Building Resilience: Mental Health and Wellbeing Theory and Practice

Occupational Profile

This course is aimed at existing health professionals to support their own mental health and well-being, that of colleagues, and the people for whom they care. Mental wellbeing in the workplace is a key concern for all employers. When employees enjoy robust physical and mental health, they are happier, more engaged, more resilient, less prone to absenteeism, less likely to leave the profession, and have increased productivity.

The university has a long-established history of working in partnership with regional employers. This includes Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust and West Midlands Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust, who we have been working with for many years. Working with these employers, we have identified a need to upskill existing health professionals to support their own mental health and well-being, the well-being of their colleagues, and the people for whom they care. Mental wellbeing in the workplace is a key concern for all employers. When employees enjoy robust physical and mental health, they are happier, more engaged, more resilient, less prone to absenteeism, less likely to leave the organisation and or profession, and have increased productivity.

In collaboration with our employer partners, we have also identified a need to upskill existing health professionals that are not educated to diploma/ Foundation Degree. This group of professionals, need to enhance their critical reasoning, academic skills, digital capabilities, and confidence to take their next steps back into education, and in turn provide enhanced healthcare to patients.

Training and Development Summary

Learners subject knowledge will be evaluated at the beginning of the Course and then at the end. Distance travelled and the degree to which there has been a change of practice will be measured using a self-evaluation tool.

Learners will:

• Develop enhanced knowledge of mental health and mental well-being,
• Increase confidence in their own mental health and well-being, including strategies to support improved mental well-being.
• Enhance their confidence in recognising mental health and well-being concerns in colleagues and their patients
• Become more familiar with strategies to help support mental health and well-being, including signposting to other appropriate services, enabling early support and intervention and could result in reducing the number of healthcare staff involved and reducing referral times.
• Increase their awareness of health inequalities and the social determinants of health Consider interventions aiming to improve health and well-being with a focus on current policies, initiatives, and approaches.
• Explore theoretical and ethical issues and the practical aspects of implementing effective interventions.
• Give due consideration to the role of public health for individuals, communities, and societies

Cohort intakes

• Cohort 1 – January 2023
• Cohort 2 – April 2023
• Cohort 3 – June 2023

Professional Recognition and Career Progression

Learners will enhance their specific knowledge and understanding relevant to their chosen course. For the organisation, patient care will be enhanced as a result of new knowledge, enhanced service outcomes, as well as contributing to improving employee retention and workforce planning.

Learners will re-engage with higher education, enabling confidence in considering progression to top up degrees and higher-level study. This, whilst a long-term aspiration, will enhance job satisfaction, career progression and reduce attrition for health professions workforce.

For more information, please contact Rob Smith at [email protected]

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