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Monthly archives: May 2024

IT issue resolved

 

The power was restored to City Hospital at 3.30am today.

All IT systems should now be running as normal.

Thank you for your understanding and continuing to provide the best possible care for our patients.

A big thank you to our IT team – many of whom volunteered to work through the night to find a solution – what a great example of our Trust values.

Schwartz Rounds – 23 May and 13 June

 

Join us on our next two Schwartz Rounds, where we provide a forum for all staff, clinical and non-clinical, to come together and discuss the emotional and social aspects of working in healthcare.

Our next rounds are:

  • Thursday 23 May at Sandwell Education Centre, 12.30pm – 1.30pm (lunch and networking from 12pm) on the topic of “Are we all in this together? Discrimination in the workplace”
  • Thursday 13 June at City Hospital Post Graduation Centre, 11.30am – 12.30pm (brunch and networking from 11am) on the topic of “COVID: The experience of Nursing Associates”

Everyone is welcome!

Have you booked your staff induction site tour yet?

 

Staff induction site tours at Midland Met are now open for booking and will be taking place throughout the summer, running right up until a week before we move in.

Site tours are for colleagues who will be primarily based or will work at Midland Met, as part of their role.

To ensure a seamless onboarding experience, we request your staff number or national insurance number when booking your induction site tour. These unique identifiers allow us to verify your completion of the site induction tour. Once confirmed, we will arrange the activation of your access pass or fob, granting you the necessary permissions for your first day on site.

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Your staff number can be easily located on ESR by accessing your payslip and submitting your assignment number from the top left-hand corner.

What to expect:

  • A 60-minute journey through Midland Met (inc. car parks, Winter Garden facilities, lift navigation, a ward and our emergency department front door)
  • Guided Induction tours led by our knowledgeable staff members
  • Insights into the advanced technology and design features at Midland Met
  • Opportunities to ask questions and engage with your tour guide
  • Tour groups of up to 12
  • Useful plans and navigation tips provided to help you get to grips with Midland Met
  • Access to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Secure your spot now!

To book your place on a tour, simply pick a session and complete a booking on eventbrite.

Click here for available tour dates.

We strongly advise that all managers have the responsibility to book staff onto these tours to manage rota and staff capacity. However, should colleagues choose to make a self-booking – please be sure to obtain approval from your line manager, before doing so.

Site tours for ED, Critical Care and Theatres Attendance is being organised separately by line managers for colleagues working within ED, Critical Care and Theatres.

To find out more, please e-mail swbh.mmuhinduction@nhs.netTo find the answers to your frequently asked questions please click here.

Charity partner impressed with Midland Met

 

Following our patient safety site visit to Midland Met last Friday, the Trust hosted a visit to charity partner Bethel Health & Healing Network. Based in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, CEO Jennifer Jones-Rigby and Manager Margaret King accompanied our safety team.

Jennifer commented: “We provide doula eternal health services for pregnant ladies, so this visit was important to gain an insight into the care in the Serenity unit at Midland Met. It was fantastic to see and incredibly impressive.”

Margaret commented: “After working at City Hospital many years ago, it is a pleasure to view the remarkable facilities at Midland Met. The Serenity unit was impressive, and the overall hospital looks like somewhere that both patients and staff will be happy and will receive the best possible care.”

Dementia Awareness Week

 

This week is Dementia Awareness Week, and we spoke to those at the Sandwell Dementia Support Service, Alzheimer’s Society and Dementia UK on what the common symptoms of dementia can be.

If you need any support or advice – please contact:

Sandwell Dementia Support Service

Alzheimer’s Society

  • Telephone: 0333 150 3456

Dementia UK

HCR meet with patient transfer groups – move planning continues

 

As HCR completed their move planning meetings for this visit, they hosted the City patient transfer working group meeting on Wednesday.

Several teams including IT, pharmacy, imaging, wards, AMU and the cath lab attended to discuss the operational move for patients.  There were conversations around how to safely move patients from the wards and departments and the supporting protocols required to do so. HCR explained the command structure that will be in place and associated communications planned for the day to ensure all aspects of the move are delivered in a coordinated way.

