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Wellness Action Plan

The wellness action plan will help you to focus on activities that can help you to thrive at work and have good mental health.

Don’t worry this is confidential and you will not need to share it with anyone if you don’t want to. But you may find it helpful to share with your colleagues or line manager so they know the best way in which to help you.

Remember this is your plan and even though others can support you to achieve your goals you are responsible for identifying your triggers and increasing others awareness of your early warning signs

1 .

What are your triggers for feeling stressed or anxious at work? This list is not exhaustive and you can add your own, but here are some examples:

2 .

What could facilitate you to talk openly & honestly to your manager when you are feeling stressed at work?

Support with workload and agreeing the type of work you should prioritise

Medical advice or a referral to occupational health

A regular agenda item at the team meeting to discuss periodically

Other

A quiet space for breaks away from the main workspace

Increase frequency of catch-ups or 1-to-1’s

Allow paid or unpaid leave

3 .

How do you recognise your colleagues or team members are showing signs of stress?

Decreased productivity or performance

Complaining all the time, lacking motivation and making negative comments

Low team morale and lack of cohesion

Other

Regular sickness or absenteeism

Presenteeism, not taking leave, arriving early and staying late

Excessive and frequent alcohol consumption

4 .

What would make you feel more comfortable to support team members to manage stress?

Support from your line manager

A regular agenda item at the team meeting to discuss periodically

Online resources and training to increase awareness of mental health

A workshop on mental health at work

A dedicated resource or person – wellbeing champion to signpost colleagues to if I notice they are stressed

I have enough emotional intelligence and do this instinctively

It is not my role to do this and should not be expected to do it

Other

5 .

How do you ensure your team members/ colleagues feel valued and rewarded for good work?

Regular feedback and praise from the line manager to encourage the team

Praise colleagues when you notice good work or if they have helped you

A regular agenda item at the team meeting to discuss periodically

Certificates or ceremonies that acknowledge and celebrate good work

Organisational reward schemes that incentivise good work

Other

6 .

How can you feel encouraged by the organisation to prioritise a work/ life balance?

Organisational policy on wellbeing with executive level sponsorship

A staff wellbeing forum or reward scheme that promotes emotional wellbeing across the organisation

Support from your line manager

Other

Online resources and training to increase awareness of mental health and where you can access support if you need it

Workshops & activities on mental health to raise awareness and embed within a company culture

A dedicated resource or person to signpost colleagues to and champion wellbeing

7 .

What triggers your employee to feel stressed?

8 .

How can you proactively support your employee to stay mentally healthy at work?

Encourage time off from work

Reduce the workload or help to prioritise work

Check in from time to time informally

Informal support ie go for a coffee, social activities

Other

Refer them to a mental health first aider, buddy or mentor

Inform a next of kin or someone external with their permission

Signpost to external support ie Self help, EAP or counsellor

Schedule a regular, formal one to one meeting

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Wellness Action Plan