Gain practical skills to help manage your stress levels and maintain a good work life balance.

Dr Kate Jenkins delivers her Psychological Five-a-Day Training for our cancer workforce. This course focusses on personal resilience and all cancer professionals are welcome to register.

The training runs for two sessions of two hours each. Participants must be able to attend both sessions.

95% of previous participants have agreed or strongly agreed that the course would have a positive impact on their wellbeing and have made reference to recognising stress and implementing coping mechanisms as a result of attending.

• Format: In person, two 2-hour sessions
• Audience: All staff in cancer care
• Check our Training Calendar for course dates

Introduction to Mindfulness

Increase awareness and understanding of mindfulness. May support staff own wellbeing. Learners should be able to evaluate if mindfulness may be an appropriate approach for someone and to signpost to further information and support.

• Target Audience: All
• Level: Introductory
• Type of Learning: E-learning
• Provider: E-Learning for Health
• Link: Mindfulness – elearning for healthcare (e-lfh.org.uk)

Five Ways to wellbeing E-learning

Five Ways to Wellbeing is a standardised framework, containing a set of evidence-based actions to help improve people’s wellbeing. Originally developed in 2008 by the New Economics Foundation (NEF), Five Ways to Wellbeing is part of the wider MECC approach and encourages individuals to improve their physical and mental health and wellbeing through five acts connect, be active, keep learning, give and take notice.

• Type of Learning: E-learning
• Provider: E-Learning for Health
• Link: Updated and refreshed Five Ways to Wellbeing module – elearning for healthcare (e-lfh.org.uk)

Introduction to emotional health and wellbeing

Understand benefits of emotional health and well being, learn how to engage in positive activities to boot your positive emotions, reflect on your strengths and accomplishments whilst building on your identified areas for improvement.

• Type of Learning: E-Learning
• Provider: Macmillan Cancer Support
• Time to Complete: 1 hour
• Link: Macmillan (fuseuniversal.com)

Sign up to the Macmillan Learning Hub

Help for the Helpers

This e-learning module will increase your knowledge and understanding of how helping others can lead to vicarious traumatisation. It will help you establish self-care strategies that improve your well-being.

• Format: E-Learning
• Provider: Macmillan Cancer Support
• Time to Complete: 1 hour
• Link: Help for the Helpers

Sign up to the Macmillan Learning Hub

Emotional Health and Wellbeing Hub – Macmillan Cancer Support
Access resources to help look after your well-being and manage your self-care

Every Mind Matters
There are small things we can all do to help be kind to your mind, and these can make a big difference to how we feel

MindEd
For professionals and volunteers working with infants, children, teenagers or adults. Offers a catalogue of learning resources, accessible tips and resources for professionals, wellbeing tips for bluelight staff and staff resilience tips