People framework
The challenge
Our 2018 HMICFRS inspection highlighted the need for us to:
- improve the way we look after our own people
- ensure we have the right people with the right skills
- promote our organisational values
- better develop our leaders
Our people framework sets out how we will meet these specific challenges.
For the benefit of our communities, we will:
- maximise the capacity, resilience, and wellbeing of our workforce to deliver our key priorities
- help develop and support our workforce to do their job well
Our people framework aims to develop our service, and most importantly, our people. At the heart of our people framework are our ethical principles which guide our decision making.
We will achieve our vision through delivering on our five key focus areas of our people framework. These are:
- culture, values and behaviours
- leadership
- equality, diversity and inclusion
- health and wellbeing
- talent, learning and development
Each focus area has:
- a summary narrative
- specific ambitions
- objectives
- success measures
The five key focus areas have been mapped to national best practice.
Our people framework is a living document and will be reviewed annually in line with our:
- IRMP
- service plan
We recognise that to achieve our vision it will take time, investment, and leadership. This is why we have developed a framework that gives us a great foundation to build upon.
Our ambitions
To meet the challenge, we have set the following ambitions:
- we aim to create a positive and inclusive culture. This will enable our people to thrive during their time with us, in a safe environment, which encourages openness
- we aim to become an employer of choice, where people want to work, with roles that provide meaning and purpose
- we aim to develop and attract our leaders through:
- improved recruitment
- talent spotting
- development programmes
- we aim to have an open and fair process to select staff for leadership roles. This is reflected in the diversity of staff represented at all levels of the organisation
- we aim to build a diverse, inclusive, and supportive working environment. This encourages the attraction, development, progression and retention of our current and prospective employees
- we aim to ensure our leaders demonstrate personal commitment to:
- reducing inequality
- challenging discrimination
- delivering services that are inclusive and accessible to diverse communities
- we aim to develop a holistic view of wellbeing in the workplace covering all aspects of wellbeing, including:
- physical
- mental
- social
- financial
- we aim to ensure all our staff understand our wellbeing, offering policies and procedures, and know where to get help
- we aim to provide our people with opportunities to reach their full potential within their careers
- we aim to give our people the skills required to deliver their roles to the best of their abilities