Royal College
Simulation Hub at HPFT
HPFT has developed a pioneering simulation training facility within the Trust to provide innovative simulation training in mental health, physical health and learning disabilities. It offers trainees the chance to engage in high fidelity scenarios and reflect as a group on the challenges raised. The interactive and immersive training replicates real life and hence maximises the learning efficacy in a psychologically safe and controlled environment. For further information, please email: Hpft.simulation@nhs.net.
CLOSED - Liaison psychiatry conference
TNC-NAHP Conference, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, CB10 1RQ
This conference is particularly appropriate for trainees, new consultants, nurses and allied health professionals, and has been organised by Dr Elena Baker-Glenn (an East of England higher Resident Doctor) with considerable Resident Doctor input.
Further details (including a programme and booking information) can be found at the bottom of this webpage, and on the RCPsych liaison psychiatry webpage here.
CLOSED - RCPsych Eastern Division Autumn conference, 9th November.
Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre, Hinxton, Cambridge
The conference details can be found on the RCPsych Eastern Division page here: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/workinpsychiatry/divisions/easterndivison/forthcomingeventsmeetings.aspx#Autumn
The conference is a great opportunity for trainees to present posters and medical students and FY doctors can get free registration.
(CLOSED) Update 18th July - Chief Resident Management and Leadership Development Programme
Applications are currently open for the Chief Residents Programme, run jointly by Cambridge University Hospitals and the Judge Business School. Trainees should be ST5 or ST6, and ideally taking up a leadership position within their Trust (such as Resident Doctor rep). It is an excellent course, and ideally suited for trainees who have completed LeaP in their ST4 year and how want to take their leadership development further.
Any interested trainees should discuss with their local TPD. Applications (via TPD and Head of School) need to be in ideally by 7th August to stand the best chance. (By end of August possible, but greater risk of being on a “reserve” list)
(CLOSED) Update 17th August - LeaP Programme, Leading for Improvemd on the website.ent.
Applications are invited for the LeaP programme, a leadership programme hosted by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of the Deanery. This is an ideal leadership programme for ST4-5 psychiatry trainees and I would encourage all to apply. It leads to curriculum-matched competencies in a range of leadership skills across the year, including seminars, action-learning sets and a quality improvement project.
For further details please see the flyer and application form at the bottom ot this page, or contact:
CPFT Leadership Development team: Cpftleadershipdevelopment@cpft.nhs.uk
(CLOSED) - Update 7th July - Applications for CLAHRC East of England Fellowships:
Applications are currently invited for CLAHRC Fellowships from this region. From their website: The CLAHRC Fellowship is aimed at clinicians, health and social care practitioners, and managers, who would like to work at the interface of research and practice, to develop an understanding of the research environment, and to develop skills in research methodology, service redesign and change management. The focus within the Fellowship programme is on local applied research and evaluation projects, building local capacity for evidence-informed practice, and facilitating networking across health and social care.
The Fellowship is for 1 day a week from January to December 2018, and may present a good opportunity for higher trainees in psychiatry in the region.
More details are on the CLAHRC Fellowship webpage here, and the application webpage here.
(CLOSED) - Mentoring Fellows
NHSE EoE is pleased to announce the creation of two one-year Mentoring Fellow posts. The posts are half time, allowing you to continue training alongside the opportunity to play a major role in the development of Resident Doctor Mentoring Schemes in the East of England. The roles are suitable for ST3 or above with some experience of Mentoring and a passion to improve the support and development of doctors in training.
(CLOSED) Update 15th June - Applications for Bursaries for PGCertEd (deadline 7th July)
Applications are currently open for deanery bursaries to support psychiatry Resident Doctors to obtain a PGCertEd. Further details are available on the deanery webpage here. There are 2 bursaries available up to a value of £3000 each. NOW CLOSED
(CLOSED) 13th June - RCPsych College Centre for Quality Improvement seeking Clinical Fellows
The college is currently looking to appoint 6 QI fellows, ideally at ST4 level, working 1 day a week over 2 years.
More details including downloadable job description here:
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/aboutthecollege/vacancies/clinicalfellowx6.aspx
Closing date for applications is Monday 10th July
(CLOSED) - RCPsych Sustainability Scholars, applications open (deadline 30 June)
Applications are currently open for the successful programme of Sustainability Scholars with the Royal College of Psychiatry. This would be appropriate for higher trainees in psychiatry, using their special interest day for this purpose.
There is some information about what the current Sustainability Scholars have been doing here.
Further details about the programme including information about applications can be found on the RCPsych webpage here.
Note that the deadline for applications is the end of this month (June). NOW CLOSED