The North East & Cumbria Strategic Approach to develop PBS across the workforce

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1 The North East & Cumbria Strategic Approach to develop PBS across the workforce Alison Branch BCBA Senior Clinical Trainer Positive Behavioural Support North East & Cumbria

2 Why support PBS via workforce development in the North East & Cumbria? Transforming Care fast track area People in hospital beds need to live in the community People and families should have a good quality of life in the community PBS is recommended approach nationally Lack of standards of PBS commissioning, workforce development and service provision (regionally and nationally)

3 Why use PBS?

4 Start by analysing Include WFD requirements in future commissioning specifications regionally Scope current situation, current policy, PBS Competence Framework, service specs Informed by critical analysis Understanding of how WF is currently prepared Evaluation from multiple perspectives to identify impact Workforce Development Approach Anne McNall (2012) Approach used and progress so far Collaboration with Community of Practice to develop WFD strategy and delivery plan (PBS Specialists; provider organisations, PBS Trainers, families, commissioners, University, NHS England, Health Education England) Delivery of workforce development to meet need Commissioning of WFD required to meet need Develop model for workforce development & capacity building at scale current & future workforce

5 Developed a community of practice People or family members with experience of behaviour that challenges Workforce development steering group of transforming care programme Academics with Workforce Development/ Learning Disability expertise Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly. (Wenger 2007) People who are qualified & experienced in using PBS and teaching it to others Commissioners -Of services -Of workforce development Care Quality Commission Service providers Health & social care

6 Community of Practice progress to date Transforming Care Regional Proposal to enable Strategic Workforce Development Development of learning packages for practice leaders and those providing direct support

7 Developed a new website

8 Established Facebook and Twitter accounts

9 Model for building capacity in the workforce in North East & Cumbria 10 practice leaders already prepared in NHS settings via PG Cert Teaching & Learning (link to PBS Academy Standards) 30 practice leaders to be developed in social care provider organisations via PG Cert/Ad Dip PBS Leading PBS programme (L6/L7) supported by SWFDM Each practice leader develops PBS facilitators within their own team via Certificate in Facilitating PBS in Teams (L4) supported by strategic WFD & PD managers Each PBS facilitator develops competence in family carers or own team members

10 Commissioned Regional PBS learning programmes Level 6/7 Principles of PBS Level 4 Foundations of PBS Foundations of PBS Foundations of PBS Applying PBS in practice Supporting PBS in practice Supporting PBS in practice Leading PBS in organisations Facilitating PBS in teams PG Cert or Ad Dip in Leading PBS (60 credits) Knowledge of PBS for support workers/ family carers or commissioners () Award of competence in PBS for support workers or family carers (40 credits) Certificate in Facilitating PBS in teams (60 credits)

11 Commissioned PBS Workforce Development Stages of work Stage 1 Programme development, project management & validation May-July 2017 Stage 2 Web site interface development - March 2017 Content and learning resource development May-Sept 2017 Stage 3 a) Programme delivery & assessment at level 6/7 (3 modules) based upon 30 social care practice leaders (from Autumn/Winter 2017) b) Programme delivery, quality assurance & accreditation of practice based assessment at level 4 (3 modules) Stage 4 Evaluation- reaction & learning (Autumn/Winter 2017 pre test post test Sept/Oct 2018) Stage 5 Evaluation behaviour & results (June- Nov 2018)

12 Start by analysing Include WFD requirements in future commissioning specifications & CQC inspection format regionally Scope current situation, current policy, PBS Competence Framework, service specs Informed by critical analysis Understanding of how WF is currently prepared Evaluation from multiple perspectives to identify impact Delivery of workforce development to meet need Workforce Development Approach Anne McNall (2012) Approach used and progress so far What influences recruitment & retention? HEE funded research study Commissioning of WFD required to meet need Develop model for workforce development & capacity building at scale current & future workforce Collaboration with Community of Practice to develop WFD strategy and delivery plan (PBS Specialists; provider organisations, PBS Trainers, families, commissioners, University, NHS England, Health Education England)

13 Challenges: Funding sources Range of funding sources Local authority NHS England CCG top slice (Regional workforce posts) HEE bid ESF (European Social Fund)?Apprenticeships

14 Apprenticeship levy Apprenticeships - Government Initiative. From April 2017 all employers with a payroll of over 3 million will automatically pay an Apprenticeship Levy. Employers with a payroll bill under 3 million not be subject to the levy and will be able to access funding to cover 90% of the costs of apprentice training

15 Apprenticeship standards Apprenticeship standards are nationally agreed existing adult social care standards, nothing yet for integrated health & social care at higher levels identified gap from local employers Where there are no nationally defined standards Apprenticeship Trailblazers Employer led -minimum of 11 employers must agree on workforce need & Apprenticeship standard They set the curriculum becomes the standard nationally Higher Education Funding Council for England support trailblazer groups enables HE to bring together employers, professional bodies and providers of HE/FE to design learning for degree apprenticeships in specific occupational areas build provider capacity for quality curriculum and assessment design and delivery fund activities that better match the supply of provision to employer needs Now working to support trailblazer group to take forward