Wellbeing Advisor

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

Are you compassionate, caring, a good listener and do you want to support us to make a difference to the wellbeing of our staff at East Sussex Healthcare Trust?? if so, this could be the role for you!

The Wellbeing Advisor role is an integral member of the Wellbeing Team. This role is to provide wellbeing support to our staff to enable them to be happy and healthy at work.

Communication is key to this role. A key focus of the role is to actively listen to our staff and signpost them to support services.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job are to support the wellbeing of our staff by actively listening to our people and providing signposting information.

The Wellbeing Advisor will support to raise the profile of the wellbeing team and promote awareness of our wellbeing support offers by delivering support sessions/presentations, and promoting and attending wellbeing events & initiatives. This will also include participating in engagement talks, ward visits and being visible to our staff.

The role will involve working independently and as part of a team to support our staff across both acute and community sites. This role base will be at Eastbourne District General Hospital, however, travelling across sites will be required as this is a Trustwide Wellbeing Advisor role.

Other main duties include; carrying out general administrative duties, providing administration support to the Wellbeing Team and using a variety of communication methods to reach our staff including: phone calls, emails, virtual video calls, ward visits and promoting our support offers on social media.

About us

We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated 'Outstanding'. Eastbourne DGH rated 'Good'.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

Date posted

12 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

374-LVBDA069-A

Job locations

Eastbourne District General Hospital

Kings Drive

Eastbourne

BN21 2UD


Job description

Job responsibilities

To actively listen to our staff and support their wellbeing, enabling them to be happy and healthy at work.

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To actively listen to our staff and support their wellbeing, enabling them to be happy and healthy at work.

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general education to GCSE Grade C (4/5) or above with English and Maths
  • NVQ level 3 in relevant health related subject or equivalent experience and knowledge
  • Evidence of continued to professional development to diploma level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
  • Ability to undertake further training required for the post

Desirable

  • ECDL or alternative IT qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working on wellbeing initiatives or related subjects
  • Experience in working with Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and charts for record keeping, analysis and reporting
  • Experience of managing various media formats
  • Experience of administration in a large complex organisation

Desirable

  • Proven recent experience working in healthcare
  • Administration experience in a similar role
  • Previous experience of delivering presentations
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general education to GCSE Grade C (4/5) or above with English and Maths
  • NVQ level 3 in relevant health related subject or equivalent experience and knowledge
  • Evidence of continued to professional development to diploma level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
  • Ability to undertake further training required for the post

Desirable

  • ECDL or alternative IT qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working on wellbeing initiatives or related subjects
  • Experience in working with Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and charts for record keeping, analysis and reporting
  • Experience of managing various media formats
  • Experience of administration in a large complex organisation

Desirable

  • Proven recent experience working in healthcare
  • Administration experience in a similar role
  • Previous experience of delivering presentations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Eastbourne District General Hospital

Kings Drive

Eastbourne

BN21 2UD


Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Eastbourne District General Hospital

Kings Drive

Eastbourne

BN21 2UD


Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

People Wellbeing and Engagement Manager

Stacey Bolingbroke

Stacey.bolingbroke@nhs.net

07977815988

Date posted

12 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

374-LVBDA069-A

Job locations

Eastbourne District General Hospital

Kings Drive

Eastbourne

BN21 2UD


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