Team UHDB Award: Occupational Health and Wellbeing
The invaluable work that has gone on over the last few months to offer support to our #UHDBheroes has been recognised with a Team UHDB Award.
Looking after our colleagues and protecting their physical and emotional wellbeing has been one of the Trust’s key priorities throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
UHDB’s Occupational Health and Wellbeing team have been at the forefront of the Trust’s response to the unprecedented challenges brought on by Covid-19, with the team developing a new risk reduction assessment process to keep staff safe who could potentially be vulnerable to the virus.
Those colleagues who have tested positive for Coronavirus and have had to isolate at home have also benefitted from a post-Covid rehabilitation pathway created by Occupational Health to help support them back to health and back to work.
The last few months have undoubtedly placed a lot of strain on many people’s mental health, with the team running emotional wellbeing training courses for staff as a result, as well as signposting colleagues to available support, such as the Employee Assistance Programme and self-care wellbeing apps.
After playing such an integral role dealing with the unprecedented challenges of Covid-19, the Occupational Health and Wellbeing team were presented with their award by Amanda Rawlings, Executive Director of People and Organisational Development.
Presenting the team with their award, Amanda said: “It gives me huge pleasure to be able to present this award to my own team, who I know have worked so hard. You’ve been the unsung heroes behind the scenes, dealing with unprecedented volumes of work. The last few months have been enormously challenging but I know just how well you’ve handled this, so thank you from the bottom of my heart.”