Skills for Care update Donna Bunce Locality Manager - NW London

Getting Started Values Based Recruitment Seminars Half-day workshops for adult social care employers of all sizes who are interested in learning more about values and behaviours-based recruitment Employers who use a values and behaviours-based approach to their recruitment report a lower staff turnover and higher quality care 19th October (Guildford) and 6th February 2018 (London) No charge to attend www.skillsforcare.org.uk/events (search for ‘recruitment’)

Webinar – Skills for Care recruitment and retention resources Join our live webinar to find out about the resources Skills for Care has to help employers attract, take-on, develop and retain the right workforce 5th October (2pm – 2.45pm) As well as hearing from our experts you’ll also have the opportunity to ask any questions during the live Q&A session No charge to take part www.skillsforcare.org.uk/events (search for ‘recruitment’)

Good and Outstanding Care   Link to Good and Outstanding Care Guide This guide brings together recommendations and tips from organisations who’ve been rated as good or outstanding to help you think about what you can do to secure or maintain this rating. Brings together recommendations, cost effective solutions and tips from organisations who have been rated as good or outstanding Offers a ‘checklist’ of what good or outstanding care looks like across a range of themes linked to the CQCs five key questions Includes practical examples that have impressed inspectors Provides tried and tested ways of preparing for inspection so you can be clear on how to demonstrate that you are meeting the CQC’s fundamental standards There are four short videos from organisations delivering good and outstanding rated care, take some time to watch these with staff in a team meeting or even one of them at handover and open up the discussion for you, your staff and the service

Registered Manager membership Membership helps to maintain and grow the profile of the registered manager role. It costs just £35 a year to become a member.  Membership gives you access to exclusive resources. New members receive a printed copy of our 90-page registered managers handbook and renewing members receive a printed version of our ‘Good and outstanding care’ guide: workbook edition. Existing members who want this guide but aren’t due to renew, can renew early – adding a full 12 months to their existing membership - and receive the 'Good and outstanding care' guide: workbook edition. All members get monthly newsletters which include an update for your handbook, useful information and best practice examples. You'll be joining a community of professionals across England to raise the profile of the crucial job you do. 

Support to new managers Introducing Skills for Care’s support to new managers and new care services Join our live webinars to find out about the resources we have to help both new care services and new and aspiring managers develop their workforce. It’s aimed at those who haven’t yet had the opportunity to use our resources and provides a short introduction to the tools available to help you deliver the highest standards - from initial induction through to providing good and outstanding care. As well as hearing from our experts you’ll also have the opportunity to ask any questions during the live Q&A session. Tuesday 10 October 2017 from 10:00 - 10:45 Tuesday 10 October 2017 from 14:00 - 14:45 http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Getting-involved/Events/Event-articles/Webinar-Introducing-Skills-for-Care-support-to-new-managers.aspx

Leadership Well-led New Directors Moving Up Commissioners of care http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Leadership-management/Leadership-and-management.aspx Well-led New Directors Moving Up Commissioners of care Community-based approach Top Leaders Well-led - development programme for registered managers New Directors - development programme for new  and aspiring directors Moving Up - development programme for aspiring senior leaders Development programme for commissioners of care Leadership for Empowered and Healthy Communities Programme Top Leaders - development programme for senior leaders Dates are in our events section of the website

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