Workplace Wellbeing Nurse, Band 6 inGloucester inGloucester PUBLISHED WED 23 OCT 2024

At Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the wellbeing of staff is pivotal in developing a workplace with a positive culture, where staff can thrive. Our Wellbeing offer continues to expand and shift to adapt to the changing needs of colleagues, and this new role is an exciting opportunity to help to shape part of this offer.

Forming part of the broader 'Workplace Wellbeing' offer for staff, this role presents an opportunity to support physical and psychological wellbeing with the introduction of a new service aimed specifically at providing priority access to a range of health checks. This will be positioned as both proactive and responsive depending on the bespoke needs of each staff member.

This role is for a full-time 1.0 WTE nurse (or two on a job-share basis), to be purely staff-focussed in service-delivery, and positioned to provide a variety of different health checks as a free, fast-access service to all staff as part of the Trust's Workplace Wellbeing offer.

The post-holder will coordinate and deliver a series of health-checks for staff, including:

• general health check
• men's health check
• women's health check
• Menopause support
• early respiratory checks
• smoking cessation guidance.

In addition to provision of the health checks, the post-holder will work with the Trust Wellbeing team to develop the wellbeing offer so that it provides both proactive and responsive support to staff, and enhances access to address health inequalities in the workforce.

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The Workplace Wellbeing Nurse will be responsible for delivering the following services to staff:

• Health checks: 1:1 face-to-face health screening, including using a body composition monitor (body mass index (BMI) calculation, body fat percentage, visceral fat classification, skeletal muscle percentage, resting metabolism), whilst also reviewing blood pressure, resting heart rate, alcohol units, smoking status, minutes of exercise per week, and MSK concerns, and personal fitness and nutrition goals.

• Early respiratory checks (spirometry).

• Menopause support: An opportunity to discuss personal peri-menopause/ menopause / post menopause symptoms and how these may be affecting the persons professional and personal life. The Workplace Wellbeing Nurse will be positioned to help explore strategies to manage these symptoms effectively both in the workplace and personally, linking with Trust policies and guidance including the Reasonable Adjustments Policy.

• Smoking cessation: This would not be an appointment to clinically diagnose any condition. Instead, it is an opportunity to review lifestyle choices, behaviours and addiction and referral to Tobacco free team and/or community services for support.

• Mens Health check: assessments and advice, tailored to male staff members.

• Womens Health check: assessments and advice, tailored to female staff members.

• Support delivery of the Trusts health promotion activities, in collaboration with the Workplace Wellbeing team.

The post holder will

• be responsible for providing an effective and evidenced based service to staff,

• ensure effective communication with service users in a tactful and sensitive manner,

• promote and maintain a systematic, holistic approach to the provision of health checks; using date to ensure a targeted approach to identifying and supporting staff most in need, including those with health inequalities,

• keep accurate and timely records of health checks on the approved data management system, with awareness of the confidential nature of the service and ensuring all possible steps are taken to uphold this confidentiality (except where a safeguarding issue and/or illegal activity is disclosed or suspected), ensuring compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations and Data Protection Act 2,

• work with collaborators across the Trust and externally to establish and maintain positive working relationships to support effective signposting and/or referral when required,

• work closely with collaborators across the Trust to provide updates and contribute to the GHT Workplace Wellbeing Steering Group,

• work with the Lead for Colleague Health & Wellbeing to develop an evaluation model to identify impact data, and opportunities for learning and service development,

• be responsible for equipment, ensuring any low stock is advised to Lead for Colleague Health and Wellbeing for ordering as applicable,

• utilise time management and project management skills, including managing promotion and bookings for service delivery,

• be aware of the need to use resources effectively and efficiently,

• work creatively in order to help address barriers some staff may have to access the service,

• deliver group sessions where opportunities are identified; e.g. workshops to teams, and support local activities and conferences (e.g. online/in-person annual menopause conference, Schwartz Round, menopause cafes) and national campaigns such as Stoptober and other initiatives across the Trust as required,

• maintain regular use of emails to keep abreast of information disseminated in the Trust,

• access supervision at agreed regularity,

• access line management with the Lead for Colleague Health & Wellbeing,

• ensure clinical practice is evidence based or peer reviewed best practice,

• ensure medical equipment is maintained and fit for purpose,

• be fully conversant with relevant legislation, NICE guidance and Department of Health guidelines and work within GHT protocols,

• maintain an up-to-date knowledge of public health research and current best practice of menopause and smoking cessation through participation in continuous development,

• be familiar with nicotine replacement products (including patches, gum, lozenges, inhalators and mouth and nasal sprays) and stop smoking medications to facilitate smoke free conversations,

• be aware of and signpost colleagues to professional, evidence-based smoking cessation services available locally/nationally,

• work in alignment with the Trust Workplace Wellbeing Strategic Action Plan,

• attend meetings with colleagues across the Trust to help ensure a joined-up approach to service delivery, and effective signposting and raising awareness,

• identify own development needs, aligning these to service requirements and personal aspirations. Proactively develop and improve own practice using all available resources.