Sources of Support

 

The Professional Development also has a Professional Support Unit.

Professional Support Unit (PSU)

The Professional Support Unit (PSU) is a free service primarily dedicated to supporting the progression of postgraduate training for NHS healthcare professionals. They work independently of Specialty Schools, Training Programmes or Trusts and can offer confidential and impartial support or advice for those who need it.

What services are available?

The services they currently offer include:

• Confidential 1:1 advice or support via the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) service
• Coