Wellbeing Supporter (INTERNAL ONLY)

Job summary

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is incredibly excited to be able to able to extend its Wellbeing Supporter role following significant investment into the wellbeing provision. The Wellbeing Supporter has proven very successful throughout our Trust and has been an incredible support to our people.

The Wellbeing Supporter is part of our in-house staff wellbeing service; the Staying Well Service, with a close working relationship with the local operational management teams, HR and other departments.

The Wellbeing Supporters will ensure that individual's within the Trust receive appropriate welfare support. Supporting individuals with all aspects of their wellbeing; mental, social, financial and physical health needs, including those who are critically ill or have a life changing condition.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work under the Staying Well Service, and liaise with local management teams as well as members of our People Directorate to provide advice in an integrated and seamless way taking a people-centre approach based on an understanding of circumstances and needs. They will act as a point of contact for both employees and managers and draw on expertise within the Trust to enable them to provide the necessary support.

They will promote a proactive health and wellbeing approach to support our Staying Well Service and management teams to prevent crisis situations and to bring both awareness and education to our people. In addition, they will work with external organisations to broaden the wellbeing offering for people in their Trust area.

This is an opportunity for a motivated, driven and enthusiastic individual with a passion for staff wellbeing to be part of organisational change and development, ensuring the right support is offered to our people in moments of need.

For this role, we are open to discuss the possibility of flexible working, and will consider reduced hours, remote working or flexible start and finish times for example. If successful at shortlisting, individuals will be invited to explore what's possible for them to support their work life balance as well as enabling individuals and the Trust to fulfil the requirements of the role.

About us

Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.

We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.

At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.

If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples' lives, then we would love to hear from you.

In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.

You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.

Benefits

• Competitive NHS salary
• A standard working week of 37.5 hours
• Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Career and salary progression
• Car leasing scheme
• Free parking across Trust sites
• Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes
• Staff networks

Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK

Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Trustwide

EX2 7FH

Employer's website

https://www.swast.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Trustwide

EX2 7FH

Employer's website

https://www.swast.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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