Page 126 - H:\Annual Report\

• Working with external organisations to promote information to year 10 students, providing career
NHS Careers to schools and colleges - the Human pathway information from various professionals within
Resources Team are working in partnership with the organisation.
Merseyside Careers Hub and Health Education
• Review of workforce data – throughout 2017/18 the
England to promote careers on an ongoing basis.
Human Resources Team has cleansed the workforce
The HR team have co-ordinated Trust attendance
data held within ESR to ensure accurate reporting on
at external careers events which are attended by
equality information for all staff.
various schools and colleges. They have also hosted
careers event for a local school providing careers

Graph 1.1, shows the Total number of BME staff in post each month from April 2017 to March 2018

6.60%

6.40% 6.38%
6.23%
6.20% 6.18%
6.14% 6.17%
6.02% 6.06%
6.00%
5.90%
5.82% 5.84%
5.80% 5.76%
5.68%

5.60%

5.40%

5.20%
Apr 17 May 17 Jun 17 Jul17 Aug 17 Sep 17 Oct 17 Nov 17 Dec 17 Jan 18 Feb 18 Mar 18

% BME

Future Plans 3.3.5 PRIORITY 5 – Continue to

• The BME network continues to meet regularly and Improve the Environment and Make it
has assisted the implementation of the disability Work For Both Patients and Staff
network.
Following feedback from patients and families the
• Develop links with the BME communities to promote
Trust identified the need to continue to enhance
careers at Alder Hey.
opportunities for play and improved entertainment
• Working in partnership with Job Centre Plus for children and young people, plus a requirement to
specifically targeting BME unemployment, with the improve wayfinding and familiarisation of the hospital
aim to offer apprenticeship at the end of the Pre- environment
Employment Programme.
• To continue with all positive active actions to actively In striving to deliver this priority, the Trust agreed to
recruit BME applicants such as monitoring interview, place a specific focus on:
feedback to applicants and vacancy statistics. • Improving arts, performance and play

• To continue working with Merseyside Careers Hub • Improving signage and wayfinding for children and
and NHS England to promote NHS Careers. families

• Continue to improve our data held in ESR by
encouraging new staff to complete all aspects of
equality information on new starter forms.

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust 126 Annual Report & Accounts 2017/18