At Monash Health support is available to help you recognise, manage and reflect on your emotions individually and with the support of your team.
In a climate of ongoing change, the pandemic has shown us the importance of checking in with ourselves, our colleagues, and our loved ones.
Today, 8 September, is R U OK? Day and we are shining a light on asking the simple, but powerful question every day, normalising discussions about not being okay, and seeking support when it’s needed.
We continue to prioritise the wellbeing of all our employees, and have a number of ongoing initiatives, resources and support services available to help you. We aim to support you in all areas of your health and wellbeing including your teams’ wellbeing, physical health, emotional health and financial wellbeing.
Be Well Program
The Be Well Program continues to be available to support our teams’ wellbeing. To access the program, team leaders are encouraged to contact the Be Well Program to discuss their team’s needs and to book a session.
Employee Assistance Program
A confidential service available for short term counselling and coaching support. Provided by Converge International, our EAP service aims to assist you in meeting any challenges or demands you may be facing in your work or personal life.
Half-price gym memberships
To support employees to achieve their health and fitness goals, Healthwise Fitness is offering half-price gym memberships for Monash Health employees until 30 September 2022 – only 4 more weeks to go!
Online programs and dashboards
Through the health and wellbeing webpages you can access a number of our wellbeing programs and find out more information about external support services. These include:
- Mental Health Training Program – to provide practical ways to increase workplace resilience and empower you to look after your own mental health and the mental health of your colleagues.
- Leading Mentally Healthy Teams Sessions – Department managers and second-in-charge managers are invited to attend facilitated learning and training sessions.
- Converge International Portal – access a range of resources, articles and tools to help support your health and wellbeing, including the monthly Flourish eMagazine.
- Financial Wellbeing Program – to assist you to become more informed, confident, and productive in all money matters.
- Digital Wellbeing Series – to help you introduce new healthy habits into your daily routine to prioritise your health and mental wellbeing.
- Healthy Body and Mind Hub – an online learning platform offering health and wellness education, resources and motivation to help you reach your health and fitness goals.
Be Well Be Safe Program
The Be Well Be Safe Program is providing increased health and wellbeing support for health care workers during COVID-19. We understand that none of these initiatives alone are in any way reflective of our appreciation of all the remarkable work and care that our teams provide in exceptional circumstances.
We continue to work towards implementing new health and wellbeing initiatives, programs and resources to support our employees. Keep an eye out on iNews and the Wellbeing Wrap for all the latest health and wellbeing updates.
Approved by Michael Holman.