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Level 6 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Workforce Retention and Addressing Talent Deficits

HSC605 · Resource Management in Health and Social Care — Week 5 of 16

CourseHSC605
Week5 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Workforce Retention and Addressing Talent Deficits

  1. Succession planning and career pathways
  2. Talent retention initiatives
  3. Evaluating recruitment campaign effectiveness
  4. International recruitment and ethical workforce deployment
  5. IHRM 6.3: Global Recruitment of Human Resources
  6. Succession Planning & the Nine-Box Grid - Training & Development Lecture 2 Part 10 (Full Version)

What you will be able to do

  • 1.3 Describe how to address any skills gaps which might exist in an organisation.
  • 2.1 Explain the factors involved in the planning of recruitment in health and social care.
  • 2.3 Evaluate the different techniques used in the selection process in health and social care.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: describe how to address any skills gaps which might exist in an organisation.

Study materials

Videos

  • IHRM 6.3: Global Recruitment of Human Resources · YouTube · Prof. Fabian Froese · 17 min · for registered students
  • Succession Planning & the Nine-Box Grid - Training & Development Lecture 2 Part 10 (Full Version) · YouTube · Professor Q · 8 min · for registered students
  • Mark Britnell - Human: solving the global workforce crisis in health care · YouTube · The King's Fund · 5 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • The Cavendish Review: healthcare assistants and support workers in NHS and social care (2013) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • Principles of Management, ch. 11.6: Talent development and succession planning · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 315–326 · for registered students
  • Human Resource Management, ch. 4: Recruitment · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 91–124 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Human Resource Planning
  • Week 2: Determining and Managing Skills Requirements
  • Week 3: Recruitment Planning and Regulatory Compliance
  • Week 4: Selection Methods and Decision-Making
  • Week 5: Workforce Retention and Addressing Talent Deficits
  • Week 6: Financial Information and Managerial Decision-Making
  • Week 7: Financial Ratio Analysis in Health and Social Care
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Short-Term and Long-Term Capital Requirements
  • Week 10: Sources of Finance in the Care Sector
  • Week 11: Strategic Evaluation of Financial Sourcing
  • Week 12: Applying Resource Management in Health and Social Care in p…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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