Join us for our virtual Open Day and annual members meeting tomorrow

Our first virtual open day takes place tomorrow (11 September) with a host of online talks, tours and activities for all. This is a great opportunity for staff to find out more about their colleagues across UHD and our ongoing transformations across both sites.

The virtual event begins at 10am with behind the scenes tours and videos showcasing the work of different departments alongside a series of workshops for children and adults.

The trust's annual members' meeting will be streamed live on Teams from 10.30am, followed by a series of health talks, with the day finishing at 4.30pm.

The virtual Open Day is open to all and a schedule of live talks is available now at www.uhd.nhs.uk/openday2021.

Passionate about protecting patients?

Are you currently an infection prevention and control (IPC) champion for your ward or department? Or are you someone who is enthusiastic and passionate about IPC?

The IPC team will be delivering a series of presentations on a variety of subjects through monthly Teams meetings - come and help us develop this new role.

This is an opportunity broaden your understanding, bring questions to the table and disseminate information to your teams.

The first session 'Public health and us - what to do about notifiable diseases?' is on 22 September 2.30-3.30pm.

Next meeting dates:

27 October 2.30-3.30pm: PCR testing and CT values

24 November 2.30-3.30pm: Introduction to the new fit testing programme

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Temporary issues submitting information to ESR Manager Self-Service

For this month only, please can any submissions of hours changes, extensions to fixed term contracts be carried out via SR3.

We have not received any ESR notifications since around the 26 August so please email workforce help if you are unsure if your document has been received.

If you need to submit information on any staff that are leaving in September please email
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With the staff member's:

• full name
• assignment number
• last paid date (if completing their full contractual hours in final week please pay up to and including the Sunday)
• reason for leaving along
• whether the employee has a bank contract that needs to be kept open and
• whether we need to pay or recover any leave in final salary

Put a stop to 'tailgating' when travelling through the hospital

Please remember the importance of checking that doors are closed and secured behind you when traveling through our hospitals, and that if someone is entering your area you are aware of whether they have a staff pass on display, or whether they may be a member of the public.

Securing doors and checking for 'tailgating' ensures the safety of both our patients and staff by keeping patients in the correct areas for their care and by preventing unauthorised access to staff only areas.

If you see someone suspicious and feel unable to approach them, please dial 2222 or call Dave Bennet (ext 3267) for Poole or Malcolm Keith (ext 4731) for RBCH.

Catch up on the all staff briefing with CEO Debbie Fleming

If you missed Wednesday's all staff briefing, you can catch up here. Topics covered included operational pressures and support, recovery, planning for the autumn and a preview of this Saturday's UHD Open Day and annual members meeting.

Patient information leaflets

Our patient experience team is working hard to update and rebrand all the thousands of patient information leaflets currently in use across the trust.

While this work is ongoing, we have some stickers available that can be placed on leaflets that have yet to be rebranded, advising patients of the phone number and email address changes.

Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you'd like any of these stickers for your department.

RBCH: No hospital palliative care team (HPCT) cover this weekend

Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances there will be no RBCH hospital palliative care cover this weekend (Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 September).

For urgent concerns, 24hr advice is available from the Macmillan Unit. Please call ext 5470 option 1 between the hours of 8am-5pm and option 3 between the hours of 5.00pm to 8.00am.

For non-urgent queries, please leave a message on ext 6021 (HPCT) and a staff member will pick these up on Monday 13 September.

Our apologies for any inconvenience.

POOLE: Printer Update

A Xerox engineer will be on site five days a week to deal with all our printer issues and repairs.

To make the most of the service please ensure you report all printer faults to Xerox on 0370 850 7832. This will alert the engineer who will fix the issue. This should help with ensuring the downtime of printers is limited and the right parts are ordered.

You will still be expected to change the toners yourself.

If you are moving and wish to take your printer to a new location you inform Cutting, Diana This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., to ensure the move is recorded appropriately and the printer is set up and moved correctly.

Your NHS total reward statement has arrived

A total reward statement (TRS) is a statement personal to you detailing your employment details, benefits available at UHD, and a pension benefit statement if you are in the NHS pension scheme.

You can now view your updated 20/21 TRS via ESR employee self-service.

The current years TRS is available to you if you were employed on or before 31 March 2021.

To find out more go to the NHS Pensions web pages or the intranet.

POOLE: Women's Health Awareness Week

Drop into the dome next week to speak to members of our women's health team to find out more about women's health issues.

Members of the team from the Harbourside gynaecology unit, who treat roughly 8,000 women per year, will be on hand to answer common questions and raise awareness on topics including endometriosis, menopause and smear testing.

The team will be in the dome every day, and there will also be a post-box at the stand where you can drop in any questions you might like to ask.

Find out more about reverse mentoring

The reverse mentoring programme is designed to proactively support leaders (mentees) to better understand the workplace challenges of underrepresented staff (mentors). Underrepresented staff include those in groups such as LGBTQ+, BAME, non-British European staff, or those with disabilities.

Learn more about being a mentor at our drop in coffee and cake sessions. In Poole find us in dome in Poole on Monday (13 September) 8.30-9.30am and at RBH in the marquee on Wednesday (15 September) 8.30-9.30am.

We are delighted that we have over 20 UHD leaders who have signed up to be mentees and are now proactively encouraging staff to come forward to train to be mentors.

See the equality and diversity pages on the intranet for more information.

Places available at coaching skills workshops

The coaching workshops are designed for managers and those involved with helping other colleagues to develop. Attendees will be provided with skills and knowledge on how to effectively use a coaching style when working with individuals and the sessions will be an opportunity to develop your own coaching style and build confidence through practice.

Check the education and training pages of the Poole intranet for more information and to book a place. If you have any questions please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

How to have difficult conversations

If you have line management responsibilities, why not come along to a leadership development session aimed at helping develop techniques for managing difficult conversations. The virtual programme, delivered by Practive, also aims to support delegates to tackle poor behaviour and support individual performance.

Sessions will take place on 27 September and 20 October 1-5pm, 2 November, 25 November, 1 February and 15 March 9am-1pm.

Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to book a place.

Congratulations to Gemma

Gemma Sweetapple, a first-year student nurse at UHD has been shortlisted for the Student Nursing Times 2021 Award.

Gemma, from Bournemouth University, advocated for the best possible care for a new mother who had to be admitted to a general ward but still wanted to breastfeed her baby and developed a resource pack and leaflet to ensure similar patients receive the care and support they need.

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Wellbeing weekly

Don't forget to check out all our wellbeing offers on the staff intranet.

This week, sign up for our Care First sessions, book in for a virtual health MOT from LiveWell Dorset and get involved with Tranquil Tuesday yoga sessions.