Collaborative Conversations: Staff Engagement Sessions

The Staff Experience Team runs a programme of Collaborative Conversations staff engagement sessions to hear more from staff about their experience at work. We use these to identify ways we can improve and suggestions we can put in place.

Examples include:

• A programme of conversations with staff to test how we were using feedback from Investors in People to inform local priorities for improvement. At those Staff Engagement Sessions we asked staff for their input on what difference they’ve seen over the last year and what they think would make the biggest difference to their experience at work and the experience of colleagues.
• We worked with teams to identify key themes from the iMatter surveys, to help plan a series of Collaborative Conversations. Feedback from these sessions informed both Cluster IiP actions, local Directorate and Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) activity, and the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) Board Action Plan.
• For our New Starts, we are always looking for ways to improve the onboarding experience – for this to happen, feedback from colleagues who have newly joined NHSGGC is invaluable. Therefore we regularly run Collaborative Conversations which provide an opportunity for us to hear what went well during recruitment, onboarding and first few months in post. We are always keen to understand what went well and use feedback to identify any areas we can improve. Keep an eye on core brief for dates for these sessions.
• We run a series of Conversations to engage with staff about the Workforce Strategy, both to provide an overview of progress from the most recent Strategy, and to help inform the Strategy from 2025. This helped ensure the strategy was focussed on what staff feel is important to see included and helped shape a strategy which moves culture and leadership to where we want it to be.
• We’ve been holding conversations with staff specifically in relation to Personal Development Plans and Reviews (PDP&R) as part of our commitment to building a culture of learning. Feedback from these helps us understand how PDP&R is working for you, how protected learning time is used, or what support you need to progress in your career.

If you have any queries please speak with your manager and you can also email ggc.staffexperience@nhs.scot