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At Step Up, we believe that a positive and supportive work environment is essential, that’s why as part of Stress Awareness Month, we’re focussing staff wellbeing. As part of the campaign, we’ll be sharing helpful resources and information to encourage our team to prioritise their own heath and wellbeing. Working in social care can be a rewarding experience, but like any career, it can at times come with its challenges, that’s why we want to foster resilience and take a holistic approach to employee wellbeing.

Below you will find a range of resources covering everything from preventing burnout to getting a good night’s sleep. Staff can also access our internal staff drive with a whole host of support materials designed to provide information and sources of help for everything to do with Mental Health & Financial Wellbeing.

Preventing Burnout

Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged or excessive stress. It’s like a candle that’s been burning for too long; the flame flickers and eventually goes out. Burnout reduces productivity and saps your energy, leaving you feeling increasingly helpless, hopeless, cynical, and resentful.

Burnout isn’t the same as feeling stressed out. Stress is a normal reaction to challenges and pressures. But when stress continues without relief, it can lead to burnout. The good news is that burnout ca be prevented and managed! The below resources provide more information on burnout, and what you can do to prevent it.

Taking Care of Your Mental Health & Wellbeing

Taking charge of your mental health is just as important as taking care of your physical health. By prioritising your wellbeing, you’re building mental resilience and setting yourself up to better manage stress and challenges. Proactive steps can help identify any issues early on, allowing you to address them before they become more serious. Think of it like car maintenance – regular check-ups prevent breakdowns, and catching warning signs early allows for easier solutions. Investing in your mental wellbeing empowers you to live a more fulfilling life.

We’ve put together a collection of resources below covering all things mental health and wellbeing.

Useful Helplines

Breathing Space: 0800 83 85 87
SAMH: 0344 800 0550
Going Forth: 01383 623179
Mind UK: 0300 123 3393
SANEline: 0300 304 7000

Medicash – Staff Healthcare Plan

After the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, we all appreciate the importance of looking after ourselves, both mentally and physically, more than ever. We also know that feeling good and staying healthy in our daily lives makes a big difference to how likely we are to fall ill and how fast we recover afterwards. That’s why earlier this year Step Up adopted a new employee health plan by Medicash.

Medicash offers health plans that cover our staff and their families by providing a range of positive healthcare benefits. Even better, they also take care of the money side of things with cash back to cover costs such as dental and optical bills, physiotherapy and even consultancy charges.

Here are some of the new benefits are staff can enjoy:

Claim back the full amount of dental bills or new glasses, up to your annual limit
Wide range of therapy treatments covered, including physiotherapy
Access to payment for private specialist consultations
Access to Virtual GP Consultations
Access thousands of discounts via Medicash Extras
24/7 Employee Assistance Helpline & structured face to face counselling support
SkinVision, Phio, Best Doctors & mProve YOURSELF included
Option to include their partner via personal DDM
Cover children for FREE up to their 24th birthday, if in full time education

Find out more here.