Working at Wellfield

Leaders have unclear roles and weak oversight, so they cannot always track staff actions or risks properly.

unclear governance and accountability arrangements within the leadership and management team. Managers could not always account for the actions, behaviours and performance of staff

Risk plans failed to prevent serious harm to a child, and medication handling like PRN doses lacks clear guidance.

a significant incident where harm was caused to a child despite the specific risk having been identified... lack of assurance around the oversight and governance for PRN medications

Staffing is planned to be adequate with good recruitment checks, but no details on staff staying long-term or workloads feeling easy.

future staffing and recruitment would be given due consideration prior to any future admissions... ensuring that there were enough appropriately trained staff