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Working with FPH members and system partners, the Faculty will advocate for the best conditions for health and support the public health workforce as we meet the challenges of today and prepare for the future, supporting the creation of a resilient, diverse, and inclusive public health workforce.

Workplan

  • Work collaboratively across the four nations and with partners to influence and promote awareness of the factors that impact on wellbeing at work
  • Advocate for the reduction of work stressors and improvements in job quality, through lobbying and influencing national policies and promoting self-care
  • Promote FPH, local, and national resources and gather feedback from regions on current challenges and areas for improvement
  • Draw on evidence to understand drivers of public health workforce wellbeing and promote the importance of employee health and wellbeing in the immediate, mid, and long-term through all FPH communications and resources, to support employers in taking responsibility for the workforce's wellbeing
  • Advocate for parity of terms and conditions for all public health specialists
  • Work with specific segments of the FPH membership, such as Practitioners, Specialty Registrars, Directors of Public Health and Academia, to identify or provide targeted support

In order to support our wellbeing work, the Faculty has introduced the new role of Wellbeing Champion.

Role Aims

  • Supporting the wellbeing of the public health workforce, who are facing increasingly complex challenges
  • Working with partners to ensure improved clarity, equity, and experience for public health practitioners across their career pathway

Role Objectives

  1. To raise awareness and knowledge at regional level of the individual and systemic factors that impact on public health workforce wellbeing
  2. To promote FPH, local, and national resources on wellbeing at work
  3. To gather feedback from the region on current challenges and areas for improvement

Key Responsibilities

  • Raising awareness, offering support, and promoting best practice regarding workplace wellbeing matters in the region or country
  • Gathering resources on wellbeing at work and examples of good practice and sharing with the Faculty for publication on website
  • Gathering feedback from the region or country on current challenges and areas for improvement
  • Liaising and meeting with other workforce Wellbeing Champions – the FPH Wellbeing Champion Network – to share good practice and contribute to a better understanding of the issues
  • Advising on the Faculty's Wellbeing Strategy
  • Linking with other wellbeing-related roles across the regions and four nations (e.g.: NHS England Health and Wellbeing Guardians and the Workforce Wellbeing Champion Network in Scotland)

Wellbeing Resources

Hybrid Working Resources

Wellbeing Support

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FPH is the professional home for public health in the UK and abroad. We support over 5,000 members across all career stages enabling them to drive the profession forward and achieve our vision of improving public health.

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