Our staff
We employ over 3,000 staff. They are the key to our success and we want them to feel motivated, engaged and valued. We recognise that a happy workforce provides the very best care for our service users.
Positive outcomes for HPFT in NHS Staff Survey 2023 results
The results of the 2023 National Staff Survey have been published and they show once again that HPFT is one of the best mental health and learning disability organisations in the country to work for.
This year HPFT received its highest response rate ever which means the Trust has a good feel for what is going on and any areas that need to be addressed based on staff feedback.
Service users lie at the heart of everything HPFT does and the staff survey highlighted overwhelmingly how staff have reflected that the care of service users is their top priority (85%) and that their role makes a difference to service users (90%).
HPFT is committed to addressing inequalities, eliminating discrimination and creating a culture where everyone is included and feels they belong. As part of that, we launched our coproduced Belonging and Inclusion Strategy last year. Positive results from the staff survey identified how 80% of staff felt that the organisation respects difference and 75% felt that colleagues show appreciation for each other. We recognise we still have more to do in this area and we will keep working in partnership with our staff and service users to ensure everyone has the same positive experience of our Trust.
HPFT also achieved the highest score nationally across all mental health & learning disability organisations for development opportunities. Three quarters of staff recommended HPFT as a place to work and more than three quarters (78%) felt they had the opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge.
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The full results of the 2023 National Staff Survey can be found here: www.nhsstaffsurveys.com.
Supporting our staff
Staff Networks
We have six staff networks which reflect the diversity of the organisation: BME, mental health, women, disability, LGBT and carers. The networks offer a great opportunity to connect with other people, share information and ideas and receive support.
Health and wellbeing
We are committed to the health and wellbeing of all our staff. In 2016/17 we introduced our Staff Health and Wellbeing Strategy as well as a number of events including: mini-health checks, fun runs, team challenges and mindfulness programmes which were piloted in four locations.
The monthly Inspire Awards offer an excellent opportunity to recognise and reward those members of staff who consistently demonstrate our values. Our annual Staff Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of individual staff, teams and volunteers.
Staff engagement
Throughout the year we run a number of events which give our Executive Team an opportunity to listen and respond to feedback and for staff to discuss their ideas and have a real say in key decisions.
Our Big Conversation events are very popular. As a result of the Executive Team taking on board comments from staff we introduced initiatives including: creating a health and social committee, relaunching our ban bullying pledge and introducing the bullying and harassment helpline.
The Schwartz Rounds are an integral and increasingly popular form of staff engagement. They are delivered across our sites and provide a structured forum where all staff can come together to discuss the emotional and social aspects of working in healthcare.
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