Our people make GSTS Pathology what it is and as a business we know that we are only as good as the people who work with us. Therefore, we believe in investing in our people to help them perform at their best and reach their full potential. At GSTS we want our people to be the best that they can possibly be.
GSTS Pathology provides an environment that enables individuals to develop, grow and succeed in achieving their potential and to deliver high performance into the business. This will be achieved through developing a culture of continuous learning and development, the provision of specific training interventions and on the job development. This will enable staff to progress through their chosen career pathways and for GSTS Pathology to ensure it has the right skills, behaviours and capabilities to achieve its business strategy.
Below are a series of programmes and training models that GSTS conducts to ensure you get the most out of your career at GSTS.
Learning and Development Model
Our Learning and Development Model has four core elements: Mandatory, Fundamentals, Professional Development and Management and Leadership.
These form the
building blocks of an individual’s training profile and are built
upon as the person moves through their chosen career pathway.
Every
member of staff has to undertake mandatory training when they first
join the organisation and to have regular update training. The nature
and frequency of mandatory training is dependent on the host Trust
requirements and job role. All staff will require some elements of
fundamental learning and development, which is
dependent on the job role and should be undertaken in the first 12
months of employment. Professional Development learning will
vary depending on job role, personal development needs and career
aspirations. Management and Leadership learning and development is
not only aimed at existing managers and leaders, but also high
potentials across the organisation and will vary depending on the
position held, personal development needs and career aspirations.
All our staff receive comprehensive induction and training programmes, including competence assessment to ensure they are quickly and seamlessly integrated into GSTS to not only perform safely and competently, but to have an understanding of the behaviours and attitudes expected of them that underpin our core values. All our laboratories are approved training laboratories for trainee Biomedical Scientists and Clinical Scientists and we provide comprehensive training and support to ensure they attain Health Professions Council (HPC) registration.
Professional Development opportunities include vocational and academic qualifications, from NVQs to PhDs. We also provide staff with the opportunity to undertake secondments and projects to enhance learning and development.
We support Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and run a number of internal tutorials and seminars that staff can attend. We also provide staff with opportunities to attend relevant external seminars and conferences.
We have developed a number of courses to support the Fundamentals and Management and Leadership learning:
Pathways Programme
The pathways programme is aimed at the development of personal skills for GSTS staff and consists of a set of standards, which describe expected levels of performance and a suite of six training modules designed to help staff achieve these standards. The Pathways courses are:
- Managing Relationships
- Effective Communication
- Team Working
- Improving Customer Awareness
- Taking Responsibility
- Understanding the Business
Management Essentials
Management Essentials is aimed at developing the understanding and responsibilities of managing people and related HR policies and procedures. Management Essentials covers:
- Recruitment and selection
- Probation and payroll workshop
- Absence management
- Appraisal workshop
- Managing people issues
- Management foundations
Quality Management
Quality Management training programmes are aimed at developing people’s skills and understanding of quality and quality improvement within GSTS and covers:
- Audit training
- GCP training
- Investigative methods for quality improvements
- Being in control of quality
Management and Leadership
Management and Leadership training programmes are aimed at developing the management and leadership skills of existing managers and high potentials across the organisation. We have two specific Management and Leadership courses:
- Taking Others With You
- Developing Management Effectiveness
