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Socially Responsible
Employment
Kate Milton and Jonathan Walters
4th February 2015
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Purpose
• Partnership working with Department for Work
and Pensions (DWP), Job Centre Plus and NHS
organisations to support people to gain skills to
help them find permanent employment.
• Long-term objective – reduce health inequalities
experienced from being long-term unemployed,
and improve mental health
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What did we do?
• Convened a meeting with NHS Organisations, DWP
and JCP, and some third sector organisations with an
interest in this area – particularly Pluss;
• Explained how JCP could help with recruitment and
selection;
• Agreed that a trial work experience programme was
feasible;
• Local NHS organisations took it forward with quarterly
meetings with NHS England and DWP to track
progress.
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What can JCP do?
• Vacancy advertisement via Universal Jobmatch;
• Targeted campaigns identifying customers to match
vacancy requirements;
• CV compilation:
• Interview prep
• Pre-employment training;
• Sector based work academies;
• Work experience placements;
• Work trials;
• Matching;
• Sifting
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The work experience programme
• Places for six people – six week programme;
• Selection day – two sessions, 10 applicants per
session;
• Individual interviews;
• Team building exercise;
• Admin and clerical vacancies;
• Joint induction for all organisations;
• Rotational work experience programme
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Induction included:
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Information Governance;
Health Safety and Risk Assessment:
Infection Control:
Moving and Handling:
Six Cs
Basic Life Support;
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards;
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What went well?
• Partnership Working across NHS; DWP and JCP and
third sector;
• Commitment of organisations to make it work;
• Induction;
• Five people are either working or no longer claiming
benefits, and one has been offered a placement
inside the NHS;
• Of the original applicants, two were offered jobs
immediately without taking part in the programme.
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What could have been better?
• Participants need to be clear about the commitment
from the outset;
• Folder for each placement with CVs and contact
details;
• More information about placements for each
candidate at the selection event;
• Evaluation by the candidates of each placement for
future improvement;
• More time in each placement to get to grips with the
role.
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Other work with the NHS
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E mentoring
DH funded and working in partnership with Brightside
Two cohorts already delivered
Third planned for May 2015
Tangible benefits to Mentor and mentee..
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