Health and Wellbeing Coordinator - Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Wales Medicines Strategy Group

Description

Main area Health and wellbeing Administrative Coordinator Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time hours per week (Occasional weekend and evening work may required through prior agreement.) Job ref 174-HAWC

Employer Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Yorkshire Ambulance Service Headquarters, Town Wakefield, Salary £28,407 - £34,581 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/05/2024 23:59

Health and Wellbeing Coordinator Band 5 Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced administrative coordinator to join our health and wellbeing team. The successful individual will support, and coordinate wellbeing activities as identified through the health and wellbeing plan to improve physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing of our staff.

The post will be based at our Trust HQ, Wakefield with the opportunity for hybrid working. Travel to other locations across the Trust may also be required.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have knowledge of the NHS with a focus on employee health and wellbeing. Able to foster positive working relations with Trust stakeholders, managers, and employees. Key responsibilities will include delivery of specific priorities as identified in the health and wellbeing plan.

Key requirements of the role include:

• Previous experience in an NHS organisation with health and wellbeing focus.
• Progression monitoring.
• Data Evaluation.
• Accurate capture and discussions and actions.
• Effective communication skills catering to differing audiences.
• IT literate including word processing, email, and spreadsheets.

Working for our organisation

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.

We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live. We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working. Benefits:

• Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)

• 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.

• Contributory Pension.

• NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.

• Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes.

• Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.

• Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.

• Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The postholder is also responsible for the delivery of specific priorities and actions identified inthe Health and Wellbeing Plan.

The key accountabilities of the role are to:

• Support the Health and Wellbeing team with the development and delivery of the annualTrust Health and Wellbeing plan working in collaboration with a wide range of internalstakeholders ensuring setting of smart priorities that are evidence based.
• Responsible for performance monitoring delivery against the health and wellbeing plan withclear escalation routes where issues emerge.
• Support the development of health and wellbeing policies and practices working closelywith human resources, trade union colleagues, Trust service lines and in consultation withYAS staff, with focus on supportive and evidence-based practices.
• Provide support at key committees and project meetings ensuring accurate capture ofdiscussions and actions including monitoring progress against identified actions andensuring all paperwork and agendas are completed and circulated in accordance withagreed timescales.
• Coordinate training and awareness sessions including meetings in line with the prioritiesdetailed in the health and wellbeing plan.
• Work collaboratively with Corporate Communications to actively promote and engage staffon health and wellbeing initiatives and plans, using a variety of communication platforms and approaches to ensure all staff are aware of the support available to enable them tostay safe and keep well at work.
• Lead the delivery against the annual health promotions campaign working in partnershipwith Corporate Communications and localised wellbeing teams and areas.
• Consult and where necessary negotiate with colleagues relating to changes intransactional procedures ensuring that resource levels are clearly identified and there isclarity between the team and staff responsibilities within the process.
• Ability to develop effective workingrelationships, communicating effectively,nonjudgmental demonstrating professionalcredibility with colleagues and'customers' at all levels.
• Time-management skills to prioritise conflicting workload demands including theability to multi-task.
• Good influencing and persuasive skills with the ability to communicate in a calm andprofessional manner in stressful situations.
• Ability to assimilate, analyse and interpret information and to summarise key informationclearly and concisely.
• Sound analytical reasoning, effective decision making and an ability to identifyand manage risks.
• Effective planning and organisational skillsacross a wide range of activities and situations.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, to differing audiences.
• IT literate, including word processing, email, and spreadsheet skills.
• Ability to develop and deliver training /learning / coaching / interventions on a
  range of health and wellbeing related bestpractices / subjects.
• Able to travel throughout YAS in a timelymanner.
• Qualification in relevantsubject area or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of Continuing ProfessionalDevelopment.
• Knowledge of NHS and employee healthand wellbeing
• Sound analytical reasoning, effective decision making and an ability to identifyand manage risks.
• Time-management skills to prioritise conflicting workload demands including theability to multi-task.
• Experience in coordinating work andmanaging meetings includes taking minutes.
• Further education qualification in Health andWellbeing.

Person specification Skills, Qualifications, Experience and Personal

• Time management, able to prioritise conflicting workload demands and multi task.
• Experience in coordinating work and managing meetings includes taking minutes.
• Decisive and clear with the ability to work unsupervised using own initiative and demonstrating flexibility to respond to different work environments.
• Diploma level qualification in relevant subject area or equivalent experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing to differing audiences. IT Literate - word processing, excel, email
• Experience of working across multifunctional teams across the organisational structure at all levels including external partners.
• Experience of health and wellbeing in a large organisation.
• Work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of NHS and employee health and wellbeing.
• Further education qualification health and wellbeing

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce which reflects the communities and patients we serve across the Yorkshire region. Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts candidates from all sections of the community and signals our commitment to embracing diversity and promoting inclusivity.

As an inclusive organisation we welcome applicants irrespective of people's age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people with lived experienced from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, people from the LGBT+ community, people with caring responsibilities and people with disabilities. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including an invitation to the first stage of the selection process, for applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy, and consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability under the "Disability Confident Scheme".

Please note the salary range stated in advertisements is calculated on a pro rata basis if the vacancy is part time.

Disclosure and Barring Service

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of children & vulnerable adults. Many of our posts are subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS). Should this position be subject to a DBS check the cost will be recovered from your salary as a one-off payment. Currently the charges made by the Disclosure and Barring Service (incl. application fee) are £41.90 for an enhanced check and £21.90 for a standard check.

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Address Yorkshire Ambulance Service Headquarters
Brindley Way
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF2 0XQ
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