Support & Wellbeing
Occupational Health works in partnership with the Trust, aiming to prevent or reduce work-related illness or injury by focusing on the physical and mental wellbeing of employees.
The services provided by Occupational Health include:
- Supporting employee attendance at work
- Providing health surveillance programs where work related health risks have been identified;
- Providing managers with advice and guidance in making reasonable adjustments to working
conditions of employees; - Conducting medicals and pre-employment health assessments.
myOHportal
Please find details of the guides on how to use the myOHportal. The password to access all files is PassVid24SPR#
New counselling provider now in place
As an employee of East Ayrshire Leisure you have access to a wide range of support services including a new counselling service called the Employee Assistance Programme which you can access through Vivup.
Whether you’re facing problems at work or at home, you can access impartial, confidential advice from qualified counsellors for a range of different issues.
This programme replaces the previous service provided by PAM Assist, although anyone who is currently receiving sessions with PAM Assist will continue with these until their course ends.
The new service offers
- support, advice and information to help with your
mental health and wellbeing - independent confidential counselling support provided by caring and suitably qualified personnel
- assistance with many different issues including relationships, finances, family difficulties, anxiety, bereavement, stress, depression, workplace issues, and trauma
- confidential support for any of life’s challenges no matter
how big or small.
Visit VIVUP to find out more
A telephone helpline is also available 24/7 - 365 days a year. Just call: 03303 800658 (calls charged at local rates) or 0800 023 9324 (free from any standard UK landline or mobile)
Suicide Awareness
If someone is at immediate risk of suicide and you're worried that harm is occurring or about to occur, the best way to protect that person may be to get them to Accident and Emergency for urgent professional help.
If this is the case, think about what is the safest way to get them to A&E as soon as possible. They may agree to go with you or may prefer to go with a member of their family, a friend or a work colleague. If they aren't willing to go, and are at immediate risk of harm, call 999 for the police and stay with them until the police arrive.
Another available route of support, which in some circumstances may be most suitable option, is to encourage the person in crisis to see their GP. With their permission, you can call their GP surgery to make an appointment or take them straight there if they are willing to go.
East Ayrshire Council's Here to Listen Suicide Prevention page now has a list of GP practices that have dedicated Mental Health Practitioners who offer assessment and guidance for those experiencing mental health difficulties.
There is also a helpline which is available 24 hrs. Tel: 03306 600365.
There are a range of other important helplines and information services below, click on the links for more information and contact details.