Workforce Development Integrated Adult Social Care Team
The team
The Workforce Development Commissioning (Integrated Adult Social Care) team supports providers to attract, train and retain people with the right values in Adult Social Care.
The team has 2 sections:
- Recruitment and retention
- Training and education
Please contact us by emailing Proud to Care proudtocare@devon.gov.uk
Nic Dunn
Senior Workforce Development Advisor- Recruitment and Retention
My role is to support all care and health organisations across Devon with recruitment and retention.
By working in partnership with care and health providers, we aim to attract the right people to the sector and retain them in the wider care and health workforce. If you’d like to get involved, please contact me nicola.dunn@devon.gov.uk.
Bianca Tolley
Workforce Development Coordinator – Proud to Care
In my role, I support Proud to Care Devon with all aspects of recruitment within the health and care sector across the county, including recruitment campaigns and the approving of job vacancies from care providers and trusts on our free-to-use jobs board. If you would like to know more, please feel free to get in touch bianca.tolley@devon.gov.uk.
Gemma Smith
Workforce Development Coordinator – Proud to Care
My role supports several areas of Proud to Care’s workforce development activities across Devon, within both the Recruitment and Retention Team, and Training and Education Team. I approve jobs on our free-to-use Jobs Board, coordinate attendees and Ambassadors for recruitment events, and collate monthly data to analyse and inform future recruitment and training campaigns and initiatives. If you would like to find out more, please do get in touch gemma.smith@devon.gov.uk.
Nicola Wright
Senior Workforce Development Advisor- Training and Education
My role is to work in co-production with providers from Devon’s external social care services, to identify and develop high quality training & education programmes that are designed to support the learning and development needs of the workforce at all levels. I provide guidance and support on training and education matters to providers, managers and staff working within Devon’s private, independent and voluntary adult social services. If you would like more information and if I can help in any way, please email me on nicola.wright@devon.gov.uk
Ruth Haynes-Holme
Workforce Development Advisor- Training and Education
My role is to work collaboratively and in partnership with internal and external providers in social care services to provide training and education opportunities. To also promote Workforce Development projects, initiatives and plans through Proud to Care.
If you would like to know more please do get in touch Ruth.Haynes-Holme@devon.gov.uk
Jennifer Lunnon
Adult Social Care Nursing Lead
I am a Registered Nurse with nearly a decade of experience working in a variety of settings and feel passionate about providing good quality nursing care across the Health and Social Care sector.
I work with the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to ensure registered healthcare practitioners are competent in their Practice Supervisor/Assessor role by providing ongoing support within their placement settings and support Trainee Nursing Associates throughout their studies. Part of my role is to work with managers, supervisors and assessors to help them to develop their infrastructure to guide the Nursing Associate role into Adult Social Care. My role is also to guide social care providers as to how the role can fit within their organisations and monitor and increase access to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities for Registered Nurses and Nursing Associates.
If you would like to know more, please feel free to get in touch jennifer.lunnon@devon.gov.uk