MHFA Trained Staff in Medical Sciences
Across MSD your mental wellbeing is a top priority, and we are proud to have mental Health First Aid trained staff across our division.
Mental Health First Aid Training
The Mental health First Aid course teaches people to spot the signs of mental health issues and guide a person towards support. It does not teach people to be therapists or counsellors, but does teach people how to support their peers in the workplace through supportive conversations.
Mental Health First Aiders aim to have:
- an in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect well-being
- practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of a range of mental health issues
- confidence to reassure and support a person in distress using the Mental Health First Aid action plan
- enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening
- knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support - whether through self-help resources, internal support, or external sources such as their GP
- confidential conversations as appropriate
Below you can find links to the various departmental wellbeing pages or MHFA pages where local departmental MHFA’s are listed
Existing MHFA trained staff
There is an informal teams group where MHFA trained staff can talk and seek support and advice, share resources and interesting articles. You can join this here: UoO MHFA Peer Support Network
You can ask here for advice and support if you need to signpost someone to something, or to share resources.
We also have a digest of Mental Health links that may be useful as a reference document for MHFA trained staff – you can download this here: Mental Health Wellbeing services and resources
MHFA Trained staff in departments
Medical Sciences Divisional Office
Radcliffe Department of Medicine
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
Women’s and Reproductive Health (Internal webpages for department members only)
Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences
Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences
Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences Wellbeing Guides
Department of Biochemistry (Internal webpages for department members only)
Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (Internal webpages for department members only)
Pharmacology: Carolyn Thackrah, Jimmy Martin and Liliana Minichiello