Prioritising person-centred care

In this week’s newsletter, we’re revisiting a core principle that drives effective adult social care: person-centred care. At its heart, person-centred care is about recognising that each individual has unique needs, preferences, and values, and ensuring that they remain at the centre of their own care journey. Here you will find a few resources and courses to help you create an environment that focuses on embedding person-centred ways of working throughout your service through care planning, personalisation and meaningful engagement.

Please also keep an eye out for our upcoming newsletters that will look into key areas of person-centred practice in more depth including culturally appropriate care and positive risk enablement.

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Career Skills Workshop

‘NHS England South East Region have been working in partnership with Reflect Learning to offer a FREE, online career planning workshops for individuals considering the next step in their career whether it is applying for a short course, an apprenticeship, preparing for promotion or just to develop levels of confidence.’

Learning outcomes:

  • Understand how to create a personal statement for a job or course application.
  • Be able to present the best version of you in your application.
  • Explore interview types, what to expect and how to manage them and secure a successful outcome.
  • Understand how to use the STAR model to provide evidence based answers to interview questions.

Date options: 

Wednesday 13th November 2024, 14:00pm – 15:30pm 
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Wednesday 11th December 2024, 13:00pm – 14:30pm 
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Friday 24th January 2025, 10:00am – 11:30am 
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Tuesday 25th February 2025, 12:00pm – 13:30pm 
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If you have any questions about the workshop please email [email protected].

Neurodiversity in the workplace

In health and social care, where collaboration, empathy, and understanding are essential for delivering high-quality care, creating an inclusive workplace for all staff is not just a goal—it’s a necessity. Supporting neurodivergent team members is a crucial part of building a more resilient, innovative, and adaptable workforce, where everyone’s unique abilities contribute to collective success. 

In this newsletter, we share courses and practical resources to cultivate a workplace where diverse thinking styles are celebrated, and every individual’s strengths are recognised. 

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Big Conversation Partnership Event

University Hospitals Sussex are hosting a series of in-person events to give health and social care professionals across Sussex the opportunity to help shape the future of their ‘Trust Strategy’.

Event description:
‘This event is a great opportunity for stakeholders to come together and think about how we can work together to tackle the problems that our health and social care system faces and how we can solve them together through partnership working, ensuring our strategy aligns with the needs and priorities of our local healthcare system and communities.’

Horsham: Monday 21st October 2024, 09:00am – 12:30pm
Roffey Millennium Hall, Crawley Road, Horsham, RH12 4DT
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Worthing: Wednesday 23rd October 2024, 09:00am – 12:30pm
Field Place, Manor House and Barns, The Boulevard, Worthing, BN13 1NP
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Chichester: Friday 25th October 2024, 09:00am – 12:30pm
Chichester City Council Hall, North Street, Chichester, PO19 1LQ
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Please note:

  • Tea and coffee will be provided on arrival and mid morning.
  • There is free parking on site with disabled bays.

Supporting people to be more active: Free training for care professionals!

Active Sussex are offering free CPD-endorsed training to help health and social care professionals build confidence and competence in discussing physical activity. The interactive workshops, lasting 1 to 1.5 hours, are available both in-person and online, and can accommodate multiple participants.

Who is this training for?
This Sussex-wide offer is open to anyone in a role that may involve talking to individuals and/or groups who would benefit from moving more such as people with long term health conditions, older people, and people with a disability. 

For more information or to book a workshop for your staff team, please contact Nick Chellel at [email protected]

Free international recruitment legal helpline

SESCA’s free legal helpline is an opportunity to receive advice from a qualified immigration advisor at Lester Aldridge via a phone call of up to 30 minutes. This is a chance to ask any questions you may have about the legal aspects of international recruitment, and topics you may wish to address include:

  • Securing a Sponsor Licence or Certificate of Sponsorship
  • Navigating the Sponsorship Management System (SMS)
  • Ensuring UKVI compliance
  • Drafting employment contracts.

The service is open to all CQC registered adult social care providers in the South East and will run from Monday 14th October to Friday 15th November 2024.

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Free ‘Neuroinclusive People Management Sessions’

The South East Staff Experience, Engagement, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) team in NHS England are offering three online sessions on neuroinclusive people management. Please see the sessions listed below:


Session 1: Creating safe spaces and unlocking neurodiverse potential

11th November 2024, 14:00pm – 15:00pm (registration closes 6th November 2024)

‘This session focuses on establishing a workplace environment where neurodivergent employees feel safe and supported, and able to share their neurodivergent identity. Using the Differing Minds 5 Cs framework, we will equip attendees with the tools and strategies to foster positive disclosure and develop success plans for neurodivergent people.’

Session 2: Enabling neurodivergent success through workplace adjustments

18th November 2024, 13:00pm – 14:00pm (registration closes 13th November 2024)
‘This session addresses the practical aspects of supporting neurodivergent employees through general ways of working and workplace adjustments. It covers common traits and differences, and offers tailored strategies for both individual employees and managers. Participants will also learn about tools, equipment, and approaches for collaborative team working and creating inclusive office environments.’

Session 3: Rethinking performance management for neurodiverse talent

21st November 2024, 14:00pm – 15:00pm (registration closes 19th November 2024)
‘In this session, attendees will learn how to conduct performance reviews and manage career progression in a neuroinclusive manner. The focus is on removing neuronormative biases, providing constructive feedback, and creating optimal promotion processes. Additionally, the module covers sensitive approaches to having difficult conversations with neurodivergent team members when necessary.’

You can sign up for as many sessions as you wish to. Please click here and fill in the registration form to book your place.

If you have any questions or if you need to discuss any adjustments you need to participate in the events, please email [email protected].

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