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NHS Employers

NHS Employerswww.nhsemployers.org
NHS Employers is the employers’ organisation for the NHS in England. We help employers to develop a sustainable workforce, improve staff experience and be the best employers they can be.
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Episodes

Resilience in the NHS: Prof. Ivan Robertson

At the NHS Confederation Annual Conference, Ruth Warden, assistant director at NHS Employers caught up with Professor Ivan Robertson, co-found of Robertson Cooper, a leading business psychology company. In this podcast they talk about the importance of building resilience and supporting mental wellbeing in the workplace, some of the challenges facing staff in the NHS and how to respond to them. Hear Professor Robertson's top tips on improving resilience and why he thinks management are so import...

Aug 24, 201610 min

Listening into action interview with Hannah Forbes

Steven Weeks, policy manager at NHS Employers talks to Hannah Forbes, co-founder, Optimise LTD about their Listening into Action (LiA) approach to increasing staff engagement. A large number of NHS organisations are currently working with Optimise to help increase their levels of staff engagement using this method. You can read how Barts Health NHS Trust are using LiA in their comprehensive national case study of their work.

Jul 25, 201612 min

Leading from every seat – Health and Care Women Leaders Ep. 1

Find out how the HSJ Women Leaders Network is supporting women to redress the gender balance in the NHS in our exclusive podcast with Helen Birtwhistle, director of external affairs at NHS Confederation and Nursing Times editor Jenni Middleton.

Jul 20, 201613 min

HPMA Awards 2016 - Social Partnership Forum Category

This year the Social Partnership Forum (SPF) is proud to once again sponsor the Partnership Award at the HPMA Excellence Awards on 30 June. Hear the three finalists talking about their winning projects and the challenges they faced in this exclusive preview podcast.

Jun 23, 201612 min

How are you feeling NHS? Ep. 2

The health and wellbeing team recently visited Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to find out in what way our 'How Are You Feeling NHS?' toolkit was being used by staff. This is the second in a two-part podcast, where we talk to Lesley Smith-Payne, head of workforce health and wellbeing at the hospital, as she explains how the success of the pilot of the toolkit on the stroke ward has helped implement good health and wellbeing practice across the organisation.

May 19, 20165 min

How are you feeling NHS? Ep. 1

The health and wellbeing team recently visited Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to find out how the 'How Are You Feeling NHS? toolkit was being used. In the first of the two-part podcast, we talk to Rachael Bailey, the ward manager of the stroke unit where the toolkit was piloted. She tells us how the toolkit supports NHS organisations to talk about emotional wellbeing and the impact that this has on staff.

May 16, 20166 min

DoODcast Episode 26: Systems thinking and Devo Manc

In this special edition of the DoODcast, recorded at our Manchester event, our speakers share a summary of their work, advice for practitioners and how they are applying systems thinking in their NHS trusts. We also follow Helen Parker, Associate Director of Organisation Development at Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, as she meets with OD leads from across Greater Manchester. Helen meets with her fellow practitioners to discuss the implications of Devo Manc and how a...

May 06, 201618 min

What type of manager are you?

Steven Weeks, Policy Manager at NHS Employers and Dilys Robinson, Principal Research Fellow from the Institute for Employment Studies discuss what type of manager you are and why knowing this matters when thinking about effective staff engagement.

Apr 25, 201613 min

DoODCast Episode 25: Happy birthday Do OD!

Do OD is three! We turn the tables on OD leads Paul Taylor and Karen Dumain and find out what their top highlights are from the last three years. Hear what’s next for Do OD and why it’s important to be constantly learning.

Apr 06, 201611 min

Implementing a health and wellbeing strategy - Rob Webster

This is first in the series of health and wellbeing podcasts recorded and produced by the health and wellbeing team. In this 60 second podcast, Rob Webster, chief executive of NHS Confederation, discusses how to deal with a bad day at work, including his three top tips.

