Laura Rossiter
Founder and Director
Wellevation Workplace Solutions
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MSc Workplace Health and Wellbeing, University of Nottingham
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BSc Occupational Therapy, University of Southampton
I feel fortunate to love working. Every day, it connects me to interesting people, enables me to learn and makes me feel proud of myself. I hope that my feelings towards work enable me to work for longer, be more productive and have a more meaningful impact on all of the lives my work touches. I want work to be good (and feel good!) for others and for organisations to take steps towards making this happen.
I began my career as a clinician and have since completed my MSc in Workplace Health and Wellbeing, specialising my practice in improving health in a work environment. I have skills in clinical practice, research, and project management, which I am combining through Wellevation Workplace Solutions, an action-oriented organisation that:
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Creates environments where people prosper and, accordingly, so do businesses
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Helps equip businesses to fulfil their legal obligations to their employees.
Wellevation Workplace Solutions pledges to organisations:
1. To consider the evidence - to optimise the use of your precious and finite resources, only suggesting solutions that research indicates to be helpful and sustainable.
2. To help you take action - by being a doing and problem-solving organisation, work and interactions with you will be steered towards helping you find solutions that have the greatest impact on your stakeholders.
3. To be flexible - to meet your business needs by offering bespoke services for you so that you feel our collaboration has been strong and that your needs have been met.
To consider how we could work together, please visit the contact page or services.
A little more about me
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My occupational therapy training enables me to clinically assess an individual’s physical and psychosocial wellbeing and consider how this impacts their work-based tasks as part of their vocational rehabilitation.
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I have worked as a research fellow since 2021, My publications are here: ResearchGate
My most recent publication covers cancer-related fatigue and work. I have presented my work at various conferences, including the World Federation of Occupational Therapists.
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I project manage the Focus On Fairness Observatory for the Elizabeth Casson Trust charity: a working group funded to increase equity and inclusion within the occupational therapy profession. In this role, I have overseen the development/ commissioning of resources such as:
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this guide on Inclusive Recruitment, and
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this guide on Diversity and Inclusion.
I am also Deputy Executive Officer for the Elizabeth Casson Trust.
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Although work is an important part of my life, it is not my whole life. Outside of work, you will find me on a badminton court, reading a book or cooking and eating until I am stuffed.
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My MSc in Workplace Health and Wellbeing equips me to systematically consider how work settings can foster employee health to increase organisational productivity and retention, reduce stress and sickness absence.
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I work clinically supporting university students with additional mental health and learning needs since 2020. Enabling individuals from diverse backgrounds to fulfil their potential at work and in their studies is a passion of mine.
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I pride myself on my work ethic and love of learning. From my professional body: the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, I have been awarded the
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Early Career Researcher Award
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International Activity Award
I have also won awards in both of my university cohorts for my marks, these awards are the:
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Dean's Award (Univ. of Southampton)
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Academic Achievement Award (Univ. of Nottingham)