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months to build skills, experience different roles, and develop their career paths. We also believe that the valuable work we are doing with DFN Project SEARCH is having a positive impact on society. Once a DFN Project SEARCH partnership is established, it is sustainable year after year, and keeps delivering increasing numbers of full-time paid jobs and careers, raising community expectations, delivering talent for local businesses, and improving the aspirations of people with learning disabilities. For us, The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s partnership with DFN Project SEARCH is about much more than just work experience – it is about equipping somebody with a willingness to learn with the correct tools and opportunities to progress every single day. They will use and apply their learning each day, allowing them to grow in confidence and competence the longer the year goes on.
Work within a wide range of disciplines Participants have been given opportunities to work across a range of different departments and sectors. At our Wakefield base alone, those undertaking the Project SEARCH scheme have been handed the opportunity to work in catering, HSDU, Estates, Portering, PFI, working with our partner, eNGie, the Infusion Unit, Domestics, Medical Physics, IT, Recruitment, Cardiac Rehab Service, Access, Booking and Choice, Pharmacy, Medical Records, Nursery, and catering services. Through DFN Project SEARCH we have employed young people in areas including Catering, Cleaning, Sterile Services, and Information Technology. In the second year of The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust programme, there were 11 trainees based at the hospital for one academic year, where they gained 30 weeks of placement experience in different departments within the hospital, including Recruitment, Facilities, Medical Records, and Medical Staffing. The success and impact of the scheme has been recognised at a local level, having
our workforce, and raise awareness of the people with learning disabilities among those within the sector. The scheme has therefore provided an increased level of understanding and knowledge to already experienced members of staff – something they may not have been exposed to without the benefit of DFN Project SEARCH being implemented on their site.
Joe Morris, an assistant technician.
been shortlisted for the University of Bradford award for cross-sector working category in the Healthcare People Management Association (HPMA) Excellence Awards in 2018. The HPMA Excellence Awards recognise and reward outstanding work in healthcare human resource management. That level of recognition is reward for the endless hours of hard work put in by staff and those enrolled in the course, both past and present.
Passionate about their goal The people that instigate the courses at operational level, who have been the perfect people for the roles, are passionate about the education they deliver, and are a vital cog in ensuring that the experience runs properly. As part of the package that DFN Project SEARCH provides you also get a skills coach – which you don’t have to fund – and they in turn provide essential support. In terms of what the Trust does, we find the jobs for the participants and facilitate their work experience. We then work alongside them to understand what their issues are, and where we can assist them in progressing through the scheme. The Trust also provides a ‘buddy support’ system, where each intern is partnered up with an experienced staff member to support their training and development. This has helped to diversify
Standing the test of time Over the years I have been fortunate enough to have seen numerous interns graduate after gaining invaluable life and employment skills that will stand them the test of time.
DFN Project SEARCH and the NHS Trust have given them the tools to go on and progress in life. Indeed, it was a pleasure to recently return to University Hospital North Midlands to see the first cohort graduate from their programme. A few weeks later, at The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, it was another proud moment to see a second group also graduate, but this isn’t the end of the road for everyone involved. The Trust is committed to having an inclusive culture, and every intern who gains employment represents a huge success for us. It is partnerships with local schools, colleges, and other community organisations, that have enabled the scheme to become successful and
Liam Newbiggin is a pharmacy assistant.
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