A national strategy for support staff working in the NHS Talent
for Care
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Talent for Care Strategy Get in, Get on, Go further
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Get in The NHS is the largest employer in Europe Support staff
roles make up 40% of our workforce Support staff deliver 60% of all
hands on patient care Support staff are a critical part of our
service delivery
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Get in Many of these staff have no formal clinical or
professional qualifications on entry Most enter the NHS at GSCE
level or below The most important criteria that we consider when
recruit to this group is not their current academic achievement but
their values, behaviours and attitudes
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Recruiting for Values Behaviours and Attitudes
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Get on Just because our support staff may enter the NHS without
formal clinical or academic qualifications does not mean we do not
support them to progress
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Go further Increasingly we are offering part time and full time
progression routes.From an Apprentice through to a degree level
qualified career
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Apprenticeship to first class honours degree. Three promotions
in 4 years and plans to complete her MBA! Claire Murray, HENE