2018 Workforce

Forum

3 SeptemberHilton Hotel Sydney – 488 George St Sydney NSW 2000

The 2018 NSW Health Workforce Forum is hosted by the Workforce Planning and Development Branch

for representatives of the Workforce Executive of Local Health Districts

across NSW.

This year’s program aims to focus on workforce wellbeing and diversity in the

workplace. Opportunities for engagement and discussions are built into the

program to address current and emerging workforce priorities in NSW.

Morning program

8:30-9:15am Forum Registration

9:15am Open: Deborah Frew, Master of Ceremonies, Director, Workforce Strategy & Culture, Workforce Planning & Development

9:20am Welcome to Country: Ray Davison, Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council

9:25am Welcome Address: Brian Shimadry, A/Executive Director, Workforce Planning & Development

9:40am Keynote: Talent Management and Diversity in the Workforce Kathryn Nell, EGM, Talent, Capability & Organisational Development, People & Culture, NBN Aus

10:00am Keynote: Rostering & Wellbeing Genevieve Looney, A/Director, Workforce Planning & Development

10:25am Morning Tea

Local health district presentations

10:50amEngaging your Workforce with AppreciationVicki Simpson, District Director of Nursing, Midwifery & Workforce, MNCLHDJanette Mills, A/Nurse Manager of Operational Support & Performance, MNCLHD

11:00am

A Giant Leap for Transforming Teams– Tales of Kindness and Wellbeing from the Prince of Wales HospitalMary Mulcahy, Nurse Educator Workplace Capabilities in Person Centred Care, Prince of WalesNavpreet Brar, Clinical Nurse Educator, Community Health, Prince of Wales

11:10amThe Elsa Dixon School Based Traineeship Program MNCLHDHelene Jones, Aboriginal Workforce & Development Manager, MNCLHD

11:20am Panel Discussion with LHD Presenters

11:50pmKeynote: NSW Mentally Healthy Workplaces 2018-2022Jim Kelly, Director, Health and Return to Work, SafeWork NSW

12:10pm Lunch

Afternoon program

1:20pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session 1 Crucial Conversations: Preparing to have a difficult conversation? Things that might helpPresenters:Elly Taylor, Senior Consultant, Converge International

Breakout Session 2 Developing a staff wellbeing planPresenters:Helen Cox, Manager, Workforce Projects, Workforce Planning & Development

Breakout Session 3 Supporting Aboriginal Workforce– Things I think about when I manage Aboriginal workersPresenters:Justin Noel, Principal Consultant, Origin Communications Australia

Breakout Session 4 Remote workers– building a team culture and focus on wellbeingPresenters: Frances O’Loughlin, Clinical Services Manager, Royal Far West Facilitator:Sue Steele-Smith, Senior Program Officer– Allied Health, Professional Practice & Interprofessional Collaboration

Breakout Session 5 It Starts With Me– Redefining values and engaging staff to take personal responsibility for creating positive workplace culture Presenters: Leticia Whelan, Director, People and Culture, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation and Sally Laugesen, Associate Director, Organisational Development and Workforce Planning

2:40pm Afternoon Tea

3:00pm Breakout Session Panel: Presenters will provide a brief summary of their workshops and take questions

3:35pm Keynote Speaker: Mental Health in Complex and Dispersed Organisations: Paul Scott, Manager, Mental Health Counselling and Support Services, NSW Rural Fire Service

4:05pm Key Take Home Priorities: Sli.do

4:20pm Forum Close

Keynote speakersKathryn Nell, EGM, Talent, Capability & Organisational Development, People & CultureNBN Australia

Kath Nell is the Executive General Manager for Talent, Capability and Organisational Development and has been with NBN for 4 years with the sole purpose to make NBN a high performing and great place to work. Previously Kath has worked in a variety of sales and human resources roles in Australia and the USA in the media, technology and consumer packaged goods industries leading transformational change. She works flexibly during the netball season to coach one of her three daughters’ netball teams.

