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Postgraduate Training Mandatory or Optional
Postgraduate training in the NHS in England can be mandatory or optional Given the importance of your role as an educator to the quality of care you provide and your effectiveness as a trainer during your career in medicine, it is surprising that training in clinical education is not mandatory
At NHS England, provision is made for financial support and study leave for Discretionary Courses for trainees who want to deliver high quality training when they teach
Personal Development and Career Prospects
Many trainees recognise the impact a clinical education training course will have on their personal development, their career prospects, the value of the training they provide and their effectiveness when speaking to patients As Healthcare Skills we understand that it can be difficult to find the time for extended periods of study when working clinically. However, at Healthcare Skills it can be quick and easy to gain a good grounding in effective teaching techniques to support high quality colleague and patient interactions.
Healthcare Skills Training International aims to guarantee the future of patient safety and the integrity of medical standards through credible qualifications that meet all relevant legal, ethical and professional standards. When it comes to training at Healthcare Skills Training International, everything we do is quality assured, externally validated and accredited on all national and international qualification frameworks.
We place patient safety and high-quality training at the heart of everything we do. We design and deliver engaging and stimulating short courses for busy professionals. Building on your prior learning, we deliver quality-assured, credit rated, short-course qualifications that meet all legal and professional standards. Everything we do is externally validated and accredited to all national and international qualification frameworks.
We are an EduQual approved education institiution. EduQual is a UK awarding body approved by SQAAccreditation (the national regulator for qualifications in Scotland). EduQual is a full member of the UK Federation of Awarding Bodies and a Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework credit-rating body.
Your two days of practical training takes place in our virtual classroom and assessments are usually completed within 10 days. Processing of the Diploma in Clinical Education certification by our awarding body then takes around six weeks for successful candidates. Get in touch now to boost your career prospects
Financial Support and Study Leave
This link to the postgraduate medical and dental education Support Portal is specifically for trainees in London, Kent, Surry and Sussex, and there will be something very similar if you are an NHS medical trainee working further afield Portals such as these signpost everything you need to arrange support for discretionary training courses and are specific for your area Irrespective of your seniority, there will be discretionary support for courses such as postgraduate diploma in clinical education, for NHS trainees in your region. It’s worth knowing that the pathway for arranging support can take up to 12 weeks, so it is important to start the process early.
Faculty at Healthcare Skills Training International have decades of clinical and teaching success, and the feedback from those attending our courses speaks for itself We support doctors in training with subsidised rates, tailored to typical discretionary study leave allowances If there is a group of around 20 trainees who would like to study together, we can arrange a ‘bespoke course’ just for you We can even schedule weekend courses (by special arrangement), to support the service requirements of your hospital Smaller groups can join one of our regularly scheduled courses