Support teams will be placed at each of the sites to assist with arrivals at Midland Met. As you’d expect, routine patient visits will not be allowed on the move day, at least until all patients have been safely moved.

The meeting gave teams the opportunity to address any queries and contribute to the plans and details of the patient moving process. All in all, a positive step forward as we continue our detailed move planning with HCR. For any queries, please contact your move champion or email kellythompson1@nhs.net.

 

Update: Trac training sessions in 2024

 

The recruitment team are now hosting trac training sessions every two weeks, the dates for the rest of this year are listed below. Note: these are online sessions conducted over Microsoft Teams.

Trac is the recruitment system used for the whole process from setting up your vacancy to be approved and advertised, all the way through to pre-employment checks and arranging start dates. We will also cover any updates to processes and cover important information surrounding various parts of the process. Whether you are a new user, or already use the system but would like some advice and tips, we will be able to help.

For new users, we will not be able to create an account on trac until you have attended one of these sessions.

​For anyone with an existing trac account, we will now be identifying who has attended a session and marking this on your settings. For anyone who has never attended a session, we would encourage you to book on so that we can mark you as compliant.

We can also cover any other recruitment queries you may have in these sessions, so come with your questions ready.

To book on please log on to ESR, go to your Learning Homepage and search for ‘Recruitment’ or ‘Trac’ and you’ll find 381 Recruitment Trac Training. Our upcoming dates are as follows:

  • Friday 31 May, 10am – 11.30am
  • Friday 14 June, 10am – 11.30am
  • Thursday 4 July, 10.30am – 12pm
  • Friday 19 July, 10am – 11.30pm
  • Thursday 1 August, 10.30pm – 12pm
  • Friday 16 August, 10am – 11.30am
  • Thursday 29 August, 10.30am – 12pm
  • Thursday 12 September, 10:30am – 12pm
  • Friday 27 September, 10am – 11.30am
  • Thursday 10 October, 10.30am – 12pm
  • Friday 25 October, 10am – 11.30am
  • Thursday 7 November, 10.30am – 12pm
  • Friday 22 November, 10am – 11.30am
  • Thursday 5 December, 10.30am – 12pm
  • Thursday 19 December, 10.30am – 12pm

For further details, a copy of the presentation can be found here.

For more information email swbh.recruitment@nhs.net.

 

Update: Pabrinex IV shortages

 

Please note that Pabrinex IV is now restricted to the following areas until further notice:

  • A&E (City and Sandwell)
  • AMU (City and Sandwell)
  • Critical Care (City and Sandwell)
  • Priory 2 ward
  • Priory 5 ward

All clinicians should continue to review any patients prescribed Pabrinex IV to ensure it is only being used within national clinical guidelines in terms of dose and length of course. The aim is to reduce the usage of Pabrinex IV and maintain stocks for essential use only.

For any questions, please contact the pharmacy team on ext. 5263 or 3783.

Sign up to Wagestream before 31 May for a free Costa

 

As an SWB colleague, you have access to a range of financial benefits through one of our Benefits partners – Wagestream – are you taking advantage of them all?

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  • Claim financial support you’re owed with the benefits calculator. Three out of four Wagestream members who use the calculator are entitled to £570 a month on average
  • Stop the payday guessing game with a live view of your earnings
  • Manage unexpected costs with flexible access to your earnings

Not downloaded Wagestream yet? Head to the App Store or Google Play to get the app today.

Sign up for free by Friday 31 May and we’ll send you a voucher to get a Costa Coffee (up to £4) on us upon completion.

For more information please email lisa.beadle@wagestream.com.

Respiratory study day: 24 June

 

Do you want to enhance your knowledge and skills in respiratory care?

If so, then save Monday 24 June in your calendars – taking place at the Sandwell Education Centre from 9am – 4pm, with free tea/coffee and lunch, courtesy of AstraZeneca.

There are 30 places available – so register your interest as soon as possible by emailing Hayleybarnes1@nhs.net.

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