After you have decided that you do need to make a referral to the DBS the procedure to do this can be quite daunting. In this Podcast Nyla Cooper – programme lead for professional standards, chats with Lyn Gavin from the DBS to make it easier to understand how a referral can be made, including what information is required by the DBS.
Get your tissues ready as the Do OD Team wave a fond farewell to Steph in our latest update. We welcome Rebecca and James who join our podcast for the first time, covering news about our latest OD Superstar, the OD in the NHS Conference, Virtual Mentoring, OD Myths and bring you some early feedback from our DoOD Inquiry. We’d love your feedback via Twitter @NHSE_DoOD
The Electronic Staff Record (ESR) has a new interface to provide regular updates from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) about the criminal status of staff. Listen to Nyla Cooper, NHS Employers’ programme lead for professional standards, chat with David Cowley from DBS, and Claire Murdock and Maria Scott from the central ESR team, about the new interface and what it means for employers.
29 / 05 / 2014 Episode five of DoODcast is brought to you by our award winning team! We tell you all about our visit to the ODN Europe conference, congratulate our latest Do OD Superstar, celebrate our award and let you know how you can get involved with a piece of research into the impact of our work so far, plus bring you the usual updates from across our projects. Thanks for listening- we really appreciate you taking the time to listen to us.
As part of #EQW2014 we have created a podcast that explores diversity in the workforce. Dean Royles from NHS Employers, Carol Baxter from Imperial College, and Jeremy Dawson from Sheffield University, come together to discuss the benefits of having a diverse workforce as well as barrier to this and ways to overcome them.
As part of #EQW2014 week we have produced a podcast exploring emotional wellbeing in the workplace with Peter Hall from ENEI, Stephen Bowen, British Institute of Human Rights, Dean Hambleton-Ayling, University College London and Jennifer Gardner, NHS Employers - the podcast is in two parts. Part 2 continues the conversation discussing what we need to do to support managers, how do we engage better with staff and keep the momentum going around emotional wellbeing, we ask what is the role of the t...
As part of #EQW2014 week we have produced a podcast exploring emotional wellbeing in the workplace with Peter Hall from ENEI, Stephen Bowen, British Institute of Human Rights, Dean Hambleton-Ayling, University College London and Jennifer Gardner, NHS Employers - the podcast is in two parts. Part 1 explores the issues around mental health in the workplace and looks at whether employers are beginning to understand mental health and if this is changing.
Welcome to the latest episode of DoODcast, riding high on the success of our last episode which was our most popular yet. Thanks to everyone who listens to our little podcast. In this episode we talk about our website makeover, introduce you to OD superstar Jodi Brown, reveal details of the OD in the NHS Conference, and celebrate the launch of GROW OD and the birth of baby Joshua. It’s nine minutes of news from the world of Do OD from Paul, Steph, Danni and Karen.
In this podcast, Dr Anne de Bono, chair of NHS Health at Work (http://www.nhshealthatwork.co.uk) talks about what a quality occupational health service looks like, the role of occupational health in achieving organisational goals and how it can contribute to the health and wellbeing agenda.
Hear the personal reflections from some of our partner organisations following the first Values Based Recruitment (VBR) partner workshop, held in Leeds on the 2nd April 2014. In this podcast we feature, Lydia Larcum, Programme Manager for VBR at NHS Employers, Lara Somers, Programme Officer for VBR at NHS Employers along with guest speakers Gill Travis, Head of Recruitment and Transactional Services at NHS Blood and Transplant and Laura Condie, Workforce and OD Project Officer at Chesterfield Ro...
Professor Cary Cooper is a distinguished professor of organisational psychology and health. In this podcast he discusses emotional health and wellbeing with NHS Employers chief executive, Dean Royles. They discuss what is emotional wellbeing, how do we define and what this means for NHS staff.
Welcome to episode three of DoODcast which we recorded live with our special guest Mee Yan Cheung-Judge and fifty of our closest friends from the DoOD Network. It’s our best (and most terrifying) one yet!
