Our people working differently

People Strategy 2025 – 2030

Our aim is that

We deliver the best for our patients by working in new ways at BTHFT and beyond, with the right people and skills, in the right place, at the right time.

What we will do

Plan how best to use our workforce at BTHFT and beyond
  • Provide high quality workforce information that enables decisions to be made about how to resource our services
  • Develop and support our managers and teams to plan their workforce and to work in the most efficient way
  • Collaborate with our partners to allow the workforce to be deployed where patients need it most
Right skills in the right places to deliver our services, now and in the future
  • Make best use of our temporary and permanent workforce across BTHFT and beyond
  • Implement initiatives to grow and attract the talent we need in all staff groups
  • Support leaders at all levels to develop and adopt new workforce models and new roles
  • Work with partners to develop apprenticeship pathways for both clinical and non clinical roles
Improved attraction, recruitment and onboarding processes
  • Improve recruitment processes to get people in post as quickly as possible
  • Deliver the best candidate experience and welcome to BTHFT
  • Find innovative ways to attract people to BTHFT from our local communities

We’ll know we’ve been successful when

We hear our people say:

  • I see BTHFT collaborating across the local area and with partners
  • I know that my team can influence and improve patient safety
  • I see new ways of delivering services being implemented
  • I see better patient care being delivered through a workforce with new roles and a different skill mix
  • The recruitment process is as quick as it can be
  • I had a great recruitment experience
  • I have a personal development plan
  • I have loads of opportunities to work in new and different roles
  • I had a great new starter experience
  • I would recommend BTHFT as a place to work to my friends and family
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