Workforce and HR support

A strategic aim for Hospice UK is to empower a strong, dynamic and responsive hospice sector.

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Find out how we can help you support your workforce with a range of networks, surveys and benchmarking, and our highly-valued webinar series on resilience.

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Developing the hospice workforce

Workforce planning and development are vital for all hospices looking to meet the growing and changing demand for services in the future.

We understand the challenges involved with recruiting and retaining staff, and are developing the package of support we provide to our members around workforce development and HR. This page summarises some key elements of what we already have in place.

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Giving you the tools you need

We've established a number of networks and our highly-valued webinar series on resilience to help you support your workforce.

Strategic HR and Workforce Leads Network at Hospice UK

Strategic HR and Workforce Leads Network

The Strategic HR and Workforce Leads Network (SHaWL) provides a strategic HR voice and advances the role of HR within hospice and palliative care.
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Hospice UK has developed a framework to help hospice leaders build resilient teams and staff, and help them perform well and flourish under stress

Your Wellbeing and Resilience

Access ideas for reflection and resources, helpful training videos and a checklist and framework to assess resilience strategies.
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The Education Network helps hospices train and develop people to deliver high-quality palliative and end of life care

Education Network

Find out how the Education Network helps hospices train and develop people to deliver high-quality palliative and end of life care.
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Offers and services

Explore our range of offers and services specifically for UK hospices.

How to define a carer, carers’ rights at work, how to talk about caring and how to set up practical and peer support

Compassionate Employers Offer for Hospices

Hospice UK has received funding to offer four hospices a discounted rate to join our Compassionate Employers programme.
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The Hospice UK Corporate Directory features companies and organisations that advertise and promote services and products relevant to the hospice sector

Corporate Directory

The Hospice UK Corporate Directory features companies and organisations that advertise and promote services and products relevant to the hospice sector.
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Jobs Packages

Find out more about the packages for our jobs board, if you're looking to advertise your vacancy to the hospice and end of life care sector.
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Professional development funding

Hospice UK supports hospice staff members' professional development via a range of bursaries funded by the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF).

Explore how they have helped a range of staff develop their skills, confidence and careers, below.

Fundraiser Chris Verney received a new professional development grant from the Masonic Charitable Foundation.
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‘Fresh perspectives, new ideas’: how an MCF bursary helped Chris’s career

Fundraiser Chris Verney received a new professional development grant from the Masonic Charitable Foundation. He explains its huge potential - and how it's helping his colleagues a...
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IT engineers Conor and Paul received Masonic Charitable Foundation professional development bursaries. The training it funded helped them create better systems for their colleagues.
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‘More time for patient care’: the holistic benefits of MCF Bursaries

IT engineers Conor and Paul received Masonic Charitable Foundation professional development bursaries. The training it funded helped them create better systems for their colleagues...
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‘It gave me back my confidence’: how an MCF hospice bursary made a huge difference
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‘It gave me back my confidence’: how an MCF hospice bursary inspired Alison

Thanks to an MCF Bursary for Hospice Staff, Alison regained her confidence at work after a spell of long-term sick leave. She explains how it’s made an impact on her life and on ...
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Recruitment Support

We offer fast, efficient and cost-effective solutions to your hospice’s staff recruitment challenges.

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Annual surveys and benchmarking

We have partnered with a number of organisations to ensure members can access a range of annual surveys or benchmarking services related to workforce and HR. This includes:

- The Birdsong Annual Hospice staff satisfaction survey gives hospices the opportunity to participate in a cost-effective way to seek staff (and volunteer) opinions about their jobs and workplace and benchmark it against other hospices who take part.

- People Count is the annual study for the not-for-profit sector run by Agenda Consulting. The study enables you to compare your key HR metrics with not-for-profit benchmark data and make solid evidence-based strategic decisions. Hospice UK members receive a discounted rate for taking part.

- The Croner Hospice rewards salary and benefits survey is no longer published. Croner now offer 'Salary Search', which can be used for salary benchmarking.

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