Rev David Southall set up his own blog to highlight “Good news stories from Worcestershire’s Hospitals”. The blog is close to receiving 250,000 hits since it launched in March 2013. In this podcast David talks us through his blogging journey, highlighting the compassionate care that takes place daily in his NHS Trust. Visit Davids blog at http://revdavidsouthall.com/ Follow on twitter @revdavesouthall @WeChaplains
Paul Taylor from NHS Employers explores compassion and the importance of teams in staff experience.
In the final podcast from our virtual board, Amanda Oates, director of workforce at Mersey Care NHS Trust talks about holding up the mirror and why staff should practise what they preach to patients in relation to health and wellbeing. Amanda also discusses how making health and wellbeing initiatives accessible, simple and fun can have a positive impact on staff engagement and how taking a strategic approach and embedding wellbeing into governance frameworks is also linked to success.
In this new podcast, Dean Royles talks to Victor Adebowale, chief executive of Turning Point and non-executive director at NHS England. They discuss the leadership challenges facing the NHS today and the important role of HR.
In this podcast Clive Lewis, non-executive director at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust highlights the importance of the role that managers play in dealing with staff health and wellbeing. He talks about offering managers training in having difficult conversations with staff and how changing the focus from sickness absence to productivity can make staff feel valued.
NHS Employers chief executive Dean Royles talks through the free social media toolkit for the NHS, which contains all you need as a communications lead, team or organisation for your first six months using social media.
Listen to Claire Johnston, Director of Nursing and People at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust talking about the importance of not losing sight of the compassion you must show to your staff. In light of the recent Francis, Berwick and Keogh reports it is crucial to have health and wellbeing linked through all your organisational strategies.
Listen to Dr Michael Marsh, Medical Director at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust in our latest podcast talking about how playing to individuals' interests will increase engagement and how they have linked with their local university and community to launch their 'Life Lab'.
Episode two of DoODcast. In ten minutes or less we bring you a round-up from the Do OD team on what has happened this month and what's coming up.
Listen to Jeff Buggle, Director of Finance & Performance Management at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust talking about how to build a robust business case for investment in staff health and wellbeing, the importance of learning to speak your boards language and showing the impact on the bottom line...
Hear the personal stories of our Virtual Board members in a series of podcasts about how they have implemented staff wellbeing initiatives in their organisations and what has inspired them to lead the way. This week we feature Steve Shrubb, Chief Executive at West London Mental Health NHS Trust in his podcast titled 'Informed, Involved, Engaged.' Visit our latest news page for more details.
Launching for 2014, DoODcast is our new monthly podcast from the organisational development (Do OD) team. In ten minutes or less each month we will be bringing you a round-up from the Do OD team on what has happened this month and what's coming up.
Overseas recruitment may not be as commonly used as in previous years, but due to various NHS workforce shortages across the country, it remains a legitimate solution to ensuring safe staffing levels. Listen to how Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has used overseas recruitment to increase their nurse staffing levels.
NHS Employers encourages organisations to help young people on their journey into work, but recognises there are certain barriers that can prevent young people from entering the labour market. In this podcast Gill Bellord (NHS Employers), Dr Anthony Mann (Education and Employers Taskforce) and Laura Mangan (Education Charity Brightside) discuss how employers can make their recruitment more youth friendly and highlight some of the benefits of employing young people.
NHS Employers talks to members of the NHS Employers Virtual Board who took part in a panel discussion in August 2013. Questions were developed by members of the health and wellbeing network who attended the discussion session. This is one in a series of podcasts with the panel.
In this podcast, Hanna Murphy (NHS Employers) speaks to Claire London and Jeremy Over from University College London Hospitals about the work they have been doing to embed values in their recruitment (and other HR) policies for different staff groups.
Head of Nursing and Patient Experience, Anne Cleary, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust knows how challenging it can be recruiting for the critical role of Healthcare Assistant. In this podcast, Anne talks about the ongoing and successful partnership the trust has with its local JCP along with Anna Bittle, Employer Adviser at JCP. Presented by Liz Eddy, Head of Skills in Employment at NHS Employers Elizabeth.Eddy@nhsemployers.org
Caroline Waterfield, Head of Employment Services at NHS Employers met with Helene Donnelly, Ambassador for cultural change at Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust to discuss Helene's Ambassador role. Helene talks about the role, why it was established, how it works in practise and the benefits of the role for encouraging staff to raise concerns at work.
