Return to Work Planning & Mentoring

Create return to work plans that are tailored to your personal health and professional needs, with support, monitoring and accountability to optimise for success and sustainability.

Return to Work Planning & Mentoring

In the midst of a health crisis it can be confusing and overwhelming - what comes next?

You are thrown into an unfamiliar world where you have little control over events and it can be a frightening place to be, even for a short while.

But then you have to think about getting back to work....and most of us have never had to think about how to get back to work after illness or injury, and honestly, lots of people get really anxious about this - what, when, how??

Return to Work Mentoring - the first 3 months

Once out of the initial crisis stage and considering how to return to work or business it is important to have a plan and strategies to ensure your health needs remain a priority as you start to resume work tasks. There are many effective techniques and tools for this stage to support you as you navigate the challenges of starting working again, whilst still needing health care, recovery and rehabilitation. This services is like putting the stabilisers on your bike - you are ready but need a plan and a little extra help. You will have a personal return to work and short term health and work management plan.

Return to Work Mentoring – First 3 Months Programme

Initial 3-month planning and support programme
3 to 6 private video or phone calls (1 or 2 x 60 minutes per month with the individual business owner or leader returning to work)
Co-creation and completion of a written Personal Return to Work plan, reviewed and monitored at each call (advisory Fitness for Work notes if required)
Co-creation and completion of a written PIT-STOP plan for personal health and life management during the first 3 months of illness or injury
Direct access to Heather via email and WhatsApp between appointments for real-time questions and advice (within agreed hours)
Bonus access to the Online Resilient Business Roadmap 30-day programme

Payment Options*
Liaison with or specific reports for an employer, medical team, or case manager incur additional fees, as this service is intended for the individual

Return to Work Mentoring - additional 3 month options

Additional 3 month blocks of return to work mentoring can be added on, following the first 3 month crisis management initial return to work programme. This allows a review and extension of the return to work plans, extension of the support and, critically, ensuring that you are able to commit to the plan, flex it as required, and sustain your return to work at the same time as still looking after your health. Evidence around return to work rehabilitation shows that people who had support, monitoring and follow up were more like to succeed with their plan. Once you are back into work to a level you are comfortable with, the programme can end, or you can move into the Strategy mentoring phase (see below).

You may also like to consider

Health & Work Strategy Mentoring OR Pivot or Exit Mentoring

(Check out the links here for to find out more)

Return to Work Mentoring – Additional 3 Month Programmes

Additional 3-month planning and support options
3 to 6 private video or phone calls (1 or 2 x 60 minutes per month with the individual business owner or leader returning to work)
Review of written Personal Return to Work plan, monitored at each call (advisory Fitness for Work notes if required)
Review of written plan for personal health and life management while continuing to return to work
Direct access to Heather via email and WhatsApp between appointments for real-time questions and advice (within agreed hours)
6-session option includes Firstbeat Life HRV Assessment (physiological data measurement via wearable device and app for the duration of the programme)

Payment Options*
Liaison with or specific reports for an employer, medical team, or case manager incur additional fees

What is Firstbeat Life HRV (heart rate variability) Assessment?

Balance stress and recovery for better health. Firstbeat Life is your personal health and wellness solution that offers highly accurate insights about your stress, recovery, sleep and physical activity.

The pro-grade measurement technology and personalised guidance helps you understand how your body reacts to daily life, and which actions to take to keep up a healthy lifestyle and perform at your best.

What it includes

• Firstbeat Life app for stress, recovery, sleep and exercise insights and personalized guidance

• The most accurate HRV sensor for personal use, the device, the app and the electrodes

With regular measurements, you get the most accurate physiological data to connect the dots between daily actions and your reactions. Based on your results, you will get personalized guidance towards a healthier lifestyle.

Manage Stress

Identify what causes you stress and discover if you have enough moments of recovery.

Sleep Better

Understand the factors that affect your sleep and learn how to enhance its restorative effect.

Exercise Right

Discover if you get enough physical activity and learn to exercise according to your fitness level.