Leading Well for Staff Health and Wellbeing in the NHS

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Overview

The health and wellbeing of NHS staff are essential to the quality of care provided to patients, service users, and communities.

The Covid-19 pandemic placed unprecedented pressures on the healthcare workforce and is now compounding longstanding inequalities. Inadequate resourcing and overwhelming workloads existed even before the pandemic, with stress, absenteeism, and retention at concerning levels.

The role of a manager and leader in protecting, supporting, and promoting the health and wellbeing of staff has never been more necessary and urgent. Even though many forces undermining workforce health are beyond individual control, managers and leaders can still create cultures of care that foster wellbeing and improve mental and physical health.

Learn from specialists in leadership and organizational development within the UK health and care sector. Explore different leadership styles and reflect on how your personal style impacts staff health and wellbeing.

Understand how physiological, structural, cultural, and individual needs and interventions can shape a leader’s approach to supporting staff wellbeing.

By referencing real-life case studies, you will be equipped to create a more inclusive and equitable work environment.

Conclude this course by exploring emotional self-awareness and self-compassion as foundations for effective leadership. Learn to foster team dynamics using open dialogues, problem-solving, inquiry, and advocacy.

This course is designed for current and aspiring leaders within the NHS. It is suitable for those working in clinical and managerial contexts, including senior leaders, team leaders, and managers.

While focused on NHS leaders, this course may also benefit leaders and managers in related fields such as social care and the voluntary or community sectors.