Naomi Klepacz

Naomi is a Research Fellow in the NIHR ARC Wessex Mental Health Research Hub and a member of the Health Workforce and Systems (Health Work) research group in the School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton.Naomi’s research focuses on minimising the incidence of mental ill-health in the NHS workforce by understanding how, why and in what context the healthcare workforce experience work-related mental ill-health and determining which high-quality interventions may be implemented to support mental health wellbeing.

Naomi’s current research programme with the NIHR ARC Wessex Mental Health Research Hub aims to increase understanding of the mental health needs of the multidisciplinary workforce delivering care to people with mental health needs.Naomi is particularly interested in implementation science and integrating evidence-based practices, interventions, and policies into routine healthcare.