University Hospitals Bristol
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Support Available
Lead for Coaching, Mentoring and Wellbeing in Junior Doctors
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Dr Rachel McCoubrie is a Consultant in Palliative Care and has 2 support roles
* Lead for mentoring, coaching and wellbeing in Drs
*Career support and mentor for junior doctors
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Rachel is passionate and enthusiastic about support and wellbeing. If you would like to speak to someone in confidence about any work related or personal issues affecting your wellbeing then Rachel can be contacted via PGME or
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Rachel.mccoubrie@uhbristol.nhs.uk
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Rachel is based in the education centre and works Monday-Wednesday.
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PGME
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Mara Balasco
Postgraduate Medical Education Administrator
Medical Education (PGME), UH Bristol Education & Research Centre
(0117)3420053
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Kirsty Andrews
Deputy Postgraduate Medical Education Manager
PA to the Director of Medical Education
Education and Research Centre
Tel: 0117 342 0058
UH Bristol Workplace Wellbeing Team
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Claire Haley, Mike Sheppard and Cathy Holloway support a holistic range of resources available for you at the hospital. These include workshops on stress, supporting wellbeing within your team, menopause; and self-help guides you can access on the WARD website. There is a wide variety of options to support psychological and physical wellbeing, and to help support a healthy lifestyle. Contact them at
Wellbeing@uhbristol.nhs.uk to find out more
FPD F1
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Mr Jamshed Shabbir is Foundation Programme Director for F1 and a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon.
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Jamshed can be contacted via PGME or on
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or via Hope Douglas(secretary)
0117 3423549
Occupational Health
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Available via the intranet or for more useful resources see
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or email
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Claire Haley, Workplace Wellbeing Lead, and
Mike Sheppard, Workplace Psychological Wellbeing Lead
contact on
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SuppoRRT
Return to training
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FPD F2
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Dr Kieron Rooney is the Foundation Programme Director for F2 and a Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthetics.
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Kieron can be contacted via PGME or on
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Freedom to Speak Up Guardian
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Pamela Wenger
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Other Resources
Medical HR
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Payroll
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Library
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Learning and Development
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Staff Benefits
DME
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The Director for Medical Education is Dr Becky Aspinall
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If you feel you need to speak to someone other than your FPD you can contact Becky via PGME or
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Guardian of Safe Working
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Ali Johnstone
COVID Wellbeing Support
The COVID wellbeing support guide:
http://www.uhbristol.nhs.uk/media/3752897/covid19_staff_wellbeing_support_guide.pdf
New COVID wellbeing e-learning: https://uhbristol.kallidus-suite.com/lms/
24/7 counselling, financial advice, legal advice, support & advice service: ‘Care first’: 24/7 telephone counselling service: 0800 174 319
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The Care first 'Lifestyle website' login details:
Username: uhb001
Password: stol1234
Excellent resources available to all NHS staff for free: https://www.nhsemployers.org/news/2020/03/free-access-to-wellbeing-apps-for-all-nhs-staff
Contact the
UHB WARD Team
Email uhb@welldoctors.org or use the form below
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Any communications between you and WARD will be treated in the strictest of confidence and only seen by our most senior WARD doctors on a need to know basis!