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IHEEM and HEFMA launch joint Workforce Strategy
IHEEM, in partnership with HEFMA, has produced a new Workforce Strategy for healthcare engineering and estates and facilities professionals.
Published on the organisations’ respective websites on 12 March 2021, Future Leaders – Healthcare Estates & Facilities Management Joint Workforce Strategy, sets out a number of key long- term objectives to support all members in their career development across the many and varied roles within the sector. Supporting and developing the healthcare engineering and estates and facilities management workforce remains a priority for both IHEEM and HEFMA. The commitment to support the development and career progression of its members, together with encouraging the next generation of engineers and efm leaders, is a key theme in the IHEEM 5 Year Business Plan. It is also one of the priorities of the Institute’s new President, Paul Fenton.
The new joint document is the first stage towards developing a long-term strategy that will be underpinned by several programmes and initiatives that will support the members of both organisations to develop and progress to meet their own personal aspirations, in tandem with meeting the challenges of a rapidly growing and evolving healthcare built environment. The strategy focuses on four key areas which underpin the main objectives, as shown in Figure 1.
Jonathan Stewart, HEFMA National Chair, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity to draw on the combined skills, knowledge, and passion, of all of us in the HEFMA and IHEEM families, and also our other valued partners and supply chain colleagues. Together we can drive this workforce development initiative for the future of healthcare facilities management. We can influence and support the NHS and wider healthcare providers to ensure that the next generation of estates and facilities professionals
becomes the diverse and capable resource needed to underpin the future of world- class patient care that the UK is noted for.” IHEEM is also developing additional ‘offers’ for its membership that align to the strategy, and form part of the
8 Health Estate Journal April 2021 Visibility
Raising awareness of EFM as a career choice to ensure recruitment of the next generation, into the EFM ‘family’.
Development
Raising the profile for education, training, and development programmes, including
apprenticeships, dedicated to the health and social care sector to ensure growth, development, and career progression.
Process, Retention & Renumeration
Recognising and addressing the difficulties in recruiting and retaining EFM staff via traditional healthcare recruitment methods, particularly for entry level ‘soft’ FM roles, by addressing pay, recognition and development opportunities that are currently available.
Figure 1: The strategy focuses on four key areas.
ongoing delivery of the 5 Year Business Plan, including: n The launch of the fully accredited National Healthcare Engineering Apprentice Programme.
n Training Courses offered by IHEEM Knowledge Partners, and available to book via the IHEEM Knowledge Hub. n A Coaching & Mentoring Scheme.
IHEEM Branches will also be working alongside the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) to hold supplementary events to the STEM Faraday Challenge, allowing more schools and students across a wider geographic area to get involved.
Jonathan Stewart. Pete Sellars.
Pete Sellars, CEO of IHEEM, said: “As set out in IHEEM’s 5 Year Business Plan, this strategy aligns with our long-term commitment to support our members, at whatever stage they are at in their career, to progress and develop, and to enhance their skillset and achieve their personal and
professional goals. Therefore, I am delighted that IHEEM and HEFMA are actively investing resources into this much-needed programme, which will not only raise the profile of the healthcare engineering and efm workforce, but
topics including the new joint strategy, mental health and wellbeing, and the forthcoming IHEEM apprentice programme. Confirmed speakers so far include Bethan Stanyon from the Prince’s Trust, Richard Williams OBE, Emeritus Professor of Mental Health Strategy at the University of South Wales, and Lord Young of Norwood, Apprentice Ambassador at the House of Lords, and Honorary Patron of IHEEM. The strategy document is now available on the IHEEM website:
www.iheem.org.uk, and further information about the next phase of this important programme of work will be featured in May’s HEJ. You can also find registration details for the online digital webinar on IHEEM’s new interactive events calendar, at
www.iheem.org.uk/events
will also attract the next generation of professionals into our sector.” On 12 May 2021 IHEEM & HEFMA will be hosting a joint online webinar on the wider workforce agenda. The CPD accredited event, ‘Developing the Healthcare EFM Workforce – A Partnership Approach’, will focus on
Diversity
Developing ways to raise awareness of diversity and inclusion within the EFM community, particularly at senior level.
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