1. Oxfordshire Workforce Strategy Eddy McDowall

2. Oxfordshire Workforce Strategy
Themes
Branding
Leadership
Valuing Staff
Career development
Accommodation and transport

3. Oxfordshire Workforce Strategy
5 themes
Branding
Initial joint recruitment campaign and future promotion;
Considering aligning recruitment processes – joint branding.
Leadership
Deliver a skills and leadership development programme for care providers, including securing mentoring opportunities.
Valuing Staff
Extending the current use and approach to value based recruitment;
Identifying best practice and tools to help employers build a sense of community and belonging amongst their staff teams and a welfare support offer;
Exploring options for staff incentives including a long-term service award for care staff and a recognition badge for care staff;
A ‘gold standard’ for staff induction.

4. Oxfordshire Workforce Strategy
Career development
Shape a career pathway for unregistered care workers, including the development of a sector-wide training offer by way of a sector passport;
Develop care certificates within Oxfordshire, as part of a care passport and the development of an Excellence Centre;
Develop an Oxfordshire-branded career ladder with a direct links to current roles and available job opportunities (including apprenticeship);
Using expertise and experience in the system scope the potential to introduce ‘advanced practitioner roles’.
Accommodation and transport
Explore options for expanding housing and accommodation
Key worker housing;
Shared ownership;
Look at options for grants and investment in EV ready for zero-emissions.