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Please complete this staff survey ahead of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Audit in August 2021

 

The ICO is the UK regulator for information rights and is responsible for enforcing and promoting compliance with data protection legislation.  As part of this work the ICO will be conducting an audit of the Trust in August and would like to gather information on staff awareness of data protection.  Please click here to complete the ICO survey (live until 23:45 on 13 August). The survey is anonymous and should only take five minutes to complete.  Please contact informationgovernancepht@nhs.net for further information.

 

 

Sarah Brampton

Director of Finance and Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO)

 

Penny Taylor

    Head of Information Governance and Data Protection Officer (DPO)

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Learning About Diversity and Inclusion: 10 Free Virtual Courses

March 29, 2021

By: Emma Esparza

Emma Esparza is a career coach at Indeed with experience as a recruiter, university career advisor and senior technical career coach. She is passionate about guiding all job seekers in their intersectional uniqueness toward a successful job search and fulfilling career.

When asked how to support traditionally underrepresented or marginalized groups (and in particular, the black community), LaFawn Davis—Indeed’s Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging—says:

"The best work we can do is examine ourselves—all of us (now and always). We can listen and learn to make sure our actions in the workplace aren’t harming others.”

Davis emphasizes the importance of doing the work to understand the causes and effects of intolerance, the experiences of those who are different from us and the necessity of educating ourselves. In this article, we explore 10 free online resources you can use to learn about diversity and inclusion at work.

While some of these resources are tailored for people managers to help build and lead diverse and inclusive teams, others are more general for anyone seeking to learn more about how to be a more inclusive team member at work. A few course descriptions also reference their usefulness for “leaders”—it’s worth noting that leadership is a skill anyone, not just managers, can learn and use to create inclusive environments. Also, many of the suggested courses take place over a period of several weeks and provide an opportunity to dive deep into the respective topic.

So whether you’re a manager or leader, or simply interested in learning more, these courses on diversity and inclusion can help build our understanding of diversity and inclusion for a better, stronger workplace. 

 

Please click here for more information on the 10 free courses:

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/diversity-inclusion-virtual-courses 

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(Non-Medical) Clinical Staff Invitation

A recent examination of our Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) data in the South West has shown that whilst we have more colleagues from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups in Bands 5 compared to local populations, the number drops considerably after Band 5.  We want the South West to be the best place for all of our colleagues to live, work and achieve their career goals, and are committed to having Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Colleagues in all bands in the South West.  We want to understand what the barriers are from your perspective to applying for or gaining promotion beyond your current band.  This is your opportunity to tell us what matters most to you, and what we can do to help you achieve your career ambitions.

 

We are holding two focus groups to talk to you more about this and to agree what actions we can all take together to make it easier for you to apply for and achieve promotion.

 

If you would like to book onto 23 July 2021 at 11am to 1.15pm please CLICK HERE

or

If you would like to book onto 5 August 2021 at 2pm to 4.15pm please CLICK HERE

 

(Please note, if you do not already have an account with NHS England events you will need to register an account first).

 

 

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National Staff Survey 2020

UHP Big Conversation – Staff Health & Wellbeing

Tuesday 13^th July – 11.00 - 11.30

Thursday 15^th July – 2.30 – 3.00

via MS Teams

           

Martin Bamber and members of the Trust’s Staff Health & Wellbeing Group will be hosting a  number of Big Conversations, discussing  what health & wellbeing means to you, what good wellbeing support looks like and how we can do more of it

 

We’d really like to hear about your experiences in relation to this and learn what is going well, what we need to do more of and your ideas on what we could all improve going forwards.

 

Everyone is welcome

 

We understand that you might not be able to stay for the whole session, 

so please feel free to join & leave as necessary.

 

If you aren’t able to join one of the sessions but would like to share your feedback, we would welcome your comments and feedback which you can email to Martin Bamber, Assistant Director of People  at martinbamber@nhs.net or via one of the attached postcards

 

 

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Men’s Health Week: 14 - 20 June 2021

 

Men's Health Week raises awareness of the health issues that affect men and boys disproportionately and focuses on getting men to become more aware of health problems they may have or could develop and gain the courage to do something about it. The theme for this year is a campaign of men’s mental health in the era of Covid-19.

 

For Men's Health Week 2021, we need to raise awareness of the struggles many men are experiencing with their mental health as we slowly re-open and adjust to a post-Covid world - if you want to find out more about how to get involved, click here.

 

On a Trust-wide level, our Communications Team and Counselling Team are working together with our Men’s Conversation members, as well as a host of both internal and external guest speakers to raise awareness and educate colleagues. Certain issues affecting men, such as work/life balance, mental health, loneliness, the importance of talking, how to seek help, financial troubles, working in a high-profile public position and pressures, as well as personal stories, will come together in a podcast series. Stay tuned for further information in the coming weeks.

 

For personal support, please visit our Support Hub or email us on plh-tr.staffnetworks@nhs.net to be added to our mailing list for the Men’s Conversation groups- an open forum for discussions to take place where we warmly encourage men to talk openly and confidentially about issues which are important to them, led by Dr. Jamie Read.

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