HSJ Awards 2023: Workforce Initiative of the Year

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Winner

Kings College Hospital and King’s College London

Implementation Of SIFE (Supporting Information From Employer) Pathway To Support IENS (Internationally Educated Nurses) To Complete The Nursing and Midwidery Council Registration

Scarcity of nursing workforce and ethical recruitment is an ongoing challenge faced by the UK Healthcare system. However, officials have been overlooking thousands of Internationally Educated Nurses working as unregistered practitioners in the UK for more a decade. Project organisers led the campaign to help these IENs to complete their UK nursing registration without language tests. The NMC implemented the SIFE pathway on February 2023 following our campaign and public consultation. Around 1,000 IENs received their NMC registration in the past five months and many more are added daily to the nursing workforce. The panel were impressed with the way that this work disrupted outdated policy to create real change, benefiting colleagues and changing processes on a larger scale.

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Highly commended: Greater Manchester Integrated Care and Northern Care Alliance Foundation Trust - Recruiting Local Talent Differently: An Efficient Cost-Effective Alternative Approach To Recruiting Into The Health And Social Care Sector

Finalists

Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System: I Can Programme
Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICS: NHS Housing Hub
Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICS: 350+ NHS Careers Programme
Lancashire & South Cumbria FT, NHS England North West, University of Central Lancashire and Health Innovation North West Coast: Trainee Associate Psychological Practitioners Workforce Initiative
Leeds Community Healthcare: Hyper Local Recruitment
Royal College of Psychiatrists: Physician Associates In Mental Health
Transformation Partners in Health and Care and NHS England London Regional Maternity Team: Anti-Racism Framework And Fellowship