From the section: Adult social care commissioning
We are proud of our social care workforce in Solihull and recognise the importance of ensuring that every worker feels valued and supported.
This page tells you more about practical support available for care workers and care providers in Solihull.
You can sign up for our monthly bulletin Care in Solihull which has news and opportunities from our commissioning team, workforce support and training updates, plus regional and national topics of interest.
If you would like to be added to the mailing list for the bulletin, or have any questions about workforce support, please email our commissioning team at asccommissioning@solihull.gov.uk.
We encourage you to share the information about offers and cost of living support, training and wellbeing hubs with your workforce.
The Birmingham and Solihull training hub provides training and upskilling support to primary and social care in Birmingham and Solihull.
The hub also helps with:
To access the training opportunities, you’ll need to register or log in to Moodle on the site. You can also contact the training hub by email at bsol.traininghub@nhs.net.
The Birmingham and Solihull Staff Mental Health Hub provides health and social care colleagues with quick access to mental health services and support. It is confidential and free for all health and social care staff.
If staff are worried about how the cost of living is affecting their home or work life, they can access all or any of the free confidential services shown on this poster.
More information about support for staff is also available on the Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System website.
We want care providers to feel supported by Solihull Council to recruit and help train people who choose to stay and build their careers in care.
You can find out more information about what services and support are available below.
West Midlands Care Association (WMCA) offers a wide range of services to care providers including advice, events, training, recruitment support and discounted Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.
Solihull College and University Centre offers a number of social care courses and apprenticeships.
Solihull College students studying level 2 and 3 social care courses need placements. If you can offer a work placement and help a student to develop their social care experience, please contact Shamima Bolia at Solihull College and University Centre on Shamira.Bolia@solihull.ac.uk
The West Midlands Social Care International Recruitment Hub provides information, advice and guidance to the adult social care sector.
The hub includes information on:
Our page about information and guidance for international workers in the care industry is for people who are recruited from overseas as care workers in Solihull. It explains their rights, sponsorship and how to get support if they have concerns about how they are being treated.
Skills for Care supports the adult social care sector. Their website includes a Think Care Careers section with useful resources for recruitment.
This Department of Health and Social Care campaign promotes careers in care and has free resources to help boost your recruitment.
The CQC is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England.
They make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve.
Information about recruitment procedures and supporting the learning and development needs of staff can be found on the CQC website.
Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) is a national partnership of more than 50 organisations committed to transforming health and care through personalisation and community-based support.
On the TLAP website you’ll find examples of good practice, events and webinars.
We want to ensure that the care workforce has access to sustainable and environmentally friendly travel solutions.
There is discounted bus travel for all social care workers across the West Midlands.
Buy tickets from the National Express
If you need help, a guide to buying tickets is available.