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Mental Health and Stress Awareness (People Management Module)

Course overview

Supporting staff is a key part of the manager’s job and this module offers guidance and support on issues relating to promoting employee health and attendance.

This module has a particular focus on supporting staff with mental health and/ or stress issues including use of the Stress Risk Assessment tool.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the session you will:

  • Understand the purpose of the NHSGGC Staff Health Strategy and legislation relating to mental health in the workplace.
  • Be ready to assess the risks caused by personal stress or work related stress (Stress Risk Assessment Tool).
  • Understand the importance of monitoring and review after the risk assessment is completed.
  • Be aware of the range of resources available to support you and your staff.

Course provider: Occupational Health

Duration: 4 hours

Who should attend

Any manager in NHSGCC who has responsibility for managing NHSGGC staff in their teams. This includes managers employed in integrated Health and Social Care Partnerships who are not directly employed by NHSGGC.

Pre-requisites

Familiarity with the following resources will be useful:

  • C1 – Communication
  • C3 – Health, Safety and Security
  • C6 – Equality and Diversity
  • HWB1 – Promotion of Health and Wellbeing

To book a place on the course, please use the  eESS Login (scot.nhs.uk) Learner Self-Service facility. From the Learner Home page, enter the course name in the box at the top of the page to see all available dates. You can also use keywords to search for courses. Remember to have your eESS user name and password available to access the system.

13th May 2024, 9.00am – 1.00pm via MS Teams

10th June 2024, 9.00am – 1.00pm via MS Teams

11th July 2024, 9.00am – 1.00pm via MS Teams

Please note, booking for each session will close 1 week before the course date to allow time for joining instructions to be sent to delegates. Please be ready to log in at least 5 minutes before the session’s start time.

Guidance on how to search for Learning and Development on eESS OLM can be found below.

Full access to all Standard Operating Procedures and e-learning videos is available via eESS Login (scot.nhs.uk)

If you need any information on specific course content or booking process, please do not hesitate to contact Learning and Education Support Service on 0141 278 2700 (Option 3).