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We’ve partnered with the Recovery College to share one of our many Black Country Job Support success stories. This week, Ruby shares her story with us…

July has been a busy month for our Wolverhampton IPS team, who have been out and about in the community, connecting with the public, Job Centres, employers, colleges and more!

It’s Employability Day and here in the Employment and Recovery Services at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we’re taking this opportunity to celebrate our staff and recognise the incredible impact our teams have every day!

NHS Charities Together – Supporting employees and communities through the pandemic

To mark the launch of the NHS Big Tea, research was released showing that an estimated 60,000 NHS workers could be living with post-traumatic stress as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, showcasing how NHS charities are helping thanks to dedicated psychological support projects.

To help this work to continue, and go even further for staff, as well as continue to vital community health projects, the public (of which 78% say NHS staff still need our help and support) are encouraged to take part in the NHS Big Tea on Tuesday 5^th July.

You can read the full press release in the NHS Charities Together newsroom here and get involved with your very own NHS Big Tea by visiting https://www.nhsbigtea.co.uk

This week (1-7th June) is Volunteer’s Week! A time to celebrate the contribution so many people make through volunteering. To kick off the week, the Employment and Recovery Services spoke to Ruby, a colleague who joined us and made a huge impact through volunteering.

Hi Ruby, introduce yourself!

“My name’s Ruby, and I am a Loneliness Vocational support worker on the Lets Talk Service.”

 Tell me about your journey with Let’s Talk

 “I started off in the Let’s Talk team as a volunteer late last year. I had just finished my degree in Psychology, and had completed my dissertation around loneliness during the Covid-19 Pandemic. It opened my eyes to the amount of people experiencing loneliness, of all ages, and the impact it was having on existing mental health problems and some individuals were experiencing poor mental health for the first time. I saw the job role for ‘Loneliness Vocational Specialist’ advertised and emailed in to see if there was any voluntary roles available within the team, as I wanted to try and help with tackling this loneliness epidemic.”