ED&HR Week and Mental Health Awareness Week 2022

Whats On During This Week:

 

Monday 9th May - Mental Health and Wellbeing Day

08.30 - 18.00 : Connect with colleagues over a slice of cake

Come and enjoy a delicious slice of cake and regular hot drink with your colleagues in the Lounge at  Derriford Centre for Health and Wellbeing (DCHW) between 8.30 and 6.00pm.  Cost: £3.25 per person (max 6 per group). 

                    

09.30 - 10.00 : Time to Connect Taster Session with Dr Julia Bird, Clinical Psychologist. 

Time to Connect are brief, guided and structured sessions designed for busy healthcare colleagues. They provide an opportunity to stop, reflect and connect with yourself and others, consider your own needs and support colleagues to do the same. They are not designed to replace specialist support but rather to help enhance and strengthen our connections as colleagues. Please feel free to come along to this taster session to start your week.  Contact: plh-tr.staffnetworks@nhs.net  to  be sent the joining instructions

 

11.30 - 12.00 : How to self-refer for Single Session Therapy (SST) 

Join Claire Pethick, Senior Counsellor from our Occupational Health Counselling and Mental Health Team, to find out all about SST, and how it can help and support you, with short Q&A.   Click here to join the meeting

 

12.10 : Lunchtime walk

Walking helps improve mental and physical wellbeing, tackle depression and anxiety, and connect us with our world and those around us.  Join Alfie from Derriford Centre for Health and Wellbeing (DCHW) for a brisk 30 minutes’ walk around the local area. Meet at the steps at the top of DCHW.  All welcome.  

 

14.00 - 19.00 : Relaxing Time Out Games Available in the Lounge Cafe in DH&WC

 Enjoy break with a colleague.(free of charge) Monday - Friday

 

Anytime : Free Online Yoga 

Join Lisa and Dan from Derriford Centre for Health and Wellbeing (DCHW) for an online yoga session. 

https://youtu.be/x1ogcPHlbgg

You can find details of all the different physical activities available on the  DCHW class timetable

 

Tuesday 10th May 

Disability in the Workplace Day 07.30 - 09.00 : Meet our Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN) Members

Meet at the main entrance to discuss the Tick the Box campaign and have the chance to win a Lunch for Two at Nellies Cafe.

 

Disability in the Workplace Day 11.30 - 13.00 : Supporting Deaf Colleagues in the Workplace Webinar 

Hosted by NHS Employers, learn about the challenges facing staff who are deaf and those with hearing loss and tinnitus. Find out how you can support them in the workplace.

REGISTER here

 

15.30 - 16.00 : Time to Connect Taster Session with Sammy Browne, Trainee Clinical Psychologist

Time to connect are brief, guided and structured sessions designed for busy healthcare colleagues. They provide an opportunity to stop, reflect and connect with yourself and others, consider your own needs and support colleagues to do the same. They are not designed to replace specialist support but rather to help enhance and strengthen our connections as colleagues. Please feel free to come along to this taster session to start your week.  Contact: plh-tr.staffnetworks@nhs.net  to  be sent the joining instructions

 

14.00 - 19.00 : Relaxing Time Out Games Available in the Lounge Cafe in DH&WC

 Enjoy break with a colleague.(free of charge) Monday - Friday

 

17.00 - 17:45 : Chair Based Exercise Class with Holly at DH&WC

Open to all staff please book on reception on extension 37911( free of charge)

 

Where to access Mental Health and Wellbeing Support

Find help and support for whatever mental health, physical, financial or personal issue you are facing here:

 

Wednesday 11th May 

Staff Networks Day 12.00 - 13.00 : Meet our Staff Networks

Come and meet our Staff Networks at the Postgraduate building to see how we encourage equality-focused discussions and activities that continue raising awareness for ED&HR issues, while emphasising the trusts responsibility to create a fairer, more inclusive NHS for patients and staff. Also, have the opportunity to grab some Lean In Connection cards to play and share with your colleagues!

 

14.00 - 19.00 : Relaxing Time Out Games Available in the Lounge Cafe in DH&WC

 Enjoy break with a colleague.(free of charge) Monday - Friday

 

Mind Plan Quiz

Try out a Mind Plan quiz, to get a personalised mental health action plan with practical tips to help you deal with stress, anxiety, low mood and trouble sleeping, plus advice on how to cope with feelings of loneliness.  You can also find support and advice on dealing with loneliness on the Every Mind Matters loneliness webpage

 

Thursday 12th May

Inclusive Recruitment Day - All Day : Ways to Fight Bias and Recruitment Survey

Come to our stands at Maternity and the Main Entrance to find out 50 ways to fight bias and take part in our anonymous recruitment survey to help us progress in being a more inclusive  employer.

Fill in the recruitment survey

 

13.00 - 14.00 : Mindful Art Club

Join Emma and Peggy from the Mindful Art Club for a free taster Mindfulness session over Zoom to improve your mental health and social connection. Participants will need to bring felt tip pens and plain A4 paper.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82328451382?pwd=OEpLTkx0cE03aGdpblpMelFUL2srUT09

Meeting ID: 823 2845 1382

Passcode: 812507

 

14.00 - 19.00 : Relaxing Time Out Games Available in the Lounge Cafe in DH&WC

 Enjoy break with a colleague.(free of charge) Monday - Friday

 

Friday 13th May 

Intersectionality - All Day : On the Same Page Book Club launch

Come to the main entrance and join the new and Free UHP book club 'On the Same Page.'

 

12.00 - 13.00 : Borderline personality disorder and other co-morbidities Webinar hosted by NHS Confederation

Join the webinar and Q&A session highlighting the lived experience of individuals who have been given a diagnosis of ‘borderline personality disorder’ and other intersecting co-morbidities. 

The webinar will be co-chaired by Marsha McAdam, Speakers Collective and Catherine Roche, Place2Be, and experts by experience.

BOOK NOW 

 

12.00 - 13.00 : What makes a good OH referral - OH and HR Line Manager Training

Join Dr Emma McCollum, Consultant OH Physician and Jen Bennett, Sickness Absence Manager, for an online session covering:

  • Role of Occupational Health & Wellbeing
  • What makes a ‘good’ management referral
  • The impact of presenteeism (attending work whilst sick)
  • Benefits of proactive attendance management
  • Supporting staff health and wellbeing

To book onto the 13th May, or 19th May sessions please email: plh-tr.organisationaldevelopment@nhs.net.

 

14.00 - 14.30 : How to self refer for Single Session Therapy (SST)

Join Claire Pethick, Senior Counsellor from our Occupational Health Counselling and Mental Health Team, to find out all about SST, and how it can help and support you, with short Q&A.  Click here to join the meeting

 

14.00 - 19.00 : Relaxing Time Out Games Available in the Lounge Cafe in DH&WC

 Enjoy break with a colleague.(free of charge) Monday - Friday

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