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Mae gweithwyr cymorth gofal iechyd yn rhan bwysig o weithlu ein GIG ac maent yn gwneud cyfraniad gwerthfawr i ddarpariaeth gwasanaethau clinigol ac anghlinigol, wrth weithio mewn ysbytai neu mewn cymunedau lleol. 

Yn gynharach yn ystod yr wythnos, yn fy ymateb i'r adolygiad ar Fuddsoddi mewn Addysg i Weithwyr Iechyd Proffesiynol, pwysleisiais bwysigrwydd cynllunio a datblygu'r gweithlu i greu system gofal iechyd ddarbodus. Roedd yr adolygiad yn canolbwyntio ar yr angen i fuddsoddi yng ngweithlu presennol y GIG ac i ddarparu cyfleoedd i bob gweithiwr gofal iechyd ddatblygu'i sgiliau, ei wybodaeth a'i brofiad.

Yn sgil datblygu'r codau ymarfer a darparu cyllid canolog i gefnogi hyfforddiant a datblygiad gweithwyr cymorth gofal iechyd, cytunwyd y dylem ystyried sut y gellid cryfhau eu safonau hyfforddi. 

Philippa Ford o Gymdeithas Siartredig Ffisiotherapi sydd wedi arwain y gwaith hyd yn hyn o ddatblygu Fframwaith Datblygu Gyrfa a Sgiliau GIG Cymru ar gyfer Gweithwyr Cymorth Gofal Iechyd. 

Mae'r fframwaith yn cael ei wneud fesul cam – mae'r cam cyntaf wedi'i gynllunio i gefnogi gweithwyr cymorth gofal iechyd clinigol a bydd yn gymwys i’r rheini sy’n gweithio mewn swyddi nyrsio, bydwreigiaeth a gweithwyr proffesiynol perthynol i iechyd. Mae wedi'i seilio ar safonau a chymwyseddau galwedigaethol cenedlaethol ac mae'n cyflwyno set gyffredin o safonau ar gyfer addysg a hyfforddiant gan gydnabod sgiliau, gwybodaeth a phrofiad unigolion wrth iddynt ddatblygu yn eu rôl. 

Bydd y llwybrau addysg hyn yn nodi'r sgiliau a'r wybodaeth a fydd yn sylfaen ar gyfer ymarfer gweithwyr cymorth gofal iechyd. Byddant hefyd yn llwybr i ddilyniant gyrfa, yn ôl eu dymuniad. Bydd hyn yn cael ei ddangos drwy bortffolio o dystiolaeth a dysgu myfyriol, a fydd yn cael eu mesur drwy’r broses arfarnu.

Heddiw, rwy'n lansio’r fframwaith hwn ac rwy’n disgwyl i holl sefydliadau’r GIG roi'r trefniadau hyn ar waith o 1 Ebrill 2016 ymlaen. Bydd gwaith yn parhau ar y cam nesaf. Nod y cam hwn yw cefnogi gweithwyr cymorth gofal iechyd anghlinigol ac mae’n canolbwyntio ar sut y gellir cynnwys gweithwyr cymorth gofal cymdeithasol a gweithwyr cymorth gofal iechyd o dan yr un fframwaith. 

Yn ystod y cyfnod hwn o ddatblygu pellach, bydd cyfle gan sefydliadau'r GIG i ganolbwyntio ar ddatblygu’r staff sydd eisoes yn gweithio iddynt cyn i’r fframwaith ddod yn orfodol o 1 Ebrill 2018\.







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Healthcare support workers make up a significant part of our NHS workforce and make a valuable contribution to the provision of clinical and non\-clinical services, whether working in hospitals or in local communities. 


Earlier this week, in my response to the Health Professional Education Investment review, I highlighted the importance of workforce design and development in creating a prudent healthcare system. The review focused on the need to invest in the current NHS workforce and to provide opportunities for all healthcare workers to develop their skills, knowledge and experience.


Following the development of the codes of practice and the provision of central funding to support the training and development of healthcare support workers, it was agreed we should consider how their training standards could be strengthened.  

The development of an NHS Wales Skills and Career Development Framework for Healthcare Support Workers has been led to date by Philippa Ford, from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. 


The framework is being taken forward in phases – the first is designed to support clinical healthcare support workers and will apply to those working in nursing, midwifery and allied health professional roles. It is based on national occupational standards and competences and introduces a common set of standards for training and education, recognising the skills, knowledge and experience of individuals as they develop in their role. 


These education pathways will identify the skills and knowledge to provide the foundation for healthcare support workers to practice and will also be a route to career progression, if desired. This will be demonstrated through a portfolio of evidence and reflective learning measured through the appraisal process.  

I am today launching this framework and expect all NHS organisations to implement these arrangements from April 1, 2016\. Work will continue on the next phase, which is aimed at supporting non\-clinical healthcare support workers and focuses on how social care support workers and healthcare support workers can be integrated into a single framework. 


During this period of further development, NHS organisations will have an opportunity to focus on the development of existing staff before the framework becomes mandatory from April 1, 2018\.