Your wellbeing matters

Take a moment for you this spring and join us for wellbeing activities designed to help you recharge, reconnect and feel better at work.

As we step into Spring, your Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service is bringing a dedicated programme of wellbeing activities directly to sites across the Trust to help colleagues pause, recharge and reconnect.

Over the coming months, your Wellbeing Team will be on site with a mix of drop-in stalls, interactive tasters and focused wellbeing sessions designed to support your whole-person wellbeing.

Whether that’s managing stress, improving your physical health, or simply taking a moment during a busy shift to chat to us to find out what support there is for you and your team

Out and about programme

Your Wellbeing Team will be out and about over the coming months with:

  • Drop in wellbeing stalls 
  • Interactive tasters
  • Focused sessions to support whole person wellbeing
  • Opportunities to support you and your team in creating and maintaining positive wellbeing cultures
Date Venue Time
Thursday 9 April Mossley Hill 10am-4pm
Monday 13 April Mossley Hill 10am-4pm
Wednesday 22 April V7 Building (Trust Headquarters) 10am-4pm
Tuesday 28 April Clock View Hospital 10am-4pm
Wednesday 6 May Hartley Hospital 10am-4pm
Tuesday 12 May Hollins Park Hospital 10am-4pm
Friday 15 May Peasley Cross Hospital 10am-4pm
Wednesday 20 May Saturn House 10am-4pm

If you would like us to deliver Feel Better Spring wellbeing activities at you site or work with your team, let us know wellbeinghub@merseycare.nhs.uk.

Resources to explore

Money can be a significant source of stress and worry, find out about support available to help your Financial Wellbeing .  

  • There is a range of support available from Health Hero. 

Handling the challenges that life and work can throw at us can have a significant impact on our wellbeing. We are providing a range of activities, sessions and resources to support you handle stress and help prevent burn out. 

  • Over Stress Awareness Month in April we will be holding weekly Stress Management Workshops and Burnout to Balance sessions
  • Why not join one of our free Origami sessions? These will be running weekly over April.

  • Regular physical activity has been shown to enhance self‑esteem, improve mood, promote better sleep and increase energy levels, while also helping to lower stress. Why not try our Live online 10-minute movers on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons? You can also register for the Yoga4NHS staff wellbeing programme, which starts again on 15 April and takes place on Wednesday evenings. Both pages also offer access to recorded home workout videos you can use whenever it suits you.

  • Having trouble sleeping? You’re not alone. We all have nights when sleep just won’t come or when we wake up feeling anything but refreshed. If that sounds familiar, our Sleep Well session is here to help.

  • Mindfulness is a simple, free way to reset when you’re feeling stressed, overwhelmed or too busy to think about your own wellbeing. You can do it anytime, anywhere, brushing your teeth, making a brew or sitting in the car. Start your day with a quick 10-minute guided practice or join our next four-week group session

Having meaningful connections and feeling part of a safe, positive community is key for positive mental health and wellbeing. We thrive when we have strong connections with others and being part of supportive communities that remind us, we are not alone. 

Find out about supportive communities here at Mersey Care  

  • Wellbeing Advocates Wellbeing Advocates are in place to promote, encourage, listen and signpost colleagues to the services available through the Staff Wellbeing Hub 
  • Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA)receive training to develop skills to spot signs of people experiencing poor mental health, provide a listening ear and signpost to further support. We have over 250 MHFAiders across our Trust.
  • Staff Networks We have a range of staff groups in place to support and connect our diverse workforce.