The workshop will be relevant to all NHS organisations, including PCT providers and commissioners and be particularly beneficial to individuals working on HR or Learning and Development processes around recruitment, induction, learning pathways or the KSF.

Ever-increasing organisational and regulatory demands require increasingly efficient and comprehensive processes for recruiting staff and getting them up-to-speed in their roles as quickly as possible, while learning and development is now widely acknowledged as making a significant contribution in effective retention and redeployment of talent. This one day workshop has been designed to show how embedded IT solutions can help you keep ahead and will highlight the benefits for the organisation, manager and individual of incorporating technology further within your existing HR processes.

Section
Getting the right person for the job	How does a manager go about getting the right person for the job? We will look at how competency frameworks can help to identify gaps in organisational capability and help to define jobs in a structured way. We will also look at the use of online pre-recruitment questionnaires and how they can help define the skills, competences and qualifications as part of a targeted recruitment campaign.
Competency based interviewing	How do you discover if the candidate has the necessary knowledge and skills? We will explore the benefits of introducing competency based interviewing and the role the NHS KSF has in facilitating this process. Technology can further support the introduction of these new interviewing processes and help to ensure a consistent and fair approach is embedded within the organisation.
Staff induction	How can you make the collection of information at induction more efficient and ease the burden on the training team? When someone joins an organisation there is usually a large amount of information that needs to be collected (e.g. personal data, skills and qualifications) and essential learning to be undertaken and tracked. These activities can take up a considerable amount of time and resource that potentially delays the staff member from contributing fully in their new role. Through the use of online data collection software and rapid e-learning this costly time delay can be substantially reduced.
On-going learning	How can integrated systems help you improve the quality and effectiveness of the employee pathway from recruitment to Foundation Gateway? With the demands of the NHS KSF and various regulatory bodies such as the NHS Litigation Authority and Healthcare Commission there is an increasing need to effectively manage and report on the skills, knowledge and qualifications of all staff. A key success factor in achieving this is the use of integrated systems that are user-friendly and training-lite for both central administrators (e.g. in Learning and Development) and end users. We will chart the learning journey of a new member of staff from their induction to Foundation Gateway using a learning management system and the NHS e-KSF.
Questions & Answers	We will be available to discuss any questions you may have in response to the challenges you are facing locally.

 

The workshop will be facilitated by Rob Winson and Richard Bradbury, Think Solutions Managers and Product Leads for AT-Feedback and AT-Learning respectively, meaning that you will benefit from learning first-hand from experienced organisational development consultants and expert tool users.