Our Peer Supporters
To support our people, Northern Health is committed to strengthening employee wellbeing and our culture of care. We acknowledge that our staff have different preferences and needs for how they wish to support their wellbeing, and our staff can access a variety of internal and external supports. Our people have told us that having access to peer support is essential, where staff can feel they are not alone, and be understood by a peer who shares their experience of working in health.
We are pleased to re-launch our expanded Staff Peer Support Program in 2026!
The Northern Health Staff Peer Support Program is now bigger and better, ensuring that all staff across different disciplines, campuses, teams and shifts can access Peer Support.
The Program offers an avenue for employee support provided by a trained group of Northern Health employees who volunteer their time. It is not a counselling or emergency response service. It is a contact, support and referral service with an emphasis on brief, practical interventions providing staff with support across a range of work and personal issues. Staff Peer Support is a short-term strategy to provide basic support to people in need and is designed to complement Northern Health’s other wellbeing services like Converge Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing Program (EAP).
Connect with the Northern Health Staff Peer Supporters
Click on the profile photos below to meet Northern Health Staff Peer Supporters, including their biographies and contact details.
You may also connect with a Staff Peer Supporter by contacting the Wellbeing Team at staffwellbeing@nh.org.au or 8468 6027.
Please note: Whilst Staff Peer Supporters may support critical incident responses, it is not a debrief, counselling or emergency response service. If you require urgent or out-of-hours support, please contact Converge, our Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing Program which provides 24/7 counselling and rapid response. Further details can be found here.
Display the Peer Support Program Poster in your staff areas
Click on the poster below to download
