Day 3: Support available for colleagues

Liverpool University Hospitals Anti-Racism Action plan can be found here.

Liverpool Women's have an Actively Anti-Racist Programme - commitment as employer and healthcare provider is outlined here.

Hate Crime Support Services from the Anthony Walker Foundation can be found here.

Our Specialist Domestic Abuse Practitioner supports staff who are experiencing or have experienced domestic abuse. The service provides guidance to managers, HR teams and Staff Psychologists who have concerns about affected colleagues, conducts comprehensive risk assessments with staff members, and develops both personal safety plans and workplace safety plans. When required, the practitioner works closely with HR, Security and legal teams to implement appropriate protective measures.

As a signatory organisation of the Sexual Safety Charter, UHL Group has policies in place, along with Sexual Safety in the Workplace training available (face-to-face and online) and signposting to specialist support. More information is available here.

‘Respectful Resolution’ toolkit supports colleagues experiencing bullying and harassment, helping to understand inappropriate behaviour and providing guidance on next steps for resolution, with signposting to additional support where needed.

Respectful resolution toolkit: 

• Supports all colleagues across our sites, it is for anyone to use at the point of need.
• The toolkit helps colleagues to understand the impact of poor and inappropriate behaviour and to act to build a positive local culture.
• There is also guidance for those who experience or witness poor or inappropriate behaviour including bullying and harassment. 
• The toolkit guides colleagues to reflect and understand what's happened and then to decide on appropriate next step to resolve a concern.   

• The step taken will depend on the situation and there's signposting to support if colleagues need to access this.
• For any violence and aggression, reporting to HR will be needed and they will be able to confirm next steps for resolution using existing policy and process. 

Information about the Staff Support Offer for staff employed by LUHFT is available here.

Our Occupational Health and Wellbeing team are on hand to support those who need it. This can be arranged by emailing the team who can coordinate this.

Colleagues employed by LUHFT can access our Staff Psychology and Counselling Service by filling in this form.

Our Occupational Health Service team can provide a wealth of information, services and advice, including staff physiotherapy and support with Display Screen Equipment. You can find out more on the website.