Mar 18, 20162 min

DoODcast Episode 24: Treasure the Measures

Welcome to a special episode of the podcast focusing on a topic close to our hearts - Evaluating OD. You'll hear from Steve Keyes on why evaluation is so important to our work and then we take you into our Treasure the Measures conference. Speakers at the event include Dione Hills, James Traeger, Julian Burton, Eli Ribeiro and Hendrika Santer Bream. They're all featured on the podcast giving top tips on evaluation. Also, check out our new evaluation resources at http://www.nhsemployers.org/campa...

Jan 25, 201620 min

DoODcast Episode 23: An interview with Matt Minahan, Chair of the OD Network

This month’s DoODcast is dedicated to an interview with Matt Minahan, Chair of ODN. Paul & Karen spent time chatting with Matt, finding out about his role at ODN and the new Global Competency Model that they’re working on. We found out a few surprises about Matt along the way!

Dec 17, 201510 min

From ward to board: How South Tees created a flu fighter team

We visit South Tees to find out how they created a successful flu fighter team and became the award winning team of the year at the 2015 NHS flu fighter awards. The NHS Foundation Trust came up with the idea of a flu steering group to achieve their highest ever uptake rate of 75.5%.

Nov 30, 201510 min

DoODcast Episode 22: November 2015 - A week in the life of DoOD

Spend a week in the shoes of Do OD, hear from Karen Dumain, programme lead for organisational development at the Leadership Academy, and Paul Taylor, head of organisation development at NHS Employers, as they discuss evaluation, integration and culture change with different members from across the HR and OD community.

Nov 19, 201511 min

Raising Concerns In The NHS

In 2014 Zoe Brown found herself in the Old Bailey giving evidence as a whistleblower against Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. One year on, in an incredible turnaround, she is now Safety and Experience Lead for the same NHS Trust. In a podcast recorded at a NHS Employers Raising Concerns Share and Learn Forum, Zoe talks about her experience and the challenges of Raising Concerns in the NHS.

Oct 02, 20159 min

Flu Fighter: How a song helped mythbust the flu jab

In the first of two podcasts with NHS flu fighter award winners, we visit East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust to find out how its digital and social media campaign tackled the myths about the flu jab and increased uptake of the vaccine among its staff. To watch the flu fighter song mentioned in the video visit :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx2hhl6ndmA For more information and inspiration for your flu fighter campaign visit http://www.nhsemployers.org/campaigns/flu-fighter

Sep 10, 20159 min

DoODcast Episode 20: August 2015 - The almost September issue

This month's DoODcast takes a peek behind the curtain at our Autumn and Winter collection of work. You'll hear an update on our five workstreams and all the opportunities to get involved. We're joined by super special guest Christina Quinn from the South West Leadership Academy.

Sep 09, 201511 min

DoODcast Episode 19 – July 2015: OD in the NHS III

Summer is here and the sun is shining which means it’s a special episode of the DoODcast. This month is all about our annual OD in the NHS Conference which took place over three days in July. In this episode you’ll hear all about the event from the Do OD team and some of the fantastic OD folk who took part. You can download all of the conference materials at www.nhsemployers.org/ODintheNHS

Aug 03, 20158 min

DoODcast episode 18 – June 2015: Busy bees!

Welcome to June’s DoODcast. It’s full of news from the Do OD hive This month: our latest OD Superstar, we’ve published five (yes five) new blogs reflecting on ODN Europe, we update you on OD in the NHS III, OD Capability and Virtual Mentoring. Busy bees! You’ll also hear from our very special guest Jane Hubble who gives an update on how KSS are supporting their OD community.

Jun 23, 20159 min

DoODcast Episode 17 - May 2015: May we announce something special?

Welcome to a brand new episode of the DoODcast. We announce details of our OD in the NHS III Conference, update on the OD Capability programme and take you to ODN Europe and the CIPD L&D Show through the magic of podcast technology. Sit back and enjoy.

May 28, 201521 min

DoODcast Episode 16 - April 2015: Spring Into Action!

Welcome to a sunny spring episode of the DoODcast. The team are back to talk about our big five priorities for 2015, as well as an update on the OD capability project. There’s news from the NHS Leadership Academy and a guest appearance from Catherine Loftus, deputy director, North West Leadership Academy. You can almost hear the sunshine.

May 21, 201510 min
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