WHHT - Psychological Services

Background: Organizations have a duty of care to support the physical and psychological health of their workforce. Mental health is a key part of improving personal health and wellbeing for our workforce.

Data from the Trust’s 2023 annual staff survey indicated that 41.1% of our staff had felt unwell due to work-related stress and over a third reported being ‘burnt out’ because of their work. 32.6% said they often or always found their work emotionally exhausting. Service Requirements: WHTH requires a service that will deliver the following: a) A responsive, accessible psychological support service for both individuals and teams. b) Improvement and maintenance of psychological wellbeing and a reduction of distress through group/team-based interventions and staff training initiatives c) Support with the prevention of distress through consultation to the wider organisation and key stakeholders such as wellbeing leads, organisational development and HR teams. d) A service based within proximity to our hospital sites that has in-depth knowledge of local mental health services, including referral pathways, community resources and support networks within the region. e) Face-to-face support provided across all three hospital sites at short notice when needed.

PSR Award under Process A. This is a new service. Contract Dates 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2025