Job summary
Health & Wellbeing Co-ordinator
Band 5 £28,407 - £34,581 per annum pro rata
Hours: 20 hours per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
- Are you an experienced wellbeing practitioner or facilitator who wants to help us build our service from the ground up?
- Are you passionate about staff wellness and improving physical, mental, financial and social wellbeing of our staff?
- Do you want to join a friendly and forward-thinking team who wants to make a real difference to staff at our Trust?
If you answered yes to any of the questions, this role might be ideal for you!
We are looking to recruit a part-time, permanent Health & Wellbeing Coordinator. It is a brand-new role within our team so you can have a great influence on how our Staff Health & Wellbeing Offer will look like in the future.
For additional details or to schedule an informal visit to the department, kindly reach out to Rebecca Bason, Head of SH&WB, via email at rebecca.bason@mkuh.nhs.uk.
Interview date: 9th January 2024
Main duties of the job
- Co-design, facilitate, deliver, and evaluate Health & Wellbeing interventions, training, resources, workshops and initiatives.
- Lead on the NHS Health & Wellbeing Framework diagnostics in partnership with OH colleagues, OD, and relevant stakeholders.
- Develops the wellbeing service, and all associated care pathways in conjunction with internal and external stakeholders, third sector organisations, and primary care colleagues.
- Communicate wellbeing information and condition related information to staff, describing the pathways to staff in an empathetic and reassuring way to help motivate them to access the support they need
You need to have a real passion for wellbeing, positive attitude and experience of supporting people to access the right services. You will also work collaboratively with internal and external services to develop a holistic wellbeing pathway in line with the stepped approach and NICE guidelines.
You will lead on the engagement with community services, creating and coordinating wellbeing pathway, and providing solution focused support and signposting.
The role is new so you will help to shape the wellbeing offer with support from Employee Experience & Benefits Manager, Head of SHWB and Assistant Director of Education & OD.
About us
You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Free on-site parking
- Free tea and coffee
- Great flexible workingopportunities
- Discounted gym membership
- Lease car scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- On site nursery (chargeable)
- Extensive staff health and well-being programme
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices. We promote an inclusive workforce and encourage applications from applicants from all backgrounds.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Design and implement a holistic wellbeing pathway for staff using the stepped approach by working with internal and external services, and by utilising available data (e.g., Staff Survey, Pulse Surveys, Divisional listening events, HR dashboards, HR metrics and intelligence) to identify the gaps in provision.
- Coordinate the Wellbeing Champions and Mental Health First Aiders networks and aim to increase their visibility and value across the Trust.
- Co-design, facilitate, deliver, and evaluate Health & Wellbeing interventions, training, resources, workshops and initiatives.
- Lead on the NHS Health & Wellbeing Framework diagnostics in partnership with OH colleagues, OD, and relevant stakeholders.
- Leads the completion of baseline assessment for all relevant NICE guidelines and standards.
- Develops the wellbeing service, and all associated care pathways in conjunction with internal and external stakeholders, third sector organisations, and primary care colleagues.
- Communicate wellbeing information and condition related information to staff, describing the pathways to staff in an empathetic and reassuring way to help motivate them to access the support they need
Please refer to the attached Job Description for more details on the role and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Design and implement a holistic wellbeing pathway for staff using the stepped approach by working with internal and external services, and by utilising available data (e.g., Staff Survey, Pulse Surveys, Divisional listening events, HR dashboards, HR metrics and intelligence) to identify the gaps in provision.
- Coordinate the Wellbeing Champions and Mental Health First Aiders networks and aim to increase their visibility and value across the Trust.
- Co-design, facilitate, deliver, and evaluate Health & Wellbeing interventions, training, resources, workshops and initiatives.
- Lead on the NHS Health & Wellbeing Framework diagnostics in partnership with OH colleagues, OD, and relevant stakeholders.
- Leads the completion of baseline assessment for all relevant NICE guidelines and standards.
- Develops the wellbeing service, and all associated care pathways in conjunction with internal and external stakeholders, third sector organisations, and primary care colleagues.
