West Essex Workforce and Training Hub

West Essex Workforce and Training Hubs are a new way of developing the workforce (particularly the community) in response to today’s health agenda.

They form a networked arrangement of service and education providers within a specified geographical area
Their purpose is to deliver a workforce to meet the health needs of the population it serves
They connect employers across a locality with Health Education England and Higher Education Institutes

Provide a system-wide co-ordinated approach to delivering an integrated multi-professional workforce able to best meet the needs of the local population including anticipating future new models of care delivery
Enable local leadership for workforce development, education and a new way of organising the management of learning in primary care
Oversee and deliver key performance indicators agreed with HEE and provide local oversight of the STP workforce strategy
Provide strong clinical leadership working with member practices, GP federations, HEE and key commissioning and provider partners to promote collaboration and drive local leadership in respect of:
Increasing recruitment and retention
Increasing training and supported learning capacity
Increasing mentorship capacity and capability
Developing inter-professional education
Understanding the workforce profile to inform current and future planning
Building strong links with local universities to influence curriculum development and education modules to meet emerging new models of care