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Whilst the Care Certificate is the national minimum standard of competence, it is sometimes difficult for an employer to know whether they should recognise a care certificate issued elsewhere, as there is no common standard or measure applied to those who issue the award.
South Yorkshire Region Education and Careers (SYREC) aims to provide a degree of assurance across the health and social care sector by maintaining a list of approved awarders. Those appearing on the list are able to demonstrate that they support staff to develop in a structured manner.
What is an Approved Awarder
Simply put, an approved awarder is an organisation that issues Care Certificates that other organisations can be confident of. This is because they have shown that they have structured systems for training, development, support, and assessment of learners. An approved awarder is, therefore, able to demonstrate quality in their processes, giving their staff, other organisations and themselves confidence that those achieving the Care Certificate are able to satisfy the standards of the award.
Why is this important?
Approved Awarders demonstrate that their staff are well trained and competent and so able to provide high quality care and support. The benefits include appearing on the list of SYREC Approved Awarders that will not only promote employers as examples of good employment practice, it will also be evidence to CQC and contractual partners that staff training commitments are addressed.
As it is also important to be as efficient as possible, assurance that employees have been trained effectively supports employers to reduce costs and training workload by reducing unnecessary repetition of training. Where all partners in the wider Health and Social Care arena work together, efficiencies can be achieved whilst quality is maintained.
Additional benefits include:
List of approved Awarders
Title of Organisation
Contact
Date of submission
Gail Taylor, Training Officer
Email: gail.taylor@crossroadsrotherham.co.uk
Name: Ben Hardy
Job Title: Talent Manager
Email: ben.hardy@kinetic-nursing.co.uk
Name: Andrew Charles, Training Manager – Chesterfield, Gainsborough [Lincoln], Rotherham, and Waltham House
Email: andrew.charles@crtcare.co.uk
Name: Hazel Bainbridge
Email: hazel.bainbridge@perfectcare.co.uk
Name: Sophie Cook
Email: sophie.cook@dalecare.co.uk
Name: Sarah Larkin Email: sarah.larkin@respectfulcare.co.uk
Name: Andrew Charles
Job Title: Training Manager – Chesterfield, Gainsborough [Lincoln], Rotherham, and Waltham House
Name: Kay Welbourne
Job Title: Assessment Centre Manager
Email: kaywelbourne@barnsley.gov.uk
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Name: Brian Burke Job Title: Learning and Development Manager Email: brian.burke1@nhs.net
August 2021
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Name: Vicky Waller
Organisational address: Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Gawber Road, Barnsley, S75 2EP
Telephone number:01226 432157
Email: Victoria.waller@nhs.net
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Name: Stephanie Allen
Organisational address: Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust,Fulwood House, Old Fulwood Road, Sheffield, S103TH
Telephone number: 01142263111
Email: stephanie.allen@shsc.nhs.uk
Vida Healthcare
Name: Victoria Hull, Senior Accredited Learning Officer
Email: vhull@vidahealthcare.co.uk
October 2021
Doncaster Council
Name: Gill Adams, Senior Accredited Learning Officer
Email: gilladams@doncaster.gov.uk
NHS Professionals
Name: Olivia Hawkins
Job Title: Director Care Support Worker Development Programme
Email: olivia.hawkins@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk
April 2021
Cristal Care
Name: Andy Miller
Job Title: Training Coordinator
Email: andymiller@cristalcare.co.uk
Care Certificate approved awarders in November 2019
Hesley Group
Name: Sarah Ware Job Title: Learning and Development Manager Email: sarah.ware@hesleygroup.co.uk
Respectful Care
Name: Sam Bernard Job Title: Registered Manager Email: samuel.bernard@respectfulcare.co.uk
TAPTONHOLME
Name: Jamie-Lee Broadley Job Title: Registered Manager Email: mail@taptonholme.net
TRUSTCARE LTD
Name: Janet May Job Title: Training Manager Email: janetmay@trustcare.co.uk
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Name: Mary Dougan Job Title: Workforce Development Practitioner Email: Mary.dougan@nhs.net
How does my organisation become an Approved Awarder?
Simply complete the questionnaire (for latest version contact everild.hindley@nhs.net) and send it to us at the address included. The SYREC Care Certificate working group meets 3-4 times per year. Amongst other things, we review submissions from organisations, where necessary seek clarification, and maintain the list of approved awarders. Once your submission has been accepted, your organisation will be added.
Update of approval status
At present, there is no time limit for how long Approved Awarder status will last, although this is under review.
SYREC Care Certificate Approved Awarder Logo
You can download a copy of the SYREC Care Certificate Approved Awarder Logo here.
Example of Certificate