- Communicate wellbeing information and condition related information to staff, describing the pathways to staff in an empathetic and reassuring way to help motivate them to access the support they need
Please refer to the attached Job Description for more details on the role and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Educated to Degree level, or equivalent qualification, knowledge and experience in public health, mental health and/or wellbeing
- Knowledge and experience in public health, mental health and/or wellbeing
- Knowledge and application of relevant NICE guidelines
- Knowledge and understanding of legislation such as the Equality Act (2010), Health & Safety at Work etc. Act (1974)
Desirable
- Knowledge and application of the NHS Health & Wellbeing Framework
- Knowledge of health sector service delivery, quality and performance
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing health and wellbeing initiatives
- Experience of providing advice and signposting people to relevant services
- Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, and deal with highly emotive situations
- Able to lead 1-1 and group conversations about wellbeing and mental health within own scope of practice
- Experience of supporting people to access services (internal and external), following up on their progress and keeping accurate records
- Management of projects from idea to evaluation and impact
- Experience of delivering or co-delivering training/events/workshops to staff and managers
Desirable
- Ability to take appropriate steps to safeguard a person who may be at risk in line with Standard Operating Procedure
- Able to undertake research activities to inform the health & wellbeing offer for staff
- Planning and facilitating engagement with people from diverse groups (e.g. staff networks, events)
- Webpage content and development that attracts reader interest in promotion of the service offers, or willing to learn
- Experience using continuous improvement tools and approaches
- Writing of bids for fund sourcing
Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills to plan, deploy and coordinate events, networks and workshops
- Ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders
- Proficient user of IT equipment and software applications
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Working to tight deadlines, whilst prioritising multiple tasks
- Ability to deal sensitively with people who need help to access right support
Personal and people development
Essential
- Acts in ways that support our values, promotes equality, diversity and belonging
- Respectful and professional
- Resilient and able to ask for help and support
- Self-aware, understands influence of self on others
- Committed to developing their own skills
Communication
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a hybrid team
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Develops presentations in style relevant to topic/audience
- Influencing, networking and negotiation skills
Specific requirements
Essential
- Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Educated to Degree level, or equivalent qualification, knowledge and experience in public health, mental health and/or wellbeing
- Knowledge and experience in public health, mental health and/or wellbeing
- Knowledge and application of relevant NICE guidelines
- Knowledge and understanding of legislation such as the Equality Act (2010), Health & Safety at Work etc. Act (1974)
Desirable
- Knowledge and application of the NHS Health & Wellbeing Framework
- Knowledge of health sector service delivery, quality and performance
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing health and wellbeing initiatives
- Experience of providing advice and signposting people to relevant services
- Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, and deal with highly emotive situations
- Able to lead 1-1 and group conversations about wellbeing and mental health within own scope of practice
- Experience of supporting people to access services (internal and external), following up on their progress and keeping accurate records
- Management of projects from idea to evaluation and impact
- Experience of delivering or co-delivering training/events/workshops to staff and managers
Desirable
- Ability to take appropriate steps to safeguard a person who may be at risk in line with Standard Operating Procedure
- Able to undertake research activities to inform the health & wellbeing offer for staff
- Planning and facilitating engagement with people from diverse groups (e.g. staff networks, events)
- Webpage content and development that attracts reader interest in promotion of the service offers, or willing to learn
- Experience using continuous improvement tools and approaches
- Writing of bids for fund sourcing
Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills to plan, deploy and coordinate events, networks and workshops
- Ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders
- Proficient user of IT equipment and software applications
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Working to tight deadlines, whilst prioritising multiple tasks
- Ability to deal sensitively with people who need help to access right support
Personal and people development
Essential
- Acts in ways that support our values, promotes equality, diversity and belonging
- Respectful and professional
- Resilient and able to ask for help and support
- Self-aware, understands influence of self on others
- Committed to developing their own skills
Communication
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a hybrid team
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Develops presentations in style relevant to topic/audience
- Influencing, networking and negotiation skills
Specific requirements
Essential
- Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations
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.
