Primary Care Kickstart Conference - PowerPoint Presentation

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Primary Care Kickstart Conference

Overview of this session:

Explore the roles available in the NHS

Explore your transferable skills

Understand how to complete an NHS application and interview

Learn how to complete the job search and increase employability

Over 350 roles in the NHS..

Allied Health Professions

Medical and Dental Staff

Maintenance and support

Health and Social Care

Corporate Staff

Nursing and Midwifery

Art Therapists

Dietitian

Occupational Therapist

Paramedic

Physiotherapist RadiographerPodiatrist

Hygienist Dental Nurse Dentist Anaesthesia General Practice Intensive CarePaediatrics Psychiatry

Adult Nurse Theatre Nurse Learning Disability Nurse Midwife Health VisitorMidwifery Assistant

Administration Receptionist Recruitment Human Resources Finance Staff Security Staff

Catering Linen Services Caretaker Engineer Painter/ Decorator Driver

Social Worker

Care Worker

Community Support

Personal Assistant

Support Staff

When looking at roles in the NHS, you need to consider…

Values

Skills and Experience

Application/Interview Process

NHS Constitution Values

Respect and dignity

Commitment to quality of care

Compassion

Improving lives

Working together for patients Everyone counts

Care

The 6 C’s…

Compassion

Competence

Communication

Commitment

Courage

Care is our core business and defines us and our work. Care helps both the individual and the whole community.

We need to build on our commitment to improve the care and experience of our patients and to take action to meet the challenges ahead.

Compassion is given through relationships based on empathy, respect and dignity. Competence means all those in the NHS have the ability to understand the departments needs and use expertise to deliver effective care based on evidence.

Communication is central to successful and effective team working, and key to a good workplace with benefits for all staff.

Courage enables us to do the right thing, to speak up when we have concerns and to have the vision to innovate and to embrace new ways of working

When looking at roles in the NHS, you need to consider…

Values

Skills and Experience

Application/Interview Process

Transferable Skills

You will all have skills that you can talk about in your application. Your experiences outside of the NHS might be different but they will have taught you valuable skills.

What do you think are common transferable skills?

Skills

Abilities

KnowledgeExperienceValues

Customer Service

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Organisation

Innovation

Adaptability

Communication SkillsSelf-management

“Good Oral and Written Communication Skills”

Band 5 Office Coordinator

Communication Skills

Another sector (Hospitality): Experience of effectively communicating with both customers and members of staff whilst working at Front of House to ensure that there was efficient service. Altering my oral communication depending on who being spoken to.

Mass Vaccination Programme: Using written communication skills to maintain and update records of vaccines. Using oral communication skills to relay important information and calm those attending.

University: Completing modules that require both an essay delivered in a lecture and a 2,000 word essay which got top marks.

Full-time carer: Being a carer to someone with mental health needs means having refined oral communication and adjusting it depending on whether you are speaking to the person or other people such as their doctor.

“Adaptability, Flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change”

Band 6 Project Officer

Another sector (Retail): Being a supervisor of a supermarket, I constantly had to review rotas and manage when people called in sick, which led to a change of direction in terms of where I placed staff for most efficiency in store, particularly without knowing if we were going to have lots of customers or not

Mass Vaccination Programme: New guidance was being released surrounding vaccines, such as waiting time after, time between jabs, and I had to be adaptable to any of these changes in times of large uncertainty. I also have to make sure I remained knowledgeable about these changes.

Career Break: I took a career break to raise my family. When Covid-19 hit, I had to deal with uncertain times with small children, home-schooling and supporting last minute my elderly neighbours who were anxious to leave the house and needed medication collecting. I had to balance all of these tasks and be willing to adapt my priorities

Adaptability

“Passionate, Caring and Enthusiastic”

Support Worker (paid hourly)

NHS Values

Another sector (Hospitality): In a previous hospitality role, I had to demonstrate passion for the food we were serving and be knowledgeable and enthusiastic so I could give people recommendations. This meant doing additional research and attend training about new menus and food options.

Mass Vaccination Programme: People were nervous or sceptical about receiving a vaccine but I felt passionately about the importance of my role and I had to reassure people

University: In my spare time, I have volunteered for a charity society at University that supports people with learning disabilities.

Career Break: I took a career break to raise my family. Looking after two young children independently was tiring but important to me as I wanted to provide the best care possible to them.

Many of the skills and values we have discussed today are relevant to the role you have done

You can see how your skills learnt in this role are easily transferable to the other job descriptions we have looked at today

Team work

Communication skills

Adaptability

Problem-solving

When looking at roles in the NHS, you need to consider…

Values

Skills and Experience

Application/Interview Process

Applying for a Job on Trac

The site the NHS uses for applications is called trac.

There are four key sections-

Personal Details

Application Questions

Education and Professional Qualifications Employment history Supporting Information Reasons for applying for the role and how you meet the essential and desirable criteria. Word limit 1500 words Equal Opportunities and references

Supporting Information:

Key Points to Remember

Do not duplicate information already in the application.

Your application is saved on track to be used again- however you need to re-write your supporting information to suit each job.

Make sure you are concise and really highlight your talents and strengths

If you are changing roles it is important you link your current skills to the person specification and show how it connects to the job description. Demonstrate your values and the 6 C’s!

Ambassadors:

Do you have any tips on completing your supporting information?

So… how do I search for a job in the NHS

NHS Job Search

https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/

Knowing which jobs to apply for:

Hospital Trusts (10 in GM)

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Providers of integrated care and commissioned services

Health Education England

NHS England & Improvement

Primary Care Organisations

Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)

Things to look out for in the person specification:

Most person specifications will highlight what skills are essential and what are desirable. They will also state at what point of the application process you should demonstrate these skills

This will often be split into categories like the

ones described here:

Skills

Abilities KnowledgeExperienceValues

Community sessions:

May 2022

"Careers in the NHS” 18

th

May 4-5pm

“Careers Insight: Social Care” 30th May 12-1pmJune 2022“Transferable Skills” 7th June 12-1pm"Careers Insight: Nursing + Nursing Associate"- 24th June 4-5pmJuly 2022“Applying for a role in the NHS” 6th July 12-1pm“Job Search & Employability” 22nd July 4-5pmAugust 2022“Entry Level roles in the NHS” 1st August 12-1pm“Careers Insight: Non-clinical roles” 18th August 4-5pm“Careers Insight: Social Care” 30th August 4-5pm

Any Questions?

Any questions please get in touch!

Email:

Careers.Hub@mft.nhs.uk

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