***WMCA Updates***

WMCA hold Adult Social Care Careers Fair!

WMCA held our very own Adult Social Care Careers Fair yesterday at the Village Hotel in Dudley.

With the staffing crisis across the sector, WMCA wanted to support our members that one step further by offering to run a careers fair for providers to attend to promote their vacancies to job seekers in-person.

Care providers and colleges exhbited over the day, offering care roles, health and social care diplomas, sector based work academy programmes (SWAPS), apprenticeships and internships, to show the public the various different pathways into a career in care.

If you weren't able to attend our Careers Fair, you can still take advantage of our Proud to Care website and post your job vacancies now!

WMCA speaks to students at Wolverhampton City College

WMCA attended Wolverhampton City College on Tuesday 13th December to speak with Health and Social Care students, ranging from level 1-5 diplomas.

The sessions consisted of myth-busting, guiding students through the many different roles they could choose in social care, assessing the students for part-time work and placements through our Job Match programme, while answering any questions they had to our experienced Job Match team. 

As a result of this, we hope to boost the amount students engage with care providers, in an effort to give providers that extra support they need. 

Winter Flu Vaccination push

The DHSC has advised that providers continue to promote the vaccinations campaigns to staff.

• NHSE Health and Social Care worker vaccinations communications toolkit
  
• CARE: Winter vaccination campaign assets, encouraging care staff to get vaccinated
• CARE: Winter vaccinations campaign assets (localisation)
  

Want to learn more about Digital Social Care records?

The Black Country ICS is working with Digital Social Care Records (DSCR) suppliers to provide a series of Lunch and Learn online sessions, designed to introduce you to the different assured DSCR systems.

Implementing one of these systems will mean that you can claim up to 50% of your costs, depending on how far into the future you want to invest. 

The first part of your journey is to establish which of the Digital Social Care Records suppliers meets your requirements. There are online tools that help you match the requirements you might have. You may also want to see how the systems compare with each other. 

These sessions are open to alll providers regardless of whether you are based in the Black Country and you are welcome to join as many of these as you would like. 

For available dates, visit our website:  https://www.wmca.care/disc/events

IHSCM Cost of Living Crisis Survey- want a chance to win a £100 voucher?

The Institute of Health and Social Care Management (IHSCM) are running a cost of living survey with King College London and are encouraging providers to participate to support their report to state what better support individuals and organisations need throughout the area.

Complete the survey to be in with a chance of winning a £100 gift voucher!

12 Do's of Christmas

Community Integrated Care has launched a series of inclusive activities open to everyone that receives care and support. Christmas is coming and Community Integrated Care have got a feast of festive fun on their inclusive activities website www.What-To-Do.co.uk.  

From Strictly Come Dancing Stars to Bake Off legends, anyone receiving care and support can DO this Yule in style with the 12 Do’s Of Christmas! There’s something for everyone and plenty of star power across daily activities that cover everything from crafts and drama to mocktails and Elvis! 

Person Centred Software achieves NHS first!

Our partner digital care planning software company, Person Centred Software , have become the first digital care record system to send NEWS2 readings to the National Health Service (NHS) via the National Record Locator (NRL).

To find out more click here

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