WRES Action Plan 2016/17
EQUALITY
OBJECTIVE
RATIONALE
WRES INDICATOR
MEASUREMENT
BASELINE
MEASURE
TARGET
ACTION
Increase
overall
visibility of the
Trust Board
and Senior
Leaders
Enhance
communication
with staff in light
of staff survey
results. Enable
leaders to
demonstrate
their
commitment to
E&D in response
to findings from
EDS 2 scoring
exercise.
1&9
Annual staff
survey (staff
reporting good
communication
between them
and senior
managers).
Annual WRES
Staff Survey
2015: GOSH
score = 30%.
Average score
for acute
specialist trust:
38%.
2017 survey:
target of 33%.
By the end of
2019, GOSH’s
score will mirror
the average
score of acute
specialist trusts.
Improvements
in the EDS 2
(2019) and
WRES scores
will also be
achieved.
Various approaches phased
over the life of the objective.
These will include:
 Strategies to
increase the visibility
of leadership and
enhancement of
their communication
with staff.
 Development of
Trust Board and
Senior Leaders
around equality
issues (using patient
stories to highlight
issues,
consideration of
unconscious bias
training etc.).
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Develop the
understanding
of managers
and
employees in
recognising
and managing
Harassment
and Bullying,
with the longer
term intention
of a reduction
in the
instances of
bullying and
harassment
concerns
EDS 2 survey
results and
voting showed
that it was one of
the categories to
score highest in
the
underdeveloped
grade.
6&8
The number of
managers who
have undertaken
the Harassment
and Bullying
training
Staff Survey
2015:
The number of
employees who
have undertaken
Harassment and
Bullying training
White – 23%
BME – 33%
Levels of reported
harassment and
bullying via the
staff survey
Harassment,
bullying and
abuse from
staff:
Levels of
reported
harassment
and bullying via
the staff survey
will have
reduced by 5%
by 2019
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Trial of reverse
mentoring with a
member of the Trust
Board and a BME
member of staff.
Engaging Senior
Leaders with
celebrations and
events throughout
the year to further
improve visibility.
Develop an
integrated training
plan which draws on
training delivered by
the Trust’s
Employee Relations
team, by Care First,
the Trust’s
counselling and
support service, and
other services,
including Conflict
Resolution training.
Completed by the
end of Quarter 2
16/17.
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raised.
Roll out of the
training, using a
targeted approach
for those areas that
are the highest
priority based on
existing data, will
take place over the
remainder of
2016/17-2017/18.
A review will be
undertaken at the
end of the second
year to assess the
impact the training
has had as well as
to identify any
additional steps to
reach the 2019
target.
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To improve
the
representation
of BME staff in
senior posts
Data shows that
shortlisted
applicants from
BME groups are
less likely to be
appointed to
senior posts i.e.
Band 7-9 jobs at
1, 2, 7
Annual E&D data
report
Shortlisted
applicants
2015 bands 7 –
9
64.5% (white),
35.5% (BME)
Appointed
By the end of
2019 the
proportion of
BME senior
staff appointed
will be more
reflective of the
number of BME
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During 2017
include
‘Understanding
Unconscious Bias’
in the current
recruitment and
selection training
GOSH than
people from
white groups
2015 bands 7 9
83% (white)
17% (BME)
staff shortlisted
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course which is
targeted at new
recruiters.
In 2018 - 2019 roll
out ‘Understanding
Unconscious Bias’
to all managers
involved in the
recruitment and
selection process.
In 2016 we will
implement an
interview
assessment form
that is transparent,
including a scoring
methodology which
is reflective of the
trusts values.
By the end of 2017
- 2018 we aim to
roll out the
assessment form to
all managers
involved in the
recruitment and
selection process.
In addition to the above actions associated with the agreed Trust Equality Objectives further actions are planned under other streams of work
which will support action to improve GOSH WRES data and outcomes and these include:
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Implementation and embedding of the GOSH Always Values (all WRES Objectives)
Introduction of values based recruitment (WRES Objective 1, 2 & 8)
Incorporation of values into the PDR process (WRES Objective 3)
Introduction of a new learning management system which allows better reporting against ethnicity of leaners and those being appraised
(WRES Objectives 3 & 4)
Improving communication between staff and service users via targeted training and development (WRES Objective 5)
Values based leadership development (WRES Objectives 6 & 7)
Using assessment centres and other methodologies to obtain more objective selection methods (WRES Objective 1 & 2)