Being For Others - Calvary Health Care Bethlehem

People and CulturePeople and Culture Governance CommitteeThe significant quality and risk management work of this committee this year includes the followingachievements:Human resources reviewFollowing last year’s review of Human Resources(HR) policies, procedures and systems conductedby the Victorian Health Industry Association(VHIA), CHCB has implemented many of therecommendations. A HR Manager has beenappointed and has initiated a range of activities.These include training and increased awarenessof workplace issues such as Bullying andHarassment, Equal Employment Opportunity,provision of support to managers, supervisorsand staff in respect of employee and industrialrelations issues. Consequently, this willstrengthen CHCB’s capacity to attract and retainexceptional staff.Best Practice Australia (BPA) – Staff Satisfaction SurveyEvery two years, CHCB participates in a review of our services to monitor our staff satisfaction.This review is conducted by an external agency, BPA, and provides us with information andstrategies to assist us to improve our workplace. This year:• A review of organisational communication revealed that people desired more information in avariety of styles. This has lead to revitalised staff forums, the introduction of a formalcommuniqué to all staff and a recommitment to collaborative planning and consultationprocesses.• Our Mission, Vision and Values are our guiding statements and we have now complementedthem by adding our Values in Action statement. This statement expresses the behaviours thatwe desire as we engage in the work that we do.Wellness Group – staff living well and wiseCalvary Health Care Bethlehem 2009 –10 Annual ReportWellness is a holistic approach to living well.It is the integration of the spirit, body and themind; and the understanding that everything wedo, feel, think and believe has a direct impacton our state of health. Research studies relatedto wellness indicate that staff who take goodcare of themselves and make healthy lifestylechoices are healthier, happier, more productive,are absent from work less, and have lowerhealthcare costs.We highlight: healthy dietary choices withseasonal Wellness-sponsored lunches; healthpromotion with ‘quit smoking’ advice andresources; physical improvement by walking inthe Global Corporate Challenge, participating ingroup training and yoga, and swimming in theMS MegaSwim.Equally important is the psychological self careof our staff. We encourage using the EmployeeAssistance Program and other social activities.We continue to acknowledge the efforts ofCHCB staff by offering support for the ‘WeightWatchers at Work’ program, with a number ofinspirational staff successfully achieving theirweight loss and fitness goals. Hard-workingnursing staff are also encouraged to have some‘time-out’ during their breaks with Wellnessfundedmonthly magazine subscriptions.In 2010, the Wellness committee funded a staffchoir facilitated by an external choir leader. Thestaff choir ran for eight weeks with the choirperforming a fabulous musical item at the staffforum. All choir members surveyed said singingin the choir had a positive impact on their feelingsof wellbeing.At CHCB, Wellness recognises that by ‘livingwell and wise’ we can continue to sustain ourfocus on ‘being for others.’18