Grampians Health supporting staff wellbeing

Grampians Health is supporting the wellbeing of staff across all campuses through wellbeing initiatives, supported by the Victorian Government’s Be Well. Be Safe. Healthcare worker wellbeing program.

“Over the past two years we have seen the impacts of a global pandemic on our team members with escalated stress, burnout and exhaustion across our workforce,” said Claire Woods, Grampians Health, Chief People Officer.

“We’re implementing initiatives that are designed to have a lasting impact and benefit our staff across Grampians Health, to help enhance their resilience and reduce the risk of adverse mental health and trauma related issues.

“These initiatives have been developed based on feedback from and consultation with our staff, both clinical and non-clinical, and are a prime example of the collaboration we’re seeing through these first phases of Grampians Health.

“For example, Grampians Health are implementing a peer support program which takes learnings from the existing program at Grampians Health Horsham, and we are also undertaking mental health first aid training across Grampians Health to provide support for team members at all sites.”

At Grampians Health – Edenhope, all staff members were provided with buy gift vouchers at Christmas time to spend in local businesses as an acknowledgement of their hard work and dedication through the COVID-19 pandemic.

The initiatives form part of the Grampians Health staff wellbeing strategy.

Other staff wellbeing initiatives at Grampians Health Edenhope include:

• Purchase of marquee

• Shop local vouchers

• Sun visors for cars

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Supply of morning tea