Job summary
- Main area
- Staff Wellbeing and Occupational Health
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 362-A-24-6397544
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Health and Wellbeing Lead
Band 6
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
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You will take a leading role in engaging with our colleagues in line with Our People Strategy for health & wellbeing. The role will involve supporting, guiding and encouraging staff to improve their own health through motivational support signposting and communication. You will be responsible for designing, delivering, and evaluating initiatives, programmes and services relating to health and wellbeing and supporting colleagues at our Trust to make healthier lifestyle choices in respect of their physical and mental health. |
Main duties of the job
The Health and Wellbeing Lead will contribute to the development, delivery and evaluation of our Health and Wellbeing Strategy, and sustainable health and wellbeing programmes and interventions.
Take an active role in our Trust’s Health and Wellbeing Steering Group, leading on task and finish groups under the remit of the Steering Group. Providing assurance on the progress of all health and wellbeing workstreams within the remit of your role.
Implement our Health and wellbeing strategy and work within the policies and procedures of our Trust. Fully understand the impact of the work environment on Health and wellbeing.
Communicate effectively with colleagues to ensure that all relevant information in relation to activities that influence health, wellbeing is shared in a timely manner to support health improvement outcomes.
Develop and maintain knowledge of services and contacts within our integrated care systems including the local authority, community and public health organisations.
Use information and feedback obtained from data sources including the NHS staff survey, Health and Wellbeing audits and diagnostic tools including the NHS Health and Wellbeing Framework to improve health and wellbeing interventions and offers for colleagues across our Trust.
Facilitate the delivery of health and wellbeing interventions, using a range of practical tools, at both organisational and team level.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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You will take a leading role in engaging with our colleagues in line with Our People Strategy for health & wellbeing. The role will involve supporting, guiding and encouraging staff to improve their own health through motivational support signposting and communication. You will be responsible for designing, delivering, and evaluating initiatives, programmes and services relating to health and wellbeing and supporting colleagues at our Trust to make healthier lifestyle choices in respect of their physical and mental health. You will be an active member of the Health and Wellbeing Steering Group providing assurance on health and wellbeing programmes. The role will include the coordination of colleague engagement and wellbeing work stream activities which you will manage, update and analyse data using various information databases to support staff engagement. You will work collaboratively and in partnership with colleagues in Occupational Health and Staff Psychological and Wellbeing Service. Main Duties and Responsibilities
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The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of attendance at relevant CPD events (internal or external).
- Project or programme management qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent Communication and Time Management Skills
- Understanding and knowledge of the NHS People Plan and wellbeing priorities/current developments in health and wellbeing
- Ability to undertake activities to meet the health and wellbeing strategy
- Excellent IT skills and experience of using a wide variety of software packages
- Knowledge of data processing, analysis, and manipulation
- Time management skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a project/programme and meeting deadline
- Experience of problem solving and quickly identifying and implementing solutions in a collaborative manner
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a health and wellbeing role
- Health/NHS Experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Exemplary communication skills
- Ability to produce qualitative and quantitative reports to a high standard and meet deadlines. Able to use initiative & work independently
- Attention to detail. Ability to work under pressure & prioritise competing programmes of work. The ability to judge complex situations, make decisions and apply appropriate solutions
- Able to network across similar organisations to share intelligence and ensure our own provision is innovative and dynamic, partnerships
Desirable criteria
- Social media awareness/skills
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Occupational Health Clearance
- Flexibility in working to meet the needs of the service.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sara Wilson
- Job title
- Head of Staff Wellbeing and Occupational Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
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