Events and networks

Improving your CQC rating seminar

Online

An interactive seminar for services who have fallen below CQC standards (rated either requires improvement or inadequate) and are looking for practical ways to recover and achieve a Good rating.

Registered managers mentoring programme

Online

Mentoring is a partnership between two people and is about developing opportunities as well as solving problems. Being trained as a mentor gives you the opportunity to mentor others, whilst learning new skills, developing greater self-awareness and reflecting on your practice. This programme is intended to provide you with a better understanding of the structure of the mentoring process and of the intellectual design behind mentoring. The programme will include: What mentoring is and the benefits of mentoring Mentoring core skills The mentoring relationship Tools for the mentoring conversation Action planning and reflection The programme is FREE and exclusively for registered manager members of Skills for Care. You will need your membership number when you register; you can find this on the certificate you would have received as a new member, or on your membership home page (click here). If you cannot find this or you think you do not have access to it please email membership@skillsforcare.org.uk. This programme will be run on Zoom.

Registered managers mentoring programme

Online

Mentoring is a partnership between two people and is about developing opportunities as well as solving problems. Being trained as a mentor gives you the opportunity to mentor others, whilst learning new skills, developing greater self-awareness and reflecting on your practice. This programme is intended to provide you with a better understanding of the structure of the mentoring process and of the intellectual design behind mentoring. The programme will include: What mentoring is and the benefits of mentoring Mentoring core skills The mentoring relationship Tools for the mentoring conversation Action planning and reflection The programme is FREE and exclusively for registered manager members of Skills for Care. You will need your membership number when you register; you can find this on the certificate you would have received as a new member, or on your membership home page (click here). If you cannot find this or you think you do not have access to it please email membership@skillsforcare.org.uk.

Take a virtual tour of the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS)

Online

Have you ever wondered what’s involved in using the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set? Join us to see first-hand the tools and benefits that your organisation could be missing out on! This session is designed to give social care providers who do not yet have an ASC-WDS account a demonstration of how the service works. Care providers who already use ASC-WDS may wish to join to be reminded of how they can make the most of their account.  20,000 care providers already use ASC-WDS and can access a range of benefits including: Eligibility for funding opportunities. Record information about your staff. Manage your training records. Define mandatory training for each role. Receive alerts when training is expired or expiring soon. Benchmark your service against similar providers. Access discounts and offers from Skills for Care and endorsed training providers. Allow us to create vital intelligence which is used by sector stakeholders and decision makers. This webinar will be run on Zoom. 

Valuing social care in nursing education

Skills for Care are delighted to be partnering with the University of Salford to explore the value of social care in nursing education. This in-person event brings together social care nursing, social care providers, academics and programme leads to consider the opportunities in the wide social care landscape across adult, mental health and learning disability as well as nursing associates.

Midlands and Eastern individual employer and personal assistant framework network

Online

This network is intended for personal assistants, individual employers and those who support personal assistants and individual employers across the East and West Midlands and Eastern England. 

Being prepared for CQC inspection seminar

Online

An interactive seminar for services who want to understand the practical ways to be ready for their CQC inspection.

Midlands and Eastern joint Quality monitoring officers forum

Online

Welcome to our joint forum, designed exclusively for Quality Monitoring Officers working in local authorities and Integrated Care Boards.  This forum is a unique platform that brings together professionals from the Midlands and the Eastern region, providing a valuable opportunity for QMOs to connect, share ideas and knowledge, and receive support and guidance from peers. In addition to providing a space for peer-to-peer support and best practice sharing, our forum offers both national and regional updates, ensuring that our members stay up-to-date with the latest developments. Our forum also provides a platform for Continuing Professional Development (CPD), helping our members to enhance their skills, knowledge and expertise, and take their careers to the next level. We understand that Quality leads within care services may also find this forum useful, and we welcome their participation and contributions to our discussions. Join us now and become a part of our dynamic community of Quality Monitoring Officers!

Midlands Nominated Individual network meeting

Online

The network is chaired by Ed Brown who is a Nominated Individual and Head of Adult Care Compliance and Development at Father Hudson's Care. The network was launched in the West Midlands in July 2019. It has been running as an active WhatsApp group since April 2020 covering all the Midlands region, East and West. The network offers support for nominated individuals including: Understanding the remit of their role and meeting its requirements. Opportunity to share challenges facing care sector organisations. Understanding the remit of heir role and meeting it's requirements. Finding co-designed solutions to address challenges. Networking with executive/senior level colleagues from across the Midlands.  Feedback into Skills for Care’s Board and Department of Health and Social Care on key issues.

Eastern region nominated individual network

Online

The network is chaired by Terry Cotton, who is a Nominated Individual from the Eastern region. The network was launched in the Eastern Region early in 2022 and has been running as an active group since its launch. The network offers support for nominated individuals including: Understanding the remit of their role and meeting its requirements. Hearing from expert speakers from across the social care sector An opportunity to share challenges facing care sector organisations. Finding co-designed solutions to address challenges. Networking with executive/senior level colleagues from across the Eastern region. Feedback into Skills for Care’s Board and Department of Health and Social Care on key issues. If you are a nominated individual in the Eastern region, please join us for these network meetings. You can choose as many meetings as you are able to and the majority of these sessions will be run on Zoom.