Wellbeing Team Lead

The purpose of this role is to lead an expert Wellbeing team including clinical psychological health and counselling service (using both reactive and proactive interventions in 1:1 and group settings) and mindfulness services, including training and other initiatives that promote and maintain the psychological wellbeing of all colleagues across the Trust.

It also provides an opportunity to shape and implement the next 2-3 year strategy for the wellbeing team, with support from the Head of Wellbeing, to ensure alignment with identified priorities*, the Trust strategy, the NHS Health & Wellbeing Framework, People Promise and future sustainability of the wellbeing team.
- from Annual NHS Staff Survey, NQPS, Listening events etc

There is a strong culture of wellbeing at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) and we are proud to be amongst the top 3 Trusts in the NHS Staff Survey for “My organisation takes positive action on health and wellbeing”.

We wish to recruit an experienced Wellbeing Team Leader to join our unique, well respected, and growing staff Wellbeing team based at the new purpose-designed Occupational Health & Wellbeing Hub at Stoke Mandeville hospital.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead and continue to develop our dedicated and professional Wellbeing team who take pride in supporting our Trust colleagues.

The team provide a range of psychological support services including in-house counselling, mindfulness, resilience and stress management, and an extensive range of psychoeducational webinars and self-help resources. The team also partner closely with leaders across the Trust to develop wellbeing plans to proactively support the wellbeing of colleagues.

This is an exciting and varied role and we are looking for a passionate and effective leader who will value the opportunity to support our exceptional colleagues.

This is offered as a full-time fixed-term contract, but BHT are proud to offer various flexible working options.

Strategy Development & Planning
- Partner with divisional leads and senior managers to develop divisional wellbeing plans (with support from Head of Wellbeing where necessary), working with cross-functional dept/team leads and workforce teams (e.g. OD, Education, Learning & Development (ELD) and HR) to shape the development and maintenance of cross-functional wellbeing plans for each area, contributing psychological health expertise to assess need, recommend, deliver and review support provided
- Analyse wellbeing related data (e.g. staff survey, sickness absence) to identify the priority teams and cohorts (e.g. nursing) to support with the optimum psychological health interventions and develop the Staff Wellbeing Strategy for the next 2-3 years. Lead the development and prioritisation of plans and metrics to track progress and impact.
- Explore revenue generating opportunities for the Wellbeing team services to develop the profile of the team as a centre of excellence nationally and support the longer-term sustainability of the team
- Lead and manage the Band 7’s to implement the strategies and plans with their teams
- Develop and maintain metrics and measures of success/impact for all Wellbeing interventions including management and analysis of the Wellbeing dashboard to track performance and inform strategy development
- Develop and maintain professional networks to explore opportunities for collaboration and sharing of learnings etc., with e.g. ICS health & wellbeing colleagues

Team Leadership
- Lead and manage the whole of the Wellbeing team (currently 7 people), including objective setting, annual appraisals and continual professional development requirements, including mentoring and coaching.
- Maintain and monitor procedures for confidentiality, data protection and storage of sensitive data in line with legal and professional body requirements
- Define, lead and manage wellbeing team meetings and initiatives to ensure the team remain focused on strategic priorities and balance these with day to day priorities
- Deputise for Head of Wellbeing in their absence or in team meetings etc

Clinical Activities
- Carry out individual client assessment, triage and signposting in line with specified protocols, assessing individual risk in the event of a mental health crisis and arranging appropriate intervention for any specialised support.
- Hold responsibility for own case load and work to undertake relevant aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner
- Maintain a system of careful and accurate record keeping and data collection, using anonymous data to prepare reports that demonstrate service usage and trends and all data are stored in line with GDPR/HSE/OH guidance on confidentiality of notes and safe storage, in line with statutory requirements
- Generate and disseminate effective management reports and other forms of verbal, written and visual communication in accordance with the Professional Body code of conduct, ethics and confidential