New Scot Employers' Resource
This resource uses the framework set out in the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Workforce Strategy of Plan, Attract, Train, Employ, Nurture to offer providers of adult care in Scotland, advice and guidance for the recruitment of refugees and asylum seekers as part of their wider workforce planning, along with reflecting on the candidate journey into the organisation, so that retention becomes a key outcome.
Welcome
Adult social care should ensure people are living their best lives and maximizing their well-being as equal citizens. The adult social care workforce is the cornerstone for realising this ambition. Achieving this requires a sustainable, skilled workforce with attractive career choices and fair work, where all are respected and valued for the work they do.
Recruitment and retention of the adult social care workforce is a priority across the sector and recruitment from the displaced talent pool (refugees, asylum seekers and displaced workers) offers one possible pipeline for addressing these workforce challenges.
To support adult social care organisations in Scotland that are considering recruiting refugees, asylum seekers or displaced workers, NHS Education for Scotland’s (NES) Centre for Workforce Supply (Social Care) Team has developed this resource which seeks to support providers of adult social care in Scotland with all the information they need to embed ethical and sustainable recruitment practices within their organisation by bringing together all the relevant information in one place.
Refugees and asylum seekers do not require a visa, and employers do not need a Sponsor Licence, unlike those recruiting displaced workers, refugees (and some asylum seekers) already have permission to work in the UK, and are already residents in the UK.
Guidance for Scottish Local Authority Social Care Commissioners and Operational Managers
This guidance has been written to support Scottish local authority contracts and commissioning staff who are faced with a care provider having their visa sponsor licence revoked.
The impact of licence revocation will vary depending on the size of the provider and the structure of the local social care market; however this guidance should be considered in all situations.
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Employer Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to help organisations develop ethical and sustainable recruitment strategies that focus on person-centered care, in line with the workforce planning framework established by the Scottish government.
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Contact us
This resource will continue to grow, with new information and tools being added as they become available.
If there are tools or information you would like to see included, or you feel anything is missing, please contact nes.cwssocial@nhs.scot