Wellbeing
The University offers staff a range of courses and resources to help improve your mental and physical wellbeing at work and in life.
An update on our Short Courses
An update from the Staff Development team, January 2021
You may have seen in our recent bulletins that Staff Development are currently working hard to launch 'Develop', a new learning management system, in the springtime, enhancing the way in which staff and managers engage with their own learning & development, essential training and staff review.
In order that we may launch Develop as soon as possible, some elements of the usual Staff Development offer will be temporarily paused or entrusted to external facilitators while our team are busy readying the platform for action. Please also remember that parts of our offer have been revised to account for current remote working practices or converted into online resources for now. You can browse all available opportunities under the headings below.
We hope that you can bear with us over the next couple of months and look forward to introducing Develop to staff in the spring. Many thanks, Staff Development team.
Workshops
For all staff:
- Breathing Space
- Bristol Mind: Building confidence in responding to student mental health
- Bristol Mind: Virtually Listening - Supporting students remotely in times of COVID 19
- Bristol Mind: Bereavement, grief, and loss
- Developing Our Resilience
- Five ways to Wellbeing
- Managing Yourself and Your Time (Professional Services staff)
- Sleep Clinics
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Financial Wellbeing (all staff):
- Financial Wellbeing
- Financial Wellbeing: Preparing for retirement
- Financial Wellness 1:1 Surgery
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For Managers:
- Managing Health and Absence (Professional Services staff sign-up)
- Managing Health and Absence (Academic Staff sign-up)
- Bristol Mind: Having Sensitive Wellbeing Conversations with your Team
Resources for Wellbeing
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Wellness Action Plan
A Wellness Action Plan (WAP) is a practical and proactive way to support your mental health at work. This is a well-used tool developed by the mental health charity MIND, which we have adapted for use by University staff. -
KnowHow resources on Wellbeing
Explore KnowHow's extensive resources on wellbeing, with topics such as managing stress, mindfulness, good mental health and even how to sleep better.
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'How to manage stress'
This booklet, created by mental health charity Mind, is for anyone who wants to learn how to manage stress. It explains what stress is, what might cause it and how it can affect you. It also includes information about help and support, as well as providing tips for friends and family. -
'Preparing yourself for retirement'
This helpful article from Saga offers guidance on how to prepare your thoughts, feelings and emotions for the next phase in your life. -
What makes you happy?
This inspirational playlist of videos from TED explores the origins, nature and secrets of happiness. -
'Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world'
Professor Mark Williams of Oxford University is internationally renowned for his Mindfulness research and authorship. Find out more here about his market-leading books on The Art of Breathing, Mindfulness for Creativity and Mindfulness for Health. -
Mindfulness from the NHS
The NHS has a helpful webpage containing information and resources about mindfulness and how to practice it in everyday life to reduce stress and enhance enjoyment of life.
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'Be Mindful' online mindfulness course
Learning to practise mindfulness is one of the most dramatically effective things you can do to open up opportunities and enjoy less stress, depression and anxiety in daily life. With Be Mindful, the decision to start practising mindfulness couldn’t be simpler; you can complete the course on your phone, tablet or computer, it's easy-to-follow, and in as little as 4 weeks you'll be rewarded with mindfulness skills that last a lifetime.
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'Mindfulness in 8 weeks'
Michael Chaskalson's 8 week step-by-step guide to Mindfulness combines Stress Reduction and Cognitive Therapy techniques that you can practice in your own home and in your own time. Reading this book is as near as you can get to being on a teacher-led mindfulness course without actually being on one!
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Stress management and wellbeing for staff
As part of the University's commitment to providing a positive working environment, this page has been developed as a gateway to services and resources across the University that will help you understand, manage and reduce work related stress and improve your physical and mental wellbeing.
Staff wellbeing and mental health
The health and happiness of our staff is of paramount importance to us. We are committed to providing support where we can, to help you deal with any issues around your mental health and wellbeing. We have
EDI guide to Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing
The guide includes
- Time to Change campaign - personal stories
- Policy and Guidance for managers
- Support for staff
Healthy Living
Sport, Exercise and Health offer a range of memberships, classes and facilities that can contribute to your health and wellbeing.
Staff Social
Staff Social is all about getting you connected with the University community – its events, clubs, people and places
Staff Counselling Service
The Staff Counselling Service offers individual counselling appointments and group sessions on mindfulness.
Positive working
Find out how we aim to make working life at the University productive, rewarding, enjoyable and healthy. Visit the PositiveWorking@Bristol web pages