Annual Report 2011 - Calvary Health Care Bethlehem

Centre for Education and
Development
We recognise that supporting staff with ongoing
education and professional development opportunities
is a vital part of our workforce culture. Staff education,
training and development is essential for the provision
of high quality health care services and forms an
integral part of people management strategy with
positive advantages for staff retention and recognition.
It enables staff to perform their roles effectively, safely
and efficiently.
The Centre for Education and Development has
continued to meet the educational demands of the
hospital by providing a broad range of training sessions
for all staff members.
In the previous 12 months we have offered 173 internal
courses to staff. The educational calendar ensured that
both desired and mandatory educational requirements
were achieved. There has been a noted growth in
staff attendance at educational courses, mainly
due to an increase in the variety of courses offered
and an extensive internal advertising strategy
being implemented.
Our commitment to encourage staff to attend external
professional development opportunities saw us fund over
100 staff applications to undertake further learning at
international, national and local conferences, workshops
and seminars at an invested commitment of $46,000.
Wellness –
Staff Living Well and Wise
We recognise that only by ‘living wise and well’ can we
continue to sustain our commitment of Being for Others.
It has been recognised that staff who take good care
of themselves and make healthy lifestyle choices are
healthier and happier, more productive, have less days
of absenteeism and have lower health care costs.
Wellness at the hospital is a staff led committee which
aims to support all staff to live well and wise by promoting
and funding activities for the mind, body and spirit.
Physical health and team spirit have been a priority for
Wellness this year. This has included funding support for
bootcamp and yoga sessions, staff participating in the MS
Megaswim and the virtual walk around the globe in the
Global Corporate Challenge. National campaigns including
Ride-to-Work and Walk-to-Work have also been promoted
by Wellness and have attracted many keen participants.
Together with our physical activities, Wellness promotes
psychological wellbeing. Monthly magazine subscriptions
provided to each ward, encourage staff to take a break
and indulge in relaxed conversation and light reading.
Seminars by external consultants have also been
organised covering topics on the importance of balancing
work and home life.
Wellness healthy lunches were organised during the year
and over 120 staff attended on each occasion. These
lunches have provided a practical and social opportunity
to promote healthy eating choices to staff. They have also
prompted much discussion about healthy food options
available to us at work.
Wellness also united with the Music Therapy Department
to promote ‘May Music and Well Being Month’ which
highlighted the role of music in wellbeing. Staff attended
sessions in drumming, Latin dancing and guided imagery
which were all well attended and attracted much interest
and discussion across the hospital.
Over 70%
of the staff said they
‘felt passionate
about their work and that
what they did made
a difference’.
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