This page has been set up to support the implementation of electronic job planning.
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust are about to embark on the implementation of an electronic job planning system (Allocate).
We will have four phases of implementation, and AHP teams have been allocated a phase in which electronic job planning will be introduced in their team.
To learn more, please see some FAQs below including details of information sessions.
The purpose of job planning is to ensure there is enough clinical capacity to meet the expected demands on the clinical service, while balancing the development needs of people and organisations.
Job planning enables the effective and efficient use of resources to deliver high quality care. At its heart is a drive to provide patient-centred care that meets the local populations’ needs and improves outcome.
Job planning has been highlighted by NHS England as a significant area of focus for overall improved efficiencies and transformation across the NHS. Job planning is recognised as an important means of linking best use of resources with quality outcomes for patients and as a useful element in service redesign.
- Job planning provides an opportunity for AHPs and their managers to agree what proportion of each role will be attributed to clinical care and other specific supporting clinical activities.
- It provides an opportunity for AHPs to describe the activities that they deliver that are non-patient facing and the added value this brings for patients.
- CPD and training is included in job plans ,to support continued improvement of people and services.
Best practice guidance supports job planning for AHP’s: aps-job-planning-best-practice-guide-2019.pdf (england.nhs.uk)
If you are part of phase 1, you will have received an email from Krystina Stanway or AHPJobPlanning
Phase 2 is dietetics (all divisions), Mental Health Care Division inpatient OTs (Knowsley, St Helens, Liverpool), podiatry and MSK.
The full implementation plan detailing each of the phases will be shared with each of the divisions early February. If you have not received this, please email AHPJobPlanning
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Session |
Who should attend? |
Date and time |
Location |
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Launch session: learn more about electronic job planning |
Anyone can attend this session (not just those in phase 1) |
Thursday, 6 February 3.30pm – 4.30pm |
Microsoft Team Email for joining link |
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Admin training session |
Identified superusers in phase 1 (If you have been identified as a superuser, you will have received an email) |
Wednesday, 26 February 9.30am – 1.30pm |
Hollins Park Email to register |
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Manager training session |
For managers of staff in phase 1 who will be approving/signing off job plans |
Wednesday, 26 February 2.00pm – 4.00pm |
Hollins Park Email to register |
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Clinician training session 1 |
For all clinicians in phase 1 who will have a job plan
Choice of three sessions, please attend one. |
Thursday, 27 February 1.00pm – 3.00pm |
Face to face, venue TBC Email to register |
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Clinician training session 2 |
Monday, 3 March 9.30am – 11.30am |
Microsoft Teams Email to register |
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Clinician training session3 |
Monday, 3 March 12.00pm – 2.00pm |
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Drop in sessions |
Drop in sessions with the project team for anyone who has queries. |
Friday, 28 February 1.00pm – 2.00pm
Wednesday, 5 March 3.30 – 4.30pm
Monday, 10 March 9.30am – 10.30am
Thursday, 27 March 1.00pm – 2.00pm
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Microsoft Teams Email to register |
Phase 2 covers dietetics (all divisions), Mental Health Care Division inpatient OTs (Knowsley, St Helens, Liverpool), podiatry and MSK. Training dates for phase 2 as follows:
25 April
End User Training from 10:00 to 12:00
Manager Training from 13:00 to 15:00
1 May
End User Training from 10:00 - 12:00 and 13:00 to 15:00
Invites will be sent to all staff from AHPJobplanning
AHP job planning launch session