Genevieve Looney, A/Director, Workforce Planning and PerformanceWorkforce Planning & Development

Genevieve is the Acting Director of Workforce Planning and Performance at the Ministry of Health and is responsible for leading, coordinating and contributing to the development and implementation of workforce planning and workforce performance processes and systems. Previously Genevieve’s substantive position is at eHealth NSW as the Implementation Manager working on the statewide rostering program. Genevieve has a clinical nursing background and has worked in various health management roles and also holds a Master in Human Resource Management.

Jim Kelly, Director, Health and Return to WorkSafeWork NSW

Jim Kelly is the Director of Health and Return to Work at SafeWork NSW. He is responsible for leading a range of specialist areas of behalf of the work health and safety regulator including workplace health, ergonomics, mental health and return to work.

Jim has extensive experience across many industries leading regulatory services and human resource teams in workplace health and safety (WHS) prevention, injury management, and rehabilitation.

When Jim is not working, he loves to spend time with his young family, getting active in the outdoors and enjoying the sun and surf.

Paul Scott, Manager Mental Health Counselling and Support ServicesNSW Rural Fire Service

Paul Scott is the Manager for Mental Health and Counselling & Support Services at the NSW Rural Fire Service. Paul is a Crisis Intervention Mental Health Specialist with around 30 years’ experience that includes suicide intervention, crisis counselling, traumatic incident response and hostage negotiation. Since 2006, he has undertaken consultancy assignments with World Vision International (Staff Care Program) in Eastern Europe, South East Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Recent deployments include Turkey near the Syrian Border and Bangladesh for the Rohingya refugee humanitarian crisis. He holds tertiary qualifications in Community Organisations Management, Adult Education & Group Work, and Counselling & Psychotherapy.

Leading NSW Workforce InitiativesNSW Health Professionals Workforce Plan

The Plan aims to address the long-term forcasted workforce needs of NSW Health to ensure that the system educates, recruits and retains appropriate numbers of doctors, nurses and midwives and allied health professionals in the appropriate locations.

www.health.nsw.gov.au/workforce/hpwp/Pages/default.aspx

NSW Health JMO Wellbeing and Support Plan

The Plan aims to improve the ways we work to better support the health and wellbeing of our junior medical workforce and provide greater assistance to our junior doctors when burnout and other mental health issues do arise.

www.health.nsw.gov.au/jmo-wellbeing

NSW Good Health-Great Jobs Aboriginal Workforce Strategic Framework 2016-2020

The Framework is intended to support Local Health Districts, Specialty Networks and other NSW Health organisations to grow and develop their Aboriginal Workforce.

www.health.nsw.gov.au/workforce/aboriginal/Pages/good-health-great-jobs.aspx

Community of HR Professionals (CoHRP)

The CoHRP is a Community of Practice supporting the HR profession from across the NSW Public Sector to be a key contributor in delivering business outcomes through workforce management, by information sharing and professional development. The CoHRP provides opportunities to share ideas and experiences at events and through webinars and connect HR professionals from across the NSW Public Sector.

Membership

To become a member of the Community of HR Professionals, please go to www.comprac.nsw.gov.au/Communities-of-Practice/hr-professionals

Rostering in NSW

Rostering is a critical enabler for patient safety, quality of care, staff wellbeing and organisational efficiency. The Framework for Rostering in NSW Health 2018 – 2023 outlines a collective commitment to continuous improvement in rostering practice and provides the vision for a program of work to educate, promote and support roster managers in developing their rostering capability.

To find out more visit the NSW Health Rostering Portal at: www.health.nsw.gov.au/rostering

With special thanks to the Workforce Forum Organising Committee 2018:

Ms Tamara Lee, Director, Workforce Policy & Development, MoH Mr Cameron Felizardo, A/Project Officer, WPD MoHMr Jason Viney, Principal Advisory Nursing & Midwifery Workforce Projects, NaMO, MoHMs Anne Robertson, Manager, NaMO,MoHMs Keshia Kharkovsky, Senior HR Advisor, Workplace Relations, MoHMr Ian Fuller, Workforce Executive, SCHNMs Kirstie Aggs, Executive Director, Leadership, Management Development and Educational Design, HETIMs Amy Wells, Organisational and Development Manager, NBMLHDMs Sorna Nachiappan, Manager Human Resources & Employee Relations, FWLHD

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