Training and development

Development opportunity through sponsorship for BAME/Global Majority Nurses Band 7 and above

Are you a nurse from a BAME/Global Majority background? Are you Band 7 and above? Why don't you apply as a sponsoree to this development opportunity! For queries, please email england.nwnursingpandsdevelopment@nhs.net

To apply as a Sponsoree, you would need to complete the form: https://forms.office.com/e/Gt0mYQgkkh and ensure that you are eligible and have the support of your line manager.

Registration dates: until 15 September 2024

Programme runs: 1 October until 17 December 2024

Key features of the programme:

Self-Assessment Debrief Sessions

1 October 2024 - 18 October 2024

Participants will receive personalized feedback on their self-assessments to help identify strengths and areas for development.

Masterclass 1: Joint Session: The Power of Sponsorship

12 November 2024 (10am-12pm)

This session will explore the impact of sponsorship in professional development and provide strategies for leveraging sponsorship relationships.

Masterclass 2: Race, Identity, Power, and Privilege

Sponsorees: 19 November 2024 (9am-12pm)

Sponsors: 20 November 2024 (9am-12pm)

This masterclass will address the dynamics of race, identity, power, privilege, and their influence in the workplace.

Masterclass 3

Sponsorees: Career Planning Strategies - 26 November 2024 (9am-12pm)

Focuses on developing effective career planning strategies tailored to individual goals and aspirations.

Sponsors: Anti-racism and Equity in Leadership - 27 November 2024 (9am-12pm)

Provides insights into fostering anti-racism and equity within leadership roles.

Group Coaching

Sponsorees: 2 December 2024 (10am - 12pm)

A group coaching session to address specific career challenges and opportunities.

Sponsors: 2 December 2024 (1pm - 3pm)

A group coaching session focusing on enhancing leadership skills and promoting diversity.

Masterclass 4: Joint networking session

10 December 2024 (10am - 12pm)

An opportunity for participants to network, share experiences, and build professional relationships.

17 December 2024 (9am - 12pm)

This session will guide participants through developing and implementing effective sponsorship plans.

LUHFT have four financial wellbeing courses available. All course details, dates and booking can be found via ESR self-service.

Understanding your pension changes

This course is designed to provide NHS employees with an overview of the key pension changes resulting from the public sector age discrimination ruling (sometimes referred to as the McCloud remedy). The course is directed at anyone who joined the NHS Pension Scheme on or before 31 March 2012 and were a member on or after 1 April 2015 as if so, you are likely to be affected by the McCloud Judgement.

Planning for Retirement

Keeping your retirement plans on track can be a challenging task. Retirement might be up to 10 years away but it’s never too soon to start planning. This course is perfect for anyone thinking about retirement or already at the planning stages. This planning for retirement course encourages a positive and realistic approach to help you make informed choices about your retirement plans.

Understanding your Options for partial Retirement

From 1st October 2023 a new pension income flexibility has been made available to staff members who have built up pension in the 1995 NHS Pension Scheme.
Did you know that you can now take up to 100% of your pension and continue to work?
If you are thinking about your retirement income options and want to understand more about all the flexible ways you could take your pension, especially the option for drawdown then this course would be ideal for you.

Your Financial Wellbeing

This course is designed to help employees identify the key financial issues that can arise during their working life and assist them with making key decisions and taking control of your own finances.

Understanding your Pension Tax Allowances

Are you aware of the impact that the annual and lifetime allowance can have on your retirement savings? The Understanding your Pension Tax Allowances course lets you know what the pension contribution and savings limits are and provides an overview of the key issues to help identify how they may affect you. This course is aimed at high earners looking to maximise their pension savings.

Dates

Free Microsoft online learning including new courses, case studies and useful hints and tips

A Microsoft 365 Knowledge Hub is available for NHS health and social care staff in Cheshire and Merseyside, providing free access to online learning to help enhance your digital skills.

This site now features a fresh new look, with enhanced navigation and content including handy hints and tips to help you get the most from your Microsoft 365 apps.

From the Microsoft 365 Knowledge Hub you can: 

• Browse a catalogue of free Microsoft courses including Teams, Outlook, OneDrive and more… 
• Complete tutorials at your own pace and download certificates of achievement 
• Access step-by-step guides to expand your knowledge 
• Access hints and tips on the latest Microsoft apps and features 
• Join Microsoft events and demos  
• Discover what’s new in our monthly ‘Thrive with Microsoft 365’ bulletin 
• Read case studies on how Microsoft apps are being used to enhance efficiency, collaboration, health, and wellbeing 
• Manage your online learning through your personal training dashboard 
• Become a Digital Champion to help spread learning and best practice.

