Staff Wellbeing
Organisations have a responsibility to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff
in the workplace; however this is a shared responsibility with employees.
This half day course aims to ensure that all parties understand their
responsibilities regarding well being at work according to legislative and good
practice guidelines; supported by policy. Learners will also examine how they
can promote their own well being at work in a practical way.
Learning objectives:
By the end of the course learners should have understood:
• What is meant by wellbeing
• The responsibility of the employer
• The responsibility of the employee
• How the conditions of service impact on wellbeing
• The importance of accurate job descriptions and the need for review
• The need for feedback, supervision and appraisal
• Common organisational factors that tend to impact on staff wellbeing. To
include:
-the environment
-the organisation culture
-inaccurate job descriptions
-inadequate or inappropriate
resources
-lack of support
-lack of appreciation
-poor staff morale
-poor team work
-bullying and harassment
-inappropriate demands
-lack of training
-poor leadership etc.
• Common individual factors that tend to impact on staff wellbeing. To include:
-lack of commitment
-lack of skills and knowledge
-poor time management
-poor prioritising
-interpersonal conflict
-competing personal demands
-stress
-poor boundaries
-other lifestyle issues e.g. diet,
smoking lack of exercise etc.
• Stress:
-a brief overview of what is stress
-factors that lead to stress
-symptoms of stress and burnout*
• What we mean by Mental Health
–the relationship between stress and
Mental Health
• What the individual can do to promote their own Mental Health and wellbeing
• What the organisation through its managers needs to do to ensure staff
wellbeing
*Please note that there is insufficient time on this half day course to examine
this issue in any detail
Training methods:
• Tutor presentation
• OHP/PowerPoint
• Discussion
• Work in pairs
• Handouts
CP259/8.9