MENTALHEALTHMATTERS - West London Mental Health NHS Trust

Broadmoor’s
health at work team has moved!
The health at work team has moved to new
premises, ‘The Redwoods’. The move brings
together occupational health and staff counselling
and support services which will enable the team to
offer improved facilities under the same roof. The
new building offers two counselling/support rooms,
two occupational health consulting rooms, one
therapy room for reflexology and physiotherapy.
Samira Ammounah, staff counselling and support
services manager, says “These new premises offer
Our buildings
on the Exchange
Pam Scott from capital development has been working
closely with the estates and facilities team to develop a
new page on the Exchange called ‘Our Buildings.’ Pam says,
“the trust did not have an electronic property portfolio
that was accessible for all trust staff. It is hoped that the
page will be particularly useful for new staff, especially
those who have to travel around the various sites. In
order to develop the page further, there are plans to
incorporate items such as key performance indicators on
space utilisation, sustainability targets and other strategic
property information. The ultimate aim is to directly link
the page to estates and facilities current information
systems to provide as up to date information as possible.”
To access the page, click on the “Our Buildings” tab on the
left hand side of the home page. This opens a page showing
a map of the three boroughs with an arrow directing the
user towards Broadmoor in Berkshire. The user can then
click directly into a borough to reveal a map identifying the
properties and subsequent web directions to get there by
entering the starting post code.
us the excellent opportunity of further developing
working alliances with our occupational health
colleagues. The way I see it, we all share one vision
and that is to provide a service of excellence to
our staff. From my team we offer the psychological
support and from our occupational health team we
offer the physical support - a perfect partnership.”
The Redwoods is located on Kentigern Drive. To
speak to a member of the team call 01344 75 4310
(Broadmoor) or 020 8354 8177 (Ealing).
Alternatively, to access more information about
individual properties, click on the drop down menu
on the right hand side to select a property and
reveal information about parking options, opening
times, photographs and contact numbers. The “Site
Information” tab provides more detailed information on
running costs, tenure, and usage.
If you have any suggestions on the page or would like to
see particular information property information displayed,
please email Pam at pamela.scott@wlmht.nhs.uk
new staff
side Team
Pictured from the left is Marie, Arthur and Gavin
Trust staff who are members of The British
Medical Association (BMA), Chartered Society
of Physiotherapists (CSP), Prison Officers
Association (POA), Royal College of Nursing
(RCN), Unison and Unite are eligible for staff
side representation.
Staff side conveys staff views to management and vice
versa and represents and negotiates on behalf of staff, on
all day-to-day work related issues. Recently three new
staff side officers were elected as part of a restructure to
embrace modern employee relations. This means staff side
representatives and all managers in the trust can embed and
move towards partnership working, staff engagement and
involvement.
It is hoped these changes will bring a positive experience for
all: patients and carers, staff and managers, and will assist in
staff moral, job satisfaction, career development and good
working relationships.
Staff side convenors are supported by over 50 union
representatives across the trust who perform representation
and negotiating duties. In addition there is a dedicated team
of health & safety, learning & development and e-learning
representatives. A vacancy exists for an equality and diversity
representative. If you are interested in becoming a specialist
representative in this field, please contact the following:
Staff side chair:
Arthur Muwonge 020 8354 2122
Staff side convenors:
Marie O’Brien (Ealing) 020 8354 2107
& Gavin Ryan (Broadmoor) 01344 75 4481
Employee of
the Month –
relaunched
The trust’s Employee of the Month
scheme has changed.
As before if you work
with someone who is
deserving of this award
– send a brief email
detailing the reason why
to the chief executive
(Chief-Executive@
wlmht.nhs.uk).
Alternatively you
can write to the
Chief Executive c/o
communications department, trust HQ,
Uxbridge Road, Southall, UB1 3EU.
In the past the chief executive looked
through the nominations and made a
decision. In order to make the scheme more
inclusive the nominations will now be judged
by a panel including the chief executive,
director of nursing and patient experience,
staffside conveynor and a service user or
carer representative. The communications
team will publicise the result and arrange for
the chief executive to visit the winner in his
or her place of work to present them with a
certificate, a £25 Marks & Spencer voucher
and the guarantee of two tickets for the
trust’s annual Quality Awards ceremony.
Get your nominations in now for
December’s award.
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