Get started

To start your learning journey and to discover the benefits of Microsoft 365, please access the Microsoft 365 Knowledge Hub at: https://www.cheshiremerseyside365.nhs.uk/knowledge-hub/.

Further information

The Microsoft 365 Knowledge Hub is being delivered as part of a regional digital programme to optimise the use of Microsoft 365 to help enhance ways of working and delivering health and care.

The programme has been funded by Health Education England (HEE) and is being delivered by NHS Informatics Merseyside on behalf of the Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. For more information, please visit the Cheshire and Merseyside Microsoft 365 Optimisation Programme website at: www.cheshiremerseyside365.nhs.uk or follow the programme on Twitter @CM_365.

The LUHFT PEF team are delighted to announce the launch of the ‘Learning Link’. This web-based system enables healthcare students on placement at LUHFT to browse available spoke and short visit opportunities with specialist teams and apply directly to spend time with different teams. The site also allows students to book onto the monthly teaching sessions which are facilitated by the PEF team. Please be aware you must be on a trust computer to access the site.

To see what opportunities are on offer please visit http://learning-link.aintree.nhs.uk

Please ensure you get the support of your practice assessor/supervisor/educator prior to arranging visits and make sure you access regularly as more opportunities will get added throughout the duration of your placement.

If you would like support in accessing the site or if you’re a member of staff and you would be interested in adding on availability for students to spend time with your team please email #pefteam@liverpoolft.nhs.uk or ring 0151 529 6097.

Thank you to everyone who has already attended some of our Bitesize events. We have had over 130 staff members join us so far this year with a number of great sessions still to come,

Upcoming events: 

15/05/2024       Data protection specific research issues

22/05/2024       Emma Schnieder: My research Journey

29/05/2024       Site Files and DMS

05/06/2024       2023/24 Key Performance Indicators and 5 year strategy with Professor Terry Jones

12/06/2023       Clinical Research Facilities and databases

19/06/2024       Grant and Fellowship Applications

26/06/2024       Source Data and Monitoring

03/07/2024       Risk, DATIX and Common Quality Trends

10/07/2024       Research Practitioner Role

17/07/2024       Writing for Publication

24/07/2024       Archiving

If you have already joined one of these events you do not need to register, however if you haven’t, email Wayne Rice and you will be sent the event link.

Research Matters: Sharing Knowledge, Building Trust Event

On the 23 May at 5.30pm the Health Research Authority are holding an event to showcase the many different and innovative ways they are engaging patients and the public in their work.

This is a virtual event which you can sign up to by clicking here.

End of Life Care is a key domain for CQC and the Palliative Care Education Team want to support our colleagues on the wards providing care to patients at the end of life.

We are offering teaching sessions at all clinical areas across LUFHT to help colleagues become more familiar and confident in utilising the correct documentation when caring for patients at the end of life.

Our Specialist Palliative Care Teams now have a fully established education team.

To organise training at Broadgreen or the Royal contact: kirsten.morris@rlbuht.nhs.uk or megan.savage@rlbuht.nhs.uk

To organise training at Aintree contact: kirsten.morris@rlbuht.nhs.uk or gillian.harvey@liverpolft.nhs.uk.

For all other Palliative and End of Life education queries please email pallcare.education@liverpoolft.nhs.uk. 

If your query is in relation to a patient, contact the relevant hospital team. Either via ICE referral or; 

Aintree – 0151 529 2839/2095 weekend bleep 5338

Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospital – 0151 706 2274

Telephone advice is available out of hours from Woodlands Hospice on 0151 529 8674 for patients in Aintree

Telephone advice is available out of hours from Marie Curie Hospice on 0845 223 2900 for patients in the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen

IOSH training courses are available to book via ESR, log into your account and follow the health and safety courses link.

Courses will be held on all three hospital sites, you can attend a course on any site as they are not site specific.

Working safely - this course is a one-day course available to all staff from all departments, it will introduce you to defining hazard and risk, identifying common hazards and improving safety performance. Successful delegates will receive an IOSH working safely certificate which is nationally recognised. 

Managing safely - this course is a three-day course spread over a three week period, available to managers and supervisors designed to give you the knowledge and tools to tackle the health and safety issues you are responsible for. Successful delegates will receive an IOSH managing safely certificate which is nationally recognised.

For any questions or if you are unable to access the courses contact your site Health and Safety representative.

• Ronnie Jackson, Broadgreen site:  ronnie.jackson@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
• Steve Hall, Royal Liverpool site: steven.hall@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
• Dave Judge, Aintree site:  david.judge@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
• Libby Bickerstaffe, LCL all sites: libby.bickerstaffe@liverpoolft.nhs.uk