Staff Survey shows local NHS Trust as top employer

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust is delighted with their scores published today in the national NHS Staff Survey, showing them as one of the best employers for staff retention, morale, staff engagement and health and wellbeing.

The staff survey is commissioned by the Department of Health and invites a variety of staff to answer questions anonymously about the Trust, as an employer and healthcare provider.

The responses demonstrate the positive working environment at the Trust particularly in relation to health and wellbeing, staff engagement and morale.

The following results were in the best rated category nationally;

• The Trust scored 6.4 for the overall health and wellbeing theme, the national average was 5.9
• The Trust scored 6.5 for the overall morale theme, the national average was 6.2
• The Trust scored 7.4 for the overall staff engagement, the national average was 7.0

This year’s survey introduced new questions based on how staff felt about staying in the organisation;

Only 9.8% of respondents said that they were actively looking for another job outside of the organisation – the best possible score when compared to the results of similar trusts. The national average was 14.7%.

The Trust places a large emphasis on retaining staff and ensuring they are fulfilled and happy in their roles. This includes supporting training and development opportunities, as well as encouraging innovation by nurturing ideas from staff at all levels and promoting a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. For the NHS’ 70^th birthday in July 2018, celebrations were held across the organisation to honour the amazing work staff do every day. As part of this, the Trust presented special awards to highlight innovative staff ideas.

Glen Burley, Chief Executive said: “I always look forward to seeing the results of the staff survey as I truly believe they are a direct indicator of our performance. It is our teams that provide care to the local community so without their commitment and passion we would not be able to deliver first class services. The outcome of the survey is also an opportunity for us to reflect on where we need to make improvements. We want to attract and keep the best staff and to do so we intend to be one of the top places to work in the NHS, this means continually developing and enhancing what we offer.”

The results of the staff survey help the Trust to make improvements to the working environment, supporting staff to deliver high quality care to patients and service users. Areas that the Trust focused on following the results of the 2017 results were;

• Staff working additional unpaid hours – this has decreased by 9.8% for the 2018 results, thanks to the work the Trust has done to introduce new roles and skill mixes to support recruitment and retention to reduce pressure on existing teams.
• Staff experiencing discrimination at work – this has reduced from 8.1% in 2017 to 4.6% 2018. To help with this the Trust established staff networks for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and a Workforce Disability Network.

Top ranking scores:

I look forward to going to work

SWFT score – 66.2%
National average for combined acute and community trusts – 59.3%

Opportunities for flexible working patterns

SWFT score – 60.2%
National average for combined acute and community trusts – 52.8%

I have a choice in deciding how to do my work

SWFT score – 62.2%
National average for combined acute and community trusts – 56.3%

Relationships at work are never/rarely strained

SWFT score – 53.4%
National average for combined acute and community trusts – 45.8%

I often think about leaving the organisation

SWFT score – 22.2%
National average for combined acute and community trusts – 28.8%

As soon as I can find another job, I will leave this organisation

SWFT score – 9.8%
National average for combined acute and community trusts – 14.7%

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