WORKFORCE
How the Care Workforce Pathway can help providers prepare for social care reform
Policy-makers are putting workforce reform at the heart of work to shake-up adult social care. Lindsey Dawson explains how providers can use a free practical tool to be ready.
For care home owners, chief executives, HR leaders, operations directors and registered managers, the ‘care workforce pathway’ (the pathway), should be seen as much more than a workforce development resource. Used well, it can help providers improve recruitment, retention, career progression, leadership development and succession planning. It can also help organisations prepare for a future in which workforce development, professional recognition and clear career pathways are likely to play an even bigger role. The ‘pathway’ arrives at a significant moment for the sector. Government has signalled its intention
At its simplest, the pathway sets out the knowledge, skills, values and behaviours needed to work in adult social care
to look at wider adult social care workforce reforms beyond pay, and Skills for Care has highlighted the importance of combining fair reward with opportunities for people to develop and progress. The Casey Commission is also considering the long-term future of adult social care, including how the sector can be supported to deliver high-quality care and support for the future. Although providers cannot know exactly what
future reforms will look like, the direction of travel is clear. There is growing focus on clearer career structures, stronger leadership, better progression opportunities, workforce development and closer working across health and social care. These are not abstract policy ambitions - they are practical workforce issues that providers are already dealing with every day. This is where the ‘pathway’ can help. At its
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