Compassionate Leadership

New research suggests that the overuse of HR policies and processes, like disciplinaries, can lead to significant costs to companies and organisations. These can include financial, economic and reputational costs, as well as detrimentally impacting an organisation’s culture, workforce and delivery of its’ services.

NHS Wales has been taking forward a national programme of work to improve the application of its’ disciplinary policy. This session will:

· Explore the associated costs of employee investigation and potential impacts to businesses;

· Consider alternative options and the benefit of pursuing informal approaches to address workplace issues;

· Outline the ‘last resort’ approach being developed and advocated in NHS Wales.

It will also:

· Consider whether this approach is applicable for sectors beyond healthcare;

· Explore the value of a compassionate approach, which is focused on developing learning cultures;

· Set out how the work the aligns with the CIPD’s profession map: principles-led, evidence-based and outcomes-driven.

Target Audience:

HR leaders and Senior People professionals

Speakers:

Andrew Cooper, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Andrew is Head of the Avoidable Employee Harm programme in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and leads the ‘Improving Employee Investigations’ work across NHS Wales at Health Education and Improvement Wales. He is also leading a programme of research exploring the impact of the disciplinary process on individuals and organisations.

With a background in healthcare improvement and innovation, he has held senior communications roles across the private, public and third sectors. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Public Relations for his contribution to healthcare communications and is an honorary research fellow with the University of Plymouth.

Dr Adrian Neal, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Adrian is Head of the Employee Wellbeing Service in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, which comprises a psychological therapy service, support for teams and systems, innovation, research and development and Aneurin Bevan Wellbeing, an external consultancy service.

He is a member of the British Psychological Society and a recent chair of its Leadership and Management Faculty, as well as past chair of the Division of Clinical Psychology, Wales­­­. He is an honorary research fellow with Cardiff University and the University of Plymouth.

Rhiannon Windsor, Health Education and Improvement Wales

Rhiannon is Assistant Director of Organisational Development, Wellbeing and Inclusion at Health Education and Improvement Wales and leads the Compassionate People Practices work for NHS Wales.

She is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, having spent 20 years in the HR profession in NHS Wales. An advocate for restorative justice, she is currently co-chairing a review of the NHS Wales Disciplinary Policy, in partnership with key stakeholders. She was also part of the working group that developed Healthy Working Relationships, which saw the traditional grievance approaches replaced with a policy promoting respect and resolution.

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