Occupational Health and Wellbeing Teams
The Trust has both a dedicated Occupational Health Team and Wellbeing Team, find out more below.
How to save the Staff Benefits and Wellbeing section to your home screen
iPad or iPhone
- Launch “Safari” app.
- Enter into the address field the URL of the website you want to create a shortcut to. Tap “Go.”
- Tap the icon featuring a right-pointing arrow coming out of a box along the top of the Safari window to open a drop-down menu.
- Tap “Add to Home Screen.” The Add to Home dialog box will appear, with the icon that will be used for this website on the left side of the dialog box.
- Enter the name for the shortcut using the on-screen keyboard and tap “Add.” Safari will close automatically and you will be taken to where the icon is located on your iPad’s desktop.
Android
- Launch “Chrome” app.
- Open this link.
- Tap the menu icon (3 dots in upper right-hand corner) and tap Add to homescreen.
- You’ll be able to enter a name for the shortcut and then Chrome will add it to your home screen.
Occupational Health
Occupational health is a specialist branch of medicine focusing on the health of staff in the workplace. OH professionals aim to ensure staff are fit to undertake the role they are employed to do and help staff overcome barriers to work caused by health conditions.
To find out more about Occupational Health and the services they offer, click here to visit their dedicated page on the Staff Room (you will need to be logged into a Trust PC or have your Trust log in to hand to view the Staff Room).
Eyesight testing*
The Trust will reimburse the cost of an eyesight test:
Up to a maximum of £25.00 if requested by an employee who is classified as a Display Screen Equipment (DSE) user and where it is reasonable to consider that their eyesight may be affected by using a visual display unit (VDU).
The eyesight test must be carried out by a suitably qualified person, for example an optician. OH&WBS are not able to conduct these tests.
Reimbursements are made from the employee's directorate budget and not from the OH&WBS budget.
Therefore, employees must liaise directly with their managers, who will manage the reimbursement process (through the online expenses system).
Special corrective lenses
If your optician advises you need “special corrective lenses” to correct a mid-range focal impairment specifically for use with DSE they should provide you with written evidence of this requirement.
You need to give this written statement to your manager.
Your manager should make arrangements to reimburse costs of up to £50 maximum.
This written statement should also include details of when a re-test is required.
Any further enquiries on glasses reimbursement can be sent to yhs-tr.Expenses.Mailbox@nhs.net
*this benefit is not affiliated with Staff Benefits. If you have any questions, please contact Occupational Health by emailing yhs-tr.occhealth-clerical@nhs.net
Wellbeing Team
The Wellbeing Team promote staff wellbeing and host a variety of events throughout the year focusing on different themes, these include menopause week, men's health week, healthy eating week and more. To find out more email yhs-tr.wellbeingteam@nhs.net
