FURTHER INFORMATION
Our current situation Similar to many healthcare organisations, the Trust is working through turmoil and uncertainty and has been dealing with multiple challenges. These have included: • The Covid pandemic, which had an impact for an extended period due to the complex clinical needs of the many of the vulnerable children in the Trust’s care. • Challenges with recruitment and retention of nursing and care staff, resulting in closed beds, which has impacted on income. At the same time, the Trust is experiencing increased people costs and inflation is impacting on other cost categories. To address these challenges we have instigated an 18-month recovery plan and Phase 1 is in progress. This includes a restructuring of the overall workforce which has led to a c15% reduction in the headcount, restruc- turing of the service delivery model, re-financing, which has included a loan from Charity Bank, reviewing pricing and negotiating with funders, reducing cost and cutting back on operational and capital expenditure. Despite these challenges recent CQC and Ofsted inspections and monitoring visits continue to be extremely positive and the outcomes delivered for children and young people are extraordinary. The standards and quality of care and support remain exceptionally high.
Safeguarding
Equality and Diversity
Our Promises
The Children’s Trust is committed to safeguard- ing and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabili- tation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful appli- cants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Of- fenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employ- ers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
At The Children’s Trust we recognise how im- portant it is to have leadership that reflects the children, young people and families that we sup- port. We also recognise that staff, comprised of a range of skills, backgrounds and experiences will help us to better understand the needs of those we support, and how we can best represent their interests. We, therefore, particularly welcome ap- plications from disabled people, individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds and those from other under-represented groups. The Children’s Trust is committed to achieving equity, diversity and in- clusion (EDI) across all levels of the organisation. For further information, see here.
Our Promises capture our strengths and aspirations. They guide the way we act, interact and come together to achieve our goals. The journey we took to reach our Promises has been an important one. A highly collab- orative and iterative process that has seen each word shaped by our people – our volunteers, employees, partners, trustees, and suppliers. Perhaps most importantly, at the core of this process are our children, young people, and their families. This journey has given us a critical opportunity to give chil- dren and young people a voice. As a result, our Promises have been genuinely enriched by them. That’s because how we work and carry out our role is as important as what we do, and that’s why as part of The Children’s Trust, we all need to live by our five Promises.
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