Health and wellbeing support for staff 

Health and wellbeing programme 

Barnsley Premier Leisure (BPL) are offering a 12 week health and wellbeing programme. The focus is to provide opportunities for people with low-risk medical conditions to improve their physical and mental health. The programme includes:

• unlimited access to gym, swim and group exercise classes (as per timetable at centre)
• healthy lifestyle advisor meet and greet/information session within the workplace (optional)
• access to all BPL venues
• 1:1 support throughout the patient journey with contact points at weeks 1, 4, 8 and 12
• personalised exercise and lifestyle plan
• specialist one to one appointment offered to every person for simple mechanical back pain, nutrition and menopause

Physiotherapy

Pure Physiotherapy's occupational health physiotherapists can work with you to help maintain good health in the workplace, and can help timely recovery, return or maintenance of work. Support can vary from:

• treating musculoskeletal disorders
• assessing specific things in the workplace with workplace assessment
• support return to work or adjustments to duties helping both the employer and patient

Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

Green Tree Therapy provide one-to-one Solution Focused Brief Therapy sessions for employees referred into the programme who are at risk of leaving work due to health or wellbeing challenges. SFBT is a future-focused, evidence-based approach. Rather than analysing problems in detail, it helps people identify what’s already working and build on their strengths and resources. SFBT is proven to be effective for people experiencing issues including anxiety, depression, stress, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and trauma.

The 60-minute sessions will be delivered via phone or video call, and employees can access up to 5 sessions. You can expect to see:

• improved staff retention and reduced sickness absence
• lower recruitment and training costs
• healthier, more motivated workforce

Training and development 

Employment Rights Bill training

This training programme delivered by Black Kat HR provides employers with useful insight into the Employment Rights Bill and what this means for the future of your workforce.

The training includes:

• summary of recent introductions to the law
• discussions on how to implement the changes 
• potential challenges faced
• timings of The Employment Rights Bill 
• tips on how to get prepared for what is coming (including knowledge share on potential consequences of getting it wrong/not taking action)
• opportunity for questions and answers

Mental health training 

The i-act programme has been described as the UK’s leading evidence-based and accredited mental health and wellbeing programme for understanding and managing mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. 

They've thought about the different training needs of different workplace roles and developed complimentary courses for both managers and for employees/front-line workers:

• i-act Course for Managers (online and face-to-face options available)
• i-act Course for Employees/Front-line Workers (online and face-to-face options available)

Neurodiversity training 

Mind Matters will be delivering the following neurodiversity training, designed to increase your understanding of neurodiversity and help you learn how to support neurodiverse individuals and unlock their potential:

• Neurodiversity in the workplace aware webinar -1 hour webinar 
• Neurodiversity in the Workplace for Managers Workshop

Health and wellbeing training 

Gaia Workplace Wellbeing Limited - workplace health and wellbeing services to help your business thrive.  Offering a practical, skills-based programme for managers and supervisors to confidently manage wellbeing day-to-day. Covering compassionate conversations, understanding and building psychological safety, stress risk assessments, and embedding wellbeing in teams.