Darent Valley hospital - DGT - People Strategy

Communicating the strategy

Communicating the strategy and progress of its delivery The communication of the Trust Strategy and supporting strategies, including this People Strategy, will include a roadshow led by the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Team. These will be open to all staff and will be located across Darent Valley, Queen Mary’s, Erith & District and Gravesham Community Hospital on different days of the week, and at different times of the day, including early morning and late evening; this will give as many staff the opportunity to attend as possible. In addition, there will be:

The Chief Executive Officer has a weekly blog and podcast, which is shared with the whole organisation, providing updates and progress against the Trust strategy. Blogs Starting from2020 across the Trust, this is a day free from all Trust meetings where all staff, including the Senior Leadership Team, will be out and about listening to, and talking with, staff. This will be an opportunity for individuals to either meet with leaders in a set place (times will be publicised) or to stop them and talk to them. The feedback from Fridays will be pulled together and ‘you said, we did’ reports sent out monthly. Feedback Fridays There will continue to be a quarterly Celebrating Success event where all staff are welcome to come and chat with members of the Trust Leadership Team. This will also be an opportunity for staff to present posters and displays of the excellent work they have been undertaking. Celebrating Success Events

The Trust Leadership Team meets every Wednesday and divides the 4 weekly meetings into; Quality, Workforce and Education; Finance and Transformation; Performance; and, Strategy. After each weekly Trust Leadership Teammeeting, a member will write a summary of the top few things that were discussed at the meeting, and there will be an opportunity for staff to post comments. Trust Leadership Team (TLT) Members of the Trust Leadership Team will communicate to all staff via social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram. Social Media There will be listening posts across both hospitals, and a virtual one on Adagio (our Trust Intranet), where staff can complete a card outlining a suggestion, comment or concern. The feedback from these will be included in the monthly ‘you said, we did’ feedback. Listening Posts There will be a quarterly front line forum for all staff from grades 1-4 where individuals, who otherwise often do not get the opportunity, can come and enjoy a cup of tea and a chat with the Chief Executive Officer. CEO front line Forum

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