Monthly archives: January 2025

Star Awards 2025: Midland Met Move Champion of Champions

Do you know an individual that has gone above and beyond to support their team, department and colleagues to land a successful move to Midland Met?

If you do, why not nominate them for the Midland Met Move Champion of Champions Award at the upcoming Star Awards!

Please complete the nomination form by clicking here with as much detail as possible about your nominee. The closing date for all nominations is Friday 31 January, 5pm.

If you have any questions regarding the Star Awards, please contact the communications team on 0121 507 5303 or email swbh.comms@nhs.net.

Star Awards 2025: The MMUH Extra Mile Award

Do you know an individual or team who have demonstrated exceptional dedication, going above and beyond their expected duties to support the successful opening of Midland Met?

If you do, nominate them for The MMUH Extra Mile Award at the upcoming Star Awards!

Please complete the nomination form by clicking here with as much detail as possible about your nominee. The closing date for all nominations is Friday 31 January, 5pm.

If you have any questions regarding the Star Awards, please contact the communications team on 0121 507 5303 or email swbh.comms@nhs.net.

Updated Right Help, Right Time Guidance

Birmingham’s statutory threshold guidance ‘Right Help Right Time’ has
been updated and will be published on Monday 20 January.

The format will be very familiar to all who have used the current guidance.

The revised areas for the new guidance include:

• New ‘Contents’ section.
• Revised and clarified consent information.
• Enhanced guidance throughout for Children.
• Out of Sight and elective home education.
• Refreshed indicators in the layers of need.
• Enhanced information alongside ‘Right Help, Right Time’ relating to learning disabilities
• Link included to ‘Resolution of Professional.
• Disagreements about Safeguarding Children’s (previously ‘Resolution and Escalation’) policy.
• The content reflects the latest Working Together guidance

You can find it in the same location as the current guidance, on our website’s ‘Right Help, Right Time’, click here for the webpage.

How To Flag Patients with a Learning Disability via Unity

The Learning Disability Team is concerned patients who may have a learning disability aren’t gett the support they need.

Click here to see how to flag a patient with a learning disability via Unity. Once flagged they should appear on the LD list.

If any member of staff has concerns please contact the team by emailing swbh.learningdisabilitynurses@nhs.net or calling 07484 038838 / 07484 038816

SWB Research Fellowship

R&D have managed to secure funding for employees to undertake research projects across the Trust. Applications are invited from SWB staff. This could be in the form of PAs, research fellows, WTE funding and MUST be linked to a specific research project.

Whilst applications are not capped, it is envisaged that more than one project is funded through this scheme. It is expected that these projects will align to the Trust R&D strategy ‘Saving Lives through Research 23-27′ and will work collaboratively with an Academic Partner. Where the Academic partnership is with Aston university, lead applicants will also be considered for an honorary post through this scheme.

Appointments will be for a maximum of two years, but will be reviewed at the 12 month mark to seek approval for renewal for a further 12 months. During the projects, there will be regular meetings and appraisal with the R&D Senior leadership team.

This is an exciting opportunity for suitable candidates to make a real difference in research. The instigation of NHS Research fellowships will strengthen the trusts position as an active leader in NHS clinical research, creating an environment which will attract leading staff committed to ensuring our patients and local population are provided with the highest standard of care.

Applications opened on Monday 6 January and close on Friday 31 January. Informal expression of interest to find out further information are welcome, please email kellyhard@nhs.net.

To complete an application, please click here and return the application to Kelly Hard.

Do you want 4 weeks FREE bus travel and 8 weeks at 25 per cent discount?

The Trust is committed to working in more environmentally friendly ways and has in place a Trust Board approved Green Strategic Plan. We are keen to support staff with getting to and from work using active and sustainable modes of travel.

As part of the West Midlands Bus Scheme, we are extending our offer for eligible staff for 4 weeks free bus travel and then 8 weeks travel at 25 per cent discount. To be eligible, you must be a non-frequent bus user (1-2 times a week or less). Please ensure you select that you are a non-frequent bus user when completing the form otherwise you won’t be eligible. This is a programme to encourage modal-shift and is intended to support sustainable travel habits. Those eligible will be supported with free bus travel via Swift technology.

The form will only be open for 2 weeks to applications from Monday 13 January at 8am and will close on Monday 27 January at 8pm. Applications will be processed at the end of each week and issued to eligible staff.

Wayfinding at Midland Met

To help you find your way around Midland Met, we’ve created simple videos to guide you to departments and wards.

Take a look at our Youtube playlist below to watch these videos.

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How to get to Imaging and Nuclear Medicine

To help you find your way around Midland Met, we’ve created simple ward videos to guide you to departments and wards.

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Take a look at the route to D2 Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, here.

Star Awards 2025: Midland Met Change Maker Award

Do you know a team or individual whose vision, innovation and determination has driven transformative change and made Midland Met a reality?

Why not nominate them for the Midland Met Change Maker Award at the upcoming Star Awards!

Please complete the nomination form by clicking here with as much detail as possible about your nominee. The closing date for all nominations is Friday 31 January, 5pm.

If you have any questions regarding the Star Awards, please contact the communications team on 0121 507 5303 or email swbh.comms@nhs.net.

Have your say in January’s Pulse Survey!

This year has just begun, which means it’s time for the first Pulse Survey of 2025 – and we want to hear from you.

Our people are at the heart of SWB, and we are encouraging you to regularly let us know how things are and what we can do to improve your experience at work.

It will take just five minutes of your time to complete, and our new format means you can access it at a time and place to suit you. The information is important to help us make changes – if we don’t know about something that isn’t right – we can’t make it better.

Please do take the opportunity to ensure your voice is heard. You can access the survey from any device using this link – https://picker.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b8cMes96Xg3Nk1g?&Trust%20Code=RXK

Note: To complete the survey, you will be asked to enter your email address – this survey remains completely anonymous and your email address is only used to verify that you are a member of staff here at this Trust.

The quarterly survey is being administered by Picker, on behalf of SWB, so your responses are strictly confidential and will be handled in accordance with current data protection legislation, GDPR and following the principles of the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice. No personal data will be passed back to the Trust that could result in anyone being identified.