Working in Partnership-Volunteering and Widening
Participation at LTHTR
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Kathryn Downey, Divisional HR Manager
Jacqueline Higham, Widening Participation Manager
Discussion Points
• Widening Participation Programme
• Volunteers Strategy
• Ideas for collaborative/Partnership working
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• Ideas for collaborative/Partnership working
• How we can help you
• Thoughts on next steps
Widening Participation-Current Projects
• Preston Widening Access Programme (PWAP)
• Integrate Project
• Pre employment Programme
• Work Familiarisation Programme
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• Work Familiarisation Programme
• Work Experience
• Job Carving
• Enterprise Projects
PWAP
• PWAP is a programme aimed at supporting disadvantaged students to study Medicine at the University of Manchester.
• The programme has 3 phases.
• Strategy – Inspire, Inform and support
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• Phase 3 comprises of a range of activities and study which will support students to enhance their application to University.
• Successful completion of the programme will result
in a guaranteed interview and a slightly
reduced academic entry requirement.
Integrate project
• Support adults and teenagers who have learning disabilities, to lead an independent life.
• Project work at the Trust.
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• Project work at the Trust.
• Supervised by Integrate volunteers
• Supported by Trust staff
Pre – employment programme
• In partnership with SFH, Job centre plus and Preston College.
• 14 week programme – 4 weeks in College
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• 14 week programme – 4 weeks in College and 10 weeks on placement.
• 12 candidates
• 8 successfully employed by the Trust
• 3 external employment.
Work Familiarisation Programme
• 7 Week programme
• 1 morning a week classroom based teaching
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teaching
• Followed by work experience for those who are able.
• Job carve.
Work Experience• Inherited from CAG in April this
year.
• Processed over 90 applications for placements this summer.
• We have been able to accommodate over 70 students.
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accommodate over 70 students.
• 12 students have declined the
offer after application.
• Offering placements to under 18 in clinical areas (strictly observational).
• Rewritten the policy to incorporate a ‘compulsory’ obligation.
Careers in Healthcare Showcase • Evolved from the year
12 event based on student feedback.
• Interactive sessions
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• Interactive sessions and demonstrations.
• Piloted in March 2015 with over 150 students attending.
• March 10th 2016.
Volunteer Strategy
• Identifying roles that maximise impact for patient experience outcomes
• Refine Volunteering portfolio in line with established needs- opportunity for Partnership working.
• Engage local business, voluntary, faith and community
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• Engage local business, voluntary, faith and community sector organisations as source of recruitment
• Create joint venture volunteering opportunities with local faith/voluntary groups and charities
• Identify funding streams available to support out volunteer strategy
How can we work in Partnership?
• Expand volunteering roles across the hospital
• Health Promotion Events for staff
• Further Widening Participation projects
• Initial thoughts on initial areas of focus:
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• Initial thoughts on initial areas of focus:– Discharge Support- Hospital to Home
– Dementia Support
– “Befrienders” – elderly and frail
– Dining Companions
– Projects e.g. Integrate
– Job Carving
– Enterprise Projects
How can we help you?
• Widening Participation opportunities/projects to support your aims and objectives
• Work experience programmes
• First aid/mandatory training
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• First aid/mandatory training
• Retirement Course- Promotion of your volunteering opportunities
• Facilities to support events/training
Collaborative/Partnership Working
Your thoughts:
• How can we work together?
• Any projects you are involved in that may be
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• Any projects you are involved in that may be supportive of our objectives?
• Examples of collaborative/partnership cross sector working achieving results?
• Next steps?
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