At Far West, our workplace culture encourages our CORE values of collaboration, openness and respect in the workplace to create a sense of empowerment for people to use their knowledge, skills and experience to provide the best possible service across the Far West.

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Each year, the Public Service Commission runs an employee Engagement survey, called the People Matter Survey. 

This survey allows the Public Service Commission to capture employees' perceptions of how well they thought the public sector values are applied across the sector as well as their engagement in their workplace.

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Engaged employees have a sense of personal attachment to their work and organisation; they are motivated and able to give their best to help the organisation succeed.

 

Far West LHD consistently achieves one of the highest ratings for employee engagement across NSW Health. In 2016 we achieved an engagement index of 67% and in 2015 we received an index of 72%

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Far West continues to implement innovative and engaging tools and systems to ensure that our workplace culture remains one of the best in the State. 

• Training in our CORE Values and what it means to you

• CORE chat training to enable open conversations

• People Management Skills Program for managers

• Mandatory Managing Conflict training

• Employee Recognition Program / Years of Service Recognition

• Trained Mediators for informal grievance facilitation

• Agreed above and below the line behaviours in all teams 

• Active response to poor behaviour in all teams

• Staff and patient rounding to understand your needs

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If you are interested in learning more about our results in Employee Engagement Surveys, click here for the 2016 People Matter and here for the 2015 Your Say survey results. 

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