The programme
09:00
Registration and Breakfast
Registration - Open from 9:00 am - Closes at 11:00 am
All delegates must complete their registration process before the 11:00 AM cut-off time. Please arrive in a timely manner to allow for registration and to avoid any inconvenience. Delegates who arrive after the registration deadline will be refused entry to the event.
We appreciate your cooperation in helping us maintain the event's schedule and ensuring that everyone can fully participate in the Workforce Conference. If you have any questions or require assistance, our event staff will be available to assist you with the registration process.
Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to an insightful and productive event together!
10:00
Chair Opening Address (Confirmed)
Brandie Deignan
Chief Executive Officer
Pier Health Group
Chair Opening Address (Confirmed)
10:10
Train, Retain and Reform Panel Discussion
Dr Raees Lunat
Chief Medical Information Officer, GP Registrar and ex Senior Advisor to the Chief Workforce Officer of the NHS
West Hertfordshire Trust
Preeti Minhas
Director of Clinical Development
Education for Health
Laura Norton
Chief Operating Officer
North West Leicestershire GP Federation and PCN
Rumiko Yonezawa
Associate Director of BI and Analytics
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Claire Reynolds
Health T Level project manager/therapeutic radiographer
Gatsby Charitable Foundation
A discussion looking at the 3 key areas of setting out a strategic direction for the NHS Workforce in the long term. As well as concrete and pragmatic action to be taken locally, regionally and nationally in the short to medium term to address current workforce challenges.
Panellists:
10:55
Case Study - Navigating Workforce Strategy: Beyond the Free Dive
Dr Peter Carter
Non-Exec Director
Charkos
David Nicolson
MD
Tektology
Charlotte Jeffrey
Com Director IR
Charkos
Case Study - Charkos
In today’s rapidly changing healthcare landscape, developing an effective workforce strategy is more crucial than ever. Using the metaphor of a diver navigating the vast blue ocean, this session will explore the importance of avoiding the pitfalls of a free dive—unplanned, unprepared, and unsustainable approaches to workforce management.
Our session will:
- Outline the initial challenges faced by healthcare organisations, including digital transformation pressures and talent shortages.
- Discuss the critical role of digital interfaces in shaping modern workforce strategies and enhancing productivity.
- Explain why traditional training methods are insufficient and advocate for mid-term stable workforce strategies that ensure sustainability and adaptability.
- Present innovative solutions from Charkos, showcasing how our approaches address these challenges effectively for the betterment of clinicians and Trusts.
In this session, you will gain valuable insights into developing strategic, innovative, and sustainable workforce solutions that enhance patient care and operational efficiency.
12:15
Chair Morning Reflection (Confirmed)
Brandie Deignan
Chief Executive Officer
Pier Health Group
Chair Morning Reflection (Confirmed)
12:20
Professor Lynne Gell
Pro Proctor and Principal Fellow HEA
BPP University
Rosemary Chable RGN, DipN, MSc
Head of Nursing for Education
Practice and Staffing at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHSFT)
The NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan has three priority areas all of which relate to skills.
- Train - increasing education opportunities including delivering more trained nurses
- Retain - through better supporting the development of individuals throughout their careers and
- Reform - building broader teams with flexible skills
Apprenticeships are a workforce planning strategy that can support all three agendas; it’s the responsibility of NHS Employers and training providers to work together to further expand apprenticeship provision to aim to train 1 in 6 NHS clinical staff. This session, delivered by BPP along with one of their Partners, the University Hospital Southampton, will explore how the NHS can work towards achieving the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan through the provision of nursing apprenticeship pathways.
12:40
Case Study - Leadership Development
Dr Sarah Coope
Principal Leadership Consultant
Xytal
Case Study - Xytal
Xytal has expertise in healthcare QI and process improvement, and applies these principles when working with NHS leaders to maximise personal and professional efficiency and impact through leadership development. This case study illustrates a common challenge for leaders and how utilising specific coaching tools can facilitate insight and promote positive change.
13:00
Keynote Presentation - NHS Business Services Authority – Future NHS Workforce Solution (Confirmed)
Leigh Chapman
Senior ESR Transformation Programme Workstream Lead
NHS Business Services Authority
The NHS Business Services Authority is leading the ESR Transformation Programme to deliver a brand-new, future NHS workforce solution that will build upon the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system.
Leigh Chapman will discuss how the programme is putting users at the heart of the design of the new solution. Leigh will share insight on how the programme is working collaboratively with delivery partners to support the timely delivery of the programme’s critical external dependencies, to enable true transformation of the way people services are delivered and received within the NHS, across England and Wales.
13:20
Case Study - Making the future work: workforce sustainability
Richard Doherty
Senior Director, Product Marketing
Workday
Case Study - Workday
As workforce resources become ever more constrained, HR must focus on driving efficiency and automation in HR operations while optimising strategic talent programmes to attract, develop, deploy & retain the best talent. Hear Workday’s vision on how HR, harnessing the latest technology including AI, can embrace new ways of working and navigate a resource constrained future to create a sustainable workforce. We will also share Workday’s latest research into employee engagement and burnout, how you can measure it and the potential implications for the NHS.
14:25
Chair Afternoon Address (Confirmed)
Brandie Deignan
Chief Executive Officer
Pier Health Group
Chair Afternoon Address (Confirmed)
14:30
Keynote Presentation - How Counsellors and Psychotherapists can be the key to Building Your Mental Health Workforce (Confirmed)
Matthew Smith-Lilley
Policy and Engagement Lead for Mental Health
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Set out counselling and psychotherapy as a profession
- Set out the role counsellors and psychotherapists could be playing in the NHS workforce
- Set out some of the barriers that counsellors and psychotherapists face
- Case study of where counselling is making an impact
- 3 key takeaways for NHS employers
14:50
Keynote Presentation - T Level Placements in your organisation (Confirmed)
Claire Reynolds
Health T Level project manager/therapeutic radiographer
Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Demonstrating how T Levels came to be, aligning with occupational standards and how they provide a multipronged approach to workforce strategy.
15:10
Canapés, Drinks and Networking
Canopes, Drinks and Networking
