AH ANNUAL REPORT 2018

• Working with external organisations to promote
NHS Careers to schools and colleges - the Human
Resources Team are working in partnership with
Merseyside Careers Hub and Health Education
England to promote careers on an ongoing basis.
The HR team have co-ordinated Trust attendance
at external careers events which are attended by
various schools and colleges. They have also hosted
careers event for a local school providing careers
information to year 10 students, providing career
pathway information from various professionals within
the organisation.
• Review of workforce data – throughout 2017/18 the
Human Resources Team has cleansed the workforce
data held within ESR to ensure accurate reporting on
equality information for all staff.
Graph 1.1, shows the Total number of BME staff in post each month from April 2017 to March 2018
6.60%
6.40%
6.38%
6.20%
6.00%
5.80%
5.68% 5.76% 5.82% 5.84%
5.90%
6.02% 6.06%
6.14% 6.17% 6.18% 6.23%
5.60%
5.40%
5.20%
Apr 17 May 17 Jun 17 Jul17 Aug 17 Sep 17 Oct 17 Nov 17 Dec 17 Jan 18 Feb 18 Mar 18
% BME
Future Plans
• The BME network continues to meet regularly and
has assisted the implementation of the disability
network.
• Develop links with the BME communities to promote
careers at Alder Hey.
• Working in partnership with Job Centre Plus
specifically targeting BME unemployment, with the
aim to offer apprenticeship at the end of the Pre-
Employment Programme.
• To continue with all positive active actions to actively
recruit BME applicants such as monitoring interview,
feedback to applicants and vacancy statistics.
• To continue working with Merseyside Careers Hub
and NHS England to promote NHS Careers.
• Continue to improve our data held in ESR by
encouraging new staff to complete all aspects of
equality information on new starter forms.
3.3.5 PRIORITY 5 – Continue to
Improve the Environment and Make it
Work For Both Patients and Staff
Following feedback from patients and families the
Trust identified the need to continue to enhance
opportunities for play and improved entertainment
for children and young people, plus a requirement to
improve wayfinding and familiarisation of the hospital
environment
In striving to deliver this priority, the Trust agreed to
place a specific focus on:
• Improving arts, performance and play
• Improving signage and wayfinding for children and
families
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