1. Independent Sector Workforce Development Reference Group Scottish Care Update: 25 June 2013

2. Independent Sector Workforce Development Scottish Government funds Scottish Care for workforce development (to March 2014) Agreed outcomes: Understanding views, needs and capacity of providers Building capacity Supporting regulation

3. Independent Sector Workforce Development REMIT OF WD REFERENCE GROUP 1.Reflect the views and needs of care home, care at home and housing support providers in relation to the workforce implications of health and social services policy and regulation 2.Assist in gauging the capacity of providers to deliver on the workforce development agenda 3.Articulate the knowledge and information requirements of providers 4.Guide how providers might be supported to prioritise the range of workforce development demands arising from the key strategy and policy drivers 5.Consider how to advise and support providers in meeting workforce regulation and registration requirements 6.Advise on how best to engage with the wider provider network to progress the objectives of the project

4. Independent Sector Workforce Development Workforce Development Reference Group : Consultations Advice Representation Pilot/Project work Topic Joint Working Groups Supporting events

5. Independent Sector Workforce Development Topic Areas: SDS – Making the Journey Integration – Nothing yet Dementia – Dementia Joint Working Group Leadership – Leadership Joint Working Group Knowledge into practice - Today Clinical – Nothing yet

6. Independent Sector Workforce Development Policy & Regulation Integration of Adult Health and Social Care Bill Reshaping Care for Older People (10 year strategy to 2021) Self-directed Support Act (2013) Scotland’s National Dementia Strategy (2013) Care Inspectorate & National Care Standards SSSC Registration

7. Independent Sector Workforce Development Scotland’s National Dementia Strategy (2013-16): Support for people in communities and community settings 17 commitments Commitment 12 We will work with Scottish Care, SSSC, NES and others to assess the need for, and take further action on, improving service response around care homes, care at home and adult day care services. This will include attention to staff training and support for the implementation of the post-diagnostic HEAT target and the commitment on reducing inappropriate prescribing of psychoactive medication for people diagnosed in care homes

8. Independent Sector Workforce Development Scotland’s National Dementia Strategy (2013-16): Promoting Excellence Programme includes: To undertake a range of a activities to further support workforce development in the care home, care at home and adult day care sectors

9. Independent Sector Workforce Development INTEGRATION: Workforce Development Implications 1.Promotion of appropriate values and attitudes through effective recruitment and selection of health and social care workers 2.Creation, at both a national and local partnership level, of cross-sector collaboration on workforce modelling, planning and development 3.Supporting the further development of guidance to consolidate and enhance common good practice at the induction stage of a health and social care worker’s journey 4.Promotion of health and social care as a career and the development of a career pathway across health and social services; work to attract more men into social care employment

10. Independent Sector Workforce Development INTEGRATION: Workforce Development Implications 5.Collaboration across the health and social care partnerships to ensure the frontline worker in particular possesses the knowledge, skills, values and is empowered to undertake the growing complexity and accountability of their role to meet the outcomes people wish 6.Promotion of common core skills across health and social care 7.Growth of partnership planning and resource allocation at a national and local level to promote common learning & development and shared work activity across sectors and settings 8.Supporting the implementation of the workforce strategy arising from the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act

11. Independent Sector Workforce Development INTEGRATION: Workforce Development Implications 9.Supporting providers to engage with the Dementia Strategy and Promoting Excellence 10.Consideration of the sustainability of the category of ‘worker’ (as the sole frontline role) at the proposed functional definition and qualification level within the registration framework for care at home and housing support workers 11.Innovative use of the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and supporting the SCQF accreditation and mapping of learning activities to the National Occupational Standards 12.Supporting providers to access and meaningfully engage with the cross-sector SSSC Leadership and Management Strategy, including staff at all levels; and to take responsibility for the organisational development and staff support implications arising from integration and the values and principles of self- directed support

12. Independent Sector Workforce Development INTEGRATION: Workforce Development Implications 13.Effectively bringing knowledge into practice for the frontline worker in health and social care; and to explore the opportunities for ‘situational’ learning in the workplace 14.Further development of practice learning opportunities for pre- registration AHPs and nurses in registered health and social care services, particularly in care at home/housing support services 15.Collaboration with NES, SSSC, Care Inspectorate, HEIs in developing common tools to assess and quality assure practice learning placements in social care settings across nurses, AHPs and social workers 16.Consideration of a learning management system or systems which embrace the whole workforce across sectors

13. Independent Sector Workforce Development INTEGRATION: Workforce Development Implications 17.Supporting providers to assimilate and make sense of the range of service options for their organisations going forward and how to manage, resource and pace the consequent needs to up-skill their workforce 18.Working with the Care Inspectorate to ensure that providers are afforded the flexibility and guidance to meet the emerging service and skills requirements arising from integration, reshaping care and self-directed support.

14. Independent Sector Workforce Development Regulation: Care Inspectorate Meeting 26 June Management and Staffing National Care Standards Leadership Scottish Social Services Council Knowledge into practice Careers in care

15. Independent Sector Workforce Development FINAL POINTS Conference February 2014: “Reshaping the Independent Workforce” Aged Care Channel – Australia Communications

16. Independent Sector Workforce Development David Rennie at 07946 607532 or at david.rennie@scottishcare.org david.rennie@scottishcare.org See the Workforce Matters website at www.workforcematters.co.uk www.workforcematters.co.uk