Skills for Care update Laura Anthony Locality Manager – SW London
Skills for Care’s Accolades awards Recognising high quality care and support
The Accolades reward adult social care organisations who deliver high quality care. Entering the awards gives you the chance to recognise the great work you do and share best practice.
Will you be a winner? If you provide a high quality service and invest in developing your staff we want to hear from you! The Accolades are open to adult social care organisations across all sectors and individual employers in England.
Why enter? To recognise the great work you do To reward your staff or provider for excellent work To showcase good practice across the sector To highlight the positives in adult social care
Categories Best recruitment initiative Best employer of under 50 staff Best employer of between 51 and 249 staff Best employer of over 250 staff Best individual who employs their own care and support staff Best recruitment initiative
Categories Best employer support for registered managers Best employer support for Apprenticeships Most effective approach to leadership and management Most effective approach to integration and new models of care Best endorsed provider of learning and development
Enter now Download an application form at www.skillsforcare.org.uk/accolades Closing date - Friday 23 September 2016 Winners will be announced at our awards ceremony in Liverpool on 9 March 2017
Dementia & Diversity – a guide for leaders and managers Aim is to enable leaders and managers in social care to support and develop their workforce who are working with people with dementia from different cultures & backgrounds www.skillsforcare.org.uk/dementia
Online Tool: Helping you to assess the Care Certificate
Leadership Programme – Moving Up For black, Asian and minority ethnic social care leaders Was developed in response to the identified need for a more representative leadership profile Starts November 2016 To apply e-mail: leadership@skillsforcare.org.uk
Other useful resources CQC guidance on significant delays for providers receiving DBS checks: http://arcuk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/CQC-Inspector-guidance-re-delays-in-DBS-checks-June-2016.pdf Implications of Brexit presentation and solicitor’s briefing: http://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/viewNews.asp?news_ID=3638
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