Work - Life Balance

Work-Life Balance is for everyone at every level within the NHS.

All NHS employees, including GPs, Practice and Dentistry staff, plus students now have access to a Work-Life Balance Co-ordinator (formerly Childcare Co-ordinator)

Work-Life Balance is part of Improving Working Lives (IWL), the NHS initiative to support staff at work

What is Work-Life Balance?

The main aim of this is to promote a healthy balance between working responsibilities, care commitments and flexible working options.

Work-Life Balance is about developing a modern and more productive patient focus workforce. It incorporates policies to meet individual staff needs, including the care of children and adult dependants, also helping people asses their financial commitments.

The Improving Working Lives (IWL) initiative involves employers and employees working together to improve the working life of the individual, whilst maintaining high standards of service.

Promoting a healthy work-life balance ensures we do not lose vital skills and aids recruitment, retention, returns to work and the reduction of absenteeism.

What is the role of a Work-Life Balance Co-ordinator?

To promote a healthy balance between working responsibilities and other commitments outside of work, by advising employees on what services are available to them.

To support managers in the delivery of national and local Work-Life Balance targets. With the aim of motivating staff and giving them greater control of their working lives.

What can the Work-Life Balance Co-ordinator help me with?

Benefits

Such as working tax credit and Child Tax Credit

Nursery Education Grants for 3 and 4 year olds

Childcare vouchers / Childcare initiatives

Provide information

By providing information on childcare and related issues and on local childcare provision

Information packs for students, inductions and maternity leave.
Sign-posting to other useful relevant organisations.

Access, information and advice for carers

Provide support

Carers of adult dependants

Pensions and flexible retirement awareness sessions

Diverse needs including recommending support organisations for disabled and black and ethnic minority groups.

Maternity seminars

Keeping in touch schemes/support on return from maternity leave.

NHS employees with Improving Working Lives (IWL)

How to contact your Work Life Balance Co-ordinator

For any information on Work-Life Balance queries in general please contact:
Yvette Oruye
Tel: 0121 465 5119
Mobile: 07870 578 710
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]

Useful Contacts

Childcare Link
Tel: 0800 096 0296
www.childcarelink.gov.uk

Daycare Trust
Tel: 020 7840 3350
www.daycaretrust.gov.uk

Inland Revenue (Tax Credits)
Tel: 0845 300 3900
www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk

The Princess Royal Trust
for Carers
Tel: 020 7480 7788
www.carers.org

Working Families
Tel: 020 7253 7243
www.workingfamilies.org.uk

Remember

Work-Life Balance is for everyone, not just a special provision for parents with children or carers. Getting the Work-Life Balance right helps us all to work and live more effectively.