As a manager of nurses and midwives, you play a crucial role in shaping a healthy workplace. But to support your team effectively, you need to be healthy and feel supported.

Stay healthy and model healthy strategies to your team. Build a culture where workplace wellbeing is a priority.

Try these practical tips

Look after your health:

Create your own self-care plan (try the Black Dog Institute self-care plan template).
Try professional coaching or clinical supervision.
Collaborate with other managers to make team health a shared responsibility.

Remember that looking after yourself is the first step in leading a healthy team culture.

Prioritise the health of your team:

Consider your teams health as part of everyday processes and structures like rostering.
Encourage each team member to create their own self-care plan.
Check in daily with team members. Ask: “Are you OK?” and listen.
Add health check-ins to the agenda for team meetings.
Build health initiatives into your quality or improvement plans.
Provide health resources to your team (try our self-health check).