Wellbeing Project Coordinator

An exciting opportunity to join the Wellbeing Team at South Central Ambulance Service as a Wellbeing Project Co-Ordinator for our Frontline Operations (999) has arisen for 12 months. The HWBE team has been developing and growing with the needs of our people, and this new role is being introduced to focus on understanding the wellbeing needs of our people in the Frontline Operations (999), evaluate and extend the welfare offering in this space.

The Wellbeing Project Co-Ordinator will be part of the HWBE team, working closely with our Wellbeing Champions. They also will have a close working relationship with the Senior Leadership Team in 999, HR Team and the Recruitment and Retention Lead.

We are looking for an individual with a sound knowledge and experience of supporting the wellbeing of others, who has a passion for driving forward change in this area.

The individual is central to the review, evaluation, and delivery of a new all rounded holistic approach to wellbeing in 999. Utilising their knowledge of National frameworks and guidance on wellbeing to enhance the current provision.

Benefits we offer:

• Expert training and support from our dedicated in-house education team.
• Holiday entitlement is 27 days rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time).
• Enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
• Access to continual professional development and opportunities within SCAS and the NHS.
• Occupational Health support along with an Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Discounts in over 200+ stores including Holidays, Days out, Car insurance, Restaurants and Clothing.

About Us

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of emergency, urgent care and non-emergency healthcare services, along with commercial logistics services.

The Trust delivers most of these services to the populations of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire as well as non-emergency patient transport services in Surrey and Sussex.

We serve a population of over 7 million and answer over 500,000 urgent calls a year. We employ 4,551 staff who, together with over 1,100 volunteers, enable us to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The successful candidate will lead on a programme of change, focusing on embedding proactive and preventative wellbeing, aligned to our new People Strategy.

Ensuring an equal focus is given to mental, social and physical wellbeing and proposing new initiatives, opportunities and learning to empower our people to invest in their wellbeing.

This is an opportunity for a motivated, driven and enthusiastic individual with a passion for staff wellbeing and a desire to support the wellness of our people, to be part of an organisational change and development, ensuring the right support is available in moments of need and prior to crisis.

The successful applicant will assist with our Health and Wellbeing road shows virtual or face to face, across the geographical area of the Trust with support of the local HR Advisors, so the ability to travel is essential. Travel across the Trust to attend sites will be essential.

For this role, we are open to discuss the possibility of flexible working, and will consider reduced hours, remote working or flexible start and finish times for example.

If successful at shortlisting, individuals will be invited to explore what’s possible for them to support their work life balance as well as enabling individuals and the Trust to fulfil the requirements of the role.