP Access to medicine Get In Get On Access to professions Go Further Widening Participation Strategic goals and objectives
Improve monitoring & reporting of wideningparticipation activities Enhance visibility & targeting of health careersinformation, advice & guidance Increase, through research & evaluation,understanding & evidence of what works Increase collaborative approach to outreach e.g. incommunity & schools Increase work-related experience opportunities Talent for Care Strategic intentions Get In
Opportunities for people to start their career in a support role Workstreams include: Princes Trust 606 placements with 373 positive outcomes 15,000 work experience placements E-VBR Attraction tool Apprenticeships LETB and organisations good practice Movement to Work Young people campaign Inspiring the Future Work experience and Health Ambassador commitments Get On Support people to be the best they can be in the job they do
Workstreams include: CC HCC IHM/RSPH work Apprenticeships target this year 12,721 and next year 19,375 Trailblazers Primary Care apprenticeships Go Further Provide opportunities for career progression, including into registered professions Workstreams include: Career Development Framework HCA to nurse Bridging Programme Part-time degree commissions Working with HEIs to agree acceptance of prior learning and vocational qualifications Making It Happen Ongoing project work Increasing work experience opportunities and now part of M2W voluntary collaboration of large employers, chaired by Marks and Spencer, committed to providing work experience opportunities for NEETs. Campaign run and resources delivered by NHS Employers encouraging and supporting employers to recruit more young people. National investment with the Princes Trust to run pre-employment programmes for disadvantaged young people.Some local areas also have their own pre-employment programmes. Increasing the number of Health Ambassadors talking about NHS Careers in state schools and colleges. Ongoing project work The Sutton Trust and the Social Mobility Foundation both work in partnership with the Medical Schools Council, running programmes to support young people from disadvantaged and underrepresented groups to get into medical schools. Shape of Caring The Shape of Caring review includes some recommendations that link very closely with Talent for Care.We will be working with the Shape of Caring team through the engagement process and implementation of the recommendations that are taken forward, particularly on Themes 2 and 3, valuing care assistants and widening access for care assistants to enter the nursing profession. heee.talentforcare@nhs.net #talentforcare Talent for Care
What is TfC? Why? Aims