Head of Staff Psychological Wellbeing Service

Caring for the health and wellbeing of our people is one of the key themes of our people strategy and a priority for the Trust. We are proud of the comprehensive, preventative and responsive health and wellbeing programme offered to staff which focuses on 6 pillars of wellbeing: personal, psychological, physical, work, spiritual and financial wellbeing.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Staff Psychological Wellbeing Service at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust to cover maternity leave.

Interview date: 27-Jan-2025 from 1pm

The post holder will be a dynamic psychologist with experience in providing clinical psychology to staff and one who is dedicated and passionate about making a positive difference to workforce wellness.

The dedicated and reputable Staff Psychology Wellbeing Service offers individual and team/group high quality support, interventions and guidance, in addition to consultation and training to managers. The service has a broader remit of embedding wellbeing across the organisation and raising awareness about mental health and wellbeing.

The post holder will have a core focus on providing service leadership, wellbeing interventions, service development and implementing evidence-based initiatives to meet the psychological needs of the wider staff group across all Trust sites.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development.
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability.
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability.
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development.
5. Making equalities mainstream.

The pandemic highlighted the importance of supporting staff wellbeing. In LGT, demand for wellbeing support has increased each year since the pandemic. Research suggests that improved staff psychological wellbeing leads to better workforce retention, improved patient care, enhanced staff engagement and safer, more compassionate services. LGT is committed to creating work environments that prioritise staff wellbeing.

The Trust has a dedicated and reputable Staff Psychological Wellbeing Service. The service offers individual support, team/group interventions and guidance, consultation and training to managers. The service has a broader remit of embedding wellbeing across the organisation and raising awareness about mental health and wellbeing. This involves developing Trustwide wellbeing initiatives and promoting mental health campaigns. The role also involves attendance at both internal and external meetings with key stakeholders.