Outstanding people

We will ensure an inclusive culture, where people have the right skills and values to make a positive difference

Working with you we will

  • Recruit equitably from the communities we serve.
  • Increase volunteering or paid employment for those with lived experience.
  • Nurture and develop our people to have the right skills, training, and confidence to deliver all aspects of their role.
  • Empower and enable people to take responsibility for the work they deliver.
  • Adopt a continuous learning and development culture, where everyone can maximise their potential and feel supported.
  • Create a just, inclusive, and compassionate culture where people feel they belong and are heard.
  • Celebrate diversity in all of its forms.
  • Prioritise the health and wellbeing of our people by providing a supportive and rewarding working environment.
  • Create conditions for our people to stay with us and recommend LPFT as a place to work.

How we will know

  • Our people will be diverse and representative of our local communities.
  • More people with lived experience will be employed at all levels of our organisation.
  • More of our people will be in the right place, at the right time, with the right skills.
  • Our recruitment does not disadvantage anyone, or give an unfair advantage.
  • Improvement in satisfaction scores across the national staff survey key themes.
  • People have the opportunity to broaden their skills with us.
  • Our people are ready and confident to take the next step in their careers.
  • People are free from discrimination, violence, aggression, bullying and harassment.
  • Our people recommend us as a place to work.
  • People feel heard and see action from their feedback.
  • People agree we are a flexible, equitable and inclusive employer.