Glynis Schultz A/Executive Director Community and Oral Health
Staff wellbeing and connection is crucial to our health and resilience at work at any time and it is more important during these challenging times.
As we continue to work through unprecedent disruptions in our working lives, the Community and Oral Health leadership team is committed to all we can do to focus on and enhance staff wellbeing and connectedness.
In recent months I have provided many examples of staff working together, having fun and supporting each other during these difficult times.
Learning from each other will be an important component of how we can support the wellbeing of our staff, through connections with, and celebrations of our teams and staff at all levels, across all our COH services and sites.
As part of a new local wellness effort called Connecting COH, each week we will profile one of our many amazing and talented staff and ask you to name a person from across COH services that you would like to connect with.
Our first Connecting COH profile
Ansuyah (Anne) Padayachee
Role: A/Director of Allied Health, COH Wellbeing Ambassador and A/Chair of COH Clinical Council
Tell us what you do with your team that supports teamwork and wellbeing?
Prior to COVID-19, shared breakfast, celebrate birthdays and special events like baby and bridal showers.
Three things you do to support your own wellness?
1. Mindfulness session online with Andy Puddicombe (All it takes is 10 mindful minutes -Youtube)
2. Exercise every morning with Live life get active program (its free) (Livelifegetactive.com)
3. Painting by numbers during recent isolation period.
Meet my pet/s?
My fur babies, Charlie and Casper.
Something others may not know about you?
I was born in South Africa and grew up in Rockhampton.
Most useful wellness resource that you have come across and why?
The 60 Second farewell presentation from Drew Craker. After a work shift, give yourself 30 seconds to acknowledge how your day went? Am I OK? Then, giving 30 seconds to someone else. How are you? Say something encouraging and compassionate to your peer.
https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/extranet/coronavirus/staff-wellbeing
Who would you like to connect with?
I would like connect with Mario De Silva (Metro North Oral Health Team).
Quote to ponder
Marianne Williamson said: “And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
Glynis Schultz
A/Executive Director
Community and Oral Health