SSWAHS Disability Action Plan - Sydney South West Area Health ...

SSWAHS DISABILITY ACTION PLAN 2008-20116. Priority for Action: Improving and Increasing Employment of Peoplewith DisabilitiesActions Timeframe Responsibility PerformanceIndicatorsTo increase employment of people with disabilities in the SSWAHS workforce6.1 Contribute to and participate in NSWGovernment employment initiatives for peoplewith disabilitiesOngoing Director WorkforcePlanning &Development6.2 Advocate for the inclusion of performancetargets for employment of people with disabilitiesin the NSW Public Health Sector6.3 Develop a “Disability and Employment withinSSWAHS” brochure.6.4 Include information about employment andpeople with disabilities on the SSWAHS Disabilitywebpage6.5 Develop a DVD on employment (and supportsavailable) in SSWAHS for people with disabilities6.6 In partnership with specialist disabilityemployment agencies, develop and implementstrategies to increase employment and retentionof people with disabilities6.7 Provide Human Resource Department staffand General Managers with training aboutdisability and employment issues6.8 Identify models for best practice inemployment, traineeships and work experience.Implement and evaluate the preferred model inat least one facility6.9 Conduct formal workplace assessments fornew employees with disabilities to ensure“reasonable adjustment” of workplace andequipment6.10 Review formal workplace assessmentsannually to ensure that the “reasonableadjustment” of workplace and equipment stillcontinue to meet the employee’s needs6.11 Use information on best practice inreasonable adjustment and people with mentalhealth illnesses to review Human Resources policyand trainingDecember2008March 2009July 2009July 2009Dec 2009June 2009December2009June 2010OngoingJune 2010To increase support to existing employees with disabilities6.12 Undertake a campaign to encourage Dec 2009SSWAHS staff to identify their disability withHuman Resources & provide these staff withinformation about supports availableDirector WorkforcePlanning &DevelopmentArea DirectorHuman ResourcesDirector WorkforcePlanning &DevelopmentDirector WorkforcePlanning &DevelopmentDirector WorkforcePlanning &Development,Director HumanResourcesArea DirectorHuman ResourcesDirector WorkforcePlanning &DevelopmentOccupationalHealth and SafetyManagersOccupationalHealth and SafetyManagersArea DirectorHuman ResourcesArea DirectorHuman ResourcesParticipation ininitiativesLetter sent to NSWHealthBrochuredeveloped &included in theSSWAHSEmploymentPackageInformationincorporatedDVD developedStrategiesdeveloped andimplemented;Number of newemployees withdisabilitiesNumber of HR staffand seniormanagers trainedReviewundertaken. Trialof modelcommencedNumber ofworkplaceassessmentsundertakenAnnual workplaceassessmentBest practiceidentified andsystems reviewedCampaignconducted andeffectivenessassessedPage 34