The Workforce Development Strategy Group is an innovative, progressive group of Scottish Care members interested in all workforce related matters.
The next Strategy Group event entitled ‘The Spirit Beyond the Letter’ will take place on Tuesday 1st November 11.00am – 4.00pm in Glasgow.
Further information will be issued shortly. Please save this date in your diary.
ALL Scottish Care members are very welcome to attend. Please contact Katharine Ross [email protected] for more information.
Workforce Matters ran a workforce event for providers in Inverness on Wednesday 18th May. ‘Exploring Social Care Workforce Innovation in the Highlands’ proved to be a very successful event, with almost 40 providers attending.
We were delighted that colleagues from the SSSC, Care Inspectorate, Strathclyde University, Scottish Government and Bluebird Care joined us for the day, sharing relevant and interesting information with the group.
Despite providers facing extremely challenging times, there was a huge amount of innovative practice shared, and an enthusiasm for exploring different ways of working. We hope to run another event in the Highlands before the end of the year.
The SSSC are holding live and interactive webinars about the changes they are making to the Rules and Decisions Guidance.
This is an opportunity to find out more about the changes and ask questions about how they will work in practice. The free webinars will be hosted by Maree Allison, the Director of Fitness to Practise. The SSSC will consider any comments made alongside the responses to the consultation
Click on the following link to sign up:
If you would like a paper copy of the consultation please email [email protected]
If you have any queries about the consultation please contact [email protected]
The registration process for care at home and housing support services begins next year – 2017. This will affect a large number of our member organisations.
To ensure that members feel supported and informed before and during this process, Workforce Matters is creating a ‘Ready for Registration?’ Working Group. There was an initial discussion at the Scottish Care/SSSC Regulatory Forum meeting on the 14th June about how we can best support new registrants. Part of this preparation process will also involve listening to the needs of care home organisations who have gone through the process, and now require to ensure their workforce continue their professional development.
There will be more information about getting involved in this forum on our website over the coming months.
We will be involving managers as well as front line support workers throughout this process.
For more information please contact Katharine Ross.
If you would like to become a member of the Scottish Care/SSSC Regulatory Forum that meets 3-4 times a year, please contact Katharine Ross. We are always keen to welcome new members.
Scottish Care is delighted to announce that Elaine MacMaster has joined Scottish Care as a Workforce Development Consultant, working within the Workforce Matters project.
Her role is to enhance and develop the skills, knowledge and professionalism of the workforce within the independent care sector alongside National Workforce Development Lead, Katharine Ross.
Elaine is a Registered Nurse who worked on the frontline in nursing for 7 years in the NHS and for a short time overseas. She worked in a variety of disciplines such as acute care, day surgery and in nursing homes.
After nursing on the frontline Elaine developed a keen interest in Human Resources and decided to embark upon a post graduate HR course becoming an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Her most recent role was HR Manager for a successful Private Home Care organisation based in Edinburgh – Aspen Hamilton Care Management.
While working as HR Manager Elaine was also keen to develop her knowledge within the Third Sector and to experience working at Board Level. She was a member on the Board of Care and Repair Edinburgh and latterly the Chair of the Board for 18 months.
Keen to see the Health and Social Care Workforce recognised and fully involved in the work they do, with a background in frontline NHS and also in Social Care, she is well equipped to do so.
Elaine lives in Edinburgh with her husband and two children, for whom she provides an excellent taxi service! Elaine enjoys all types of cycling especially mountain biking.
Elaine is keen to be of assistance to providers – please do not hesitate to contact her. Elaine’s contact details are available under the Workforce Matters Contact section.
Katharine Ross, Scottish Care’s Workforce Lead, was recently invited to speak at a Scotland Policy Conferences Keynote Seminar at the beginning of June.
The title of the event was ‘Next steps for palliative and end of life care: access, delivery and integration.
Katharine’s presentation is available here. We hope this emphasises the importance of involvement and integrated co-production that Scottish Care place in the development of end of life and palliative care.
Scottish Care has recently been invited to participate in the development of end of life and palliative care learning and educational material. Although this project is in the initial stages of development, we will soon be inviting Scottish Care members to engage in discussions with NES and SSSC. More information will be coming out soon.
If this is an area you or your organisation would like to get involved in please contact Katharine directly – [email protected]
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