Partnerships

Name of Partnership - Greater Merseyside Care Partnership

Lead organisation - Liverpool Social Care Partnership (LSCP) CIC

Greater Merseyside Care Partnership collaborates to host an annual Good Practice event and various workshops to support the development of the adult social care workforce. LSCP provides a number of services in addition to administration of the Workforce Development Fund.

These include:

Support developing workforce plans
Recruitment events
Free access to virtual vacancy board
Workshops
Free Good Practice Event
Free newsletters/information bulletins

Pre-employment training
Support completing NMDS-SC
Care Ambassadors
Business Development/marketing
QA and Inspection support
Regular sector news updates

Employers in Cheshire East and Cheshire West local authority areas will access funds through the Greater Merseyside Care Partnership.

Contact name - Mikaela Williams-Brown

Contact number - 0151 427 7044

Contact email - mikaela@lscpinfo.co.uk

Name of Partnership - Halton Social Care Alliance

Lead organisation - Halton Borough Council

Members of the Halton Social Care Alliance are supported by a dedicated Partnership Officer in Halton Borough Council and Workforce Development Officer in Warrington Borough Council. Members are provided with advice, guidance and support in relation to workforce development, training and funding available. One-to-one support and on-line training to use National Minimum Data Set for Social Care is offered. The Members all strive to support each other with good practice, resources and information shared. Regular meetings, with guest speakers, encourage workforce development and offer the opportunity to network with and learn from one another. Free training can be accessed.

Contact name - Jill Maloney

Contact number - 0151 257 8392

Contact email - jill.maloney@halton.gov.uk