Staff Wellbeing Lead

We are an outstanding rated Trust, and our People are critical to our continued success and the care we provide. Having a healthy workforce is one of our key strategic aims and in this newly established role you’ll lead and build on our successful Trust wide staff wellbeing programme. Working collaboratively with services across the Trust and with regional partners, you’ll ensure that we have a wide range of HWB support and interventions that actively support staff wellbeing and ensures they remain well at work

Naturally you’ll be passionate about health and wellbeing, but your standout feature will be your successful track record of delivery of wellbeing initiatives that have made a real difference. A skilled communicator, networker, project manager, with sound understanding of health and wellbeing policy, you’ll bring all these skills to bear in delivering on our staff wellbeing programme

We are committed to developing our people; continuous professional and career development is at the heart of our offer. We are also committed to ensuring our people achieve a work-life balance and key to this is our approach to flexible working.

Lead on the implementation and delivery of the staff HWB programme ensuring there are a broad range of interventions and initiatives that effectively support the Trust’s workforce to stay well at work.

Lead the Trust’s HWB Steering Group ensuring that it plays a key role in developing and informing the Trust’s approach to staff HWB.

In collaboration with clinical leads, develop and implement Trust wide training programmes, such as Mental Health Awareness, that ensures managers are skilled in supporting staff HWB.

Develop and grow the HWB Champion network recognising they play an essential role in supporting the Trust’s workforce.

Continue to develop and monitor the Trust’s Wellbeing Discussion initiative ensuring that every employee is offered a Wellbeing Discussion.

Support the development and communication of the Staff in Crisis pathway ensuring that managers and staff are clear on what support is available.

In collaboration with Clinical colleagues and national programmes, lead on the Suicide prevention initiatives ensuring that the Trust actively does all it can to support staff.

Lead on the Staff Benevolent Fund and through effective communication and publicity ensure it becomes a sustainable and scalable tool to support colleagues in times of hardship and crisis.

Working closely with the HRBPs, develop relationships with key stakeholders to understand their HWB requirements and developing HWB plans to meet their needs.

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people. We do things differently here - it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities. Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.