Employers for Carers

The Carer Confident benchmarking scheme assists employers to build a supportive and inclusive workplace for staff who are, or will become, carers and to make the most of the talents that carers can bring to the workplace. Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is currently working towards the level 2 Carers Confident Accreditation. The Carer Confident benchmarking scheme helps employers to build a supportive and inclusive workplace for staff who are, or will become, carers and to make the most of the talents that carers can bring to the workplace.

More information for staff members can be found on Nottinghamshire Healthcare’s internal intranet pages.
During Carers Week, Carers UK in partnership with NHS England and Improvement launched a dedicated package of support and online resource to all NHS staff, agency and bank workers who have unpaid caring responsibilities, outside of their paid NHS roles. Nottinghamshire Healthcare is one of their case studies.

“I’m very proud that Nottinghamshire Healthcare has achieved Level 1 Carer Confident accreditation, it’s a brilliant first step and incredibly positive to be recognised for the excellent support we offer to our carers. We very much value our staff who are carers and the contribution they make and want to make sure that the right package of support is available to them. We are also committed to raising awareness of our carers benefits and improving the support we offer.” – Claire Teeney, Executive Director of People and Culture, Nottinghamshire Healthcare

Carer’s Week

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don’t think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support.

Information for Staff

More information for staff can be found on the Nottinghamshire Healthcare internal Trust intranet pages. This includes best practice guides and self assessment information.

Here is an example of the document we ask staff to measure their progress for each standard of the Triangle of Care

We have created an E-Learning Carer Awareness Training package for our staff at Nottinghamshire Healthcare that incorporates how we use The Triangle of Care to improve the way we work with carers, families, siblings and friends.

The City Carer Support Service offers support you if you take care of someone who receives care from Adult Mental Health services in Nottingham City. They provide an opportunity for people to talk, be listened to and understood. Available to carers of service users registered with a GP in Nottingham City. To find out how this service can help you, please visit the City Carer Support Service page.

Carers at Highbury Hospital Caring for someone who has come into hospital can be a distressing experience for your loved ones. It can also be a distressing time for you too. Read here what we can offer to you as a carer, family member, sibling or friend. Support for you.

Rushcliffe PCN Social Prescribing Service enables practices to refer patients to a Link Worker, exploring solutions around non-medical issues that affect their health conditions. The service helps patients to better manage their own health.