Sidney Sussex student's are all supported by the Wellbeing Team. The Wellbeing Team include the Head of Student Wellbeing, (Danni Elliott), the Student Wellbeing Advisor ( Khadija Shan) , the College Nurse ( Mary Lindsell) and our Pastoral Tutor and Chaplain ( Brett Gray).
The Health and Wellbeing Team
The Wellbeing Team are available to talk about your wellbeing and help you access the right support at the right time.
- Your Tutor
Your Tutor has a wide variety of responsibilities. Their role is to provide all-round support and guidance to their students - it would not be feasible to provide an exhaustive list of all their responsibilities!
Listed below are some of the regular ways in which Tutors - together with Tutorial Office Staff, Directors of Studies, Nurses, and Chaplains - fulfil their role. Clearly, some of these functions entail strict confidentiality.
Tutors
Refer to your CamSIS self-service record to see who your Tutor is.
- Wellbeing Support
- Introduction
- What you can come to us for :
The occasional or regular chat about how things are going. - Talking through an event or experience that has impacted you.
- Thinking through the things that are impacting your life the most, how to manage them, and when you might need extra support.
- Disclosing experiences such as sexual harassment, or racism or other discriminatory experiences.
Students can come to us with any issue impacting on your wellbeing. Whether it’s mental health, physical health, disability-related or other. - We will discuss with you what your needs are, and either support you directly ourselves or help you access appropriate support from the University or elsewhere.
We are here to listen: Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or just need someone to talk to, we’re here to listen with compassion and understanding.
How to Refer
•You can refer yourself or someone else, complete the referral form.•We try our best to respond within one to two working days, with a view to offering you an initial assessment within five working days of first contact•Our hours are from 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday•We can meet you in-person, via video call or phone•We are based on siteWhat we do
•In the first instance, we will invite you for an initial Assessment. This is basically a conversation where we discuss with you what is impacting your wellbeing and assess with you what will be the most helpful way forward and how we can put this in place. This might be to receive direct support from a member of the Wellbeing Team, referral to another University service or sometimes referral to an outside agency.How we work
•The aim of the Wellbeing Service is to offer short-term, focused work, supporting undergraduate and postgraduate students to maintain their physical and mental wellbeing while in residence at Sidney Sussex.•For those who require longer term support, we will support you in accessing that support, whether it be from the University, the NHS or elsewhere.•The Wellbeing Team provides non-judgemental support to all students. We will not make judgements about anyone or any situation.•All information shared with the Wellbeing Team is confidential. For the team to offer best possible support we share confidentiality as a team.•The Wellbeing Team work closely with the Tutors to ensure the College can support students in a collaborative way. It may be useful, at times, for the Wellbeing Team to share relevant information with the Tutors, however, explicit consent from each student will be sought to do this, unless there are exceptional circumstances.- Administrative and Financial
- Advice on identifying and obtaining financial assistance
- Liaison with other bodies (external bodies including Local Education Authorities, Student Loans Company, graduate funding bodies; and internal bodies such as Departments, Central Administration, Board of Graduate Studies, sources of funding and applications)
- Examinations (Registration; special conditions; complaints/appeals; change of course; degrading/intermission)
- Academic
- Admissions process (participation in)
- Academic oversight (review of progress, advice on study methods, and support in the event of difficulties with courses or teachers)
- Careers advice and provision of references
- Liaison between student and supervisor/Director of Studies/Department
- College Nurse
For details on how the nurse can help you and the surgery hours, please check the Nurse's web page.
College Room Health Centre, Garden Court Q13
E nurse@sid.cam.ac.uk
T +44 (0)1223 (3)38826- Pastoral Tutor
The Pastoral Tutor is available to all postgraduates and undergraduates from Sunday to Friday to talk over any concerns you may have.
Please pop in when passing or make an appointment by email or phone.
College Room Y1
E pastoraltutor@sid.cam.ac.uk
T +44 (0)1223 338837
M 07795 580051 (please call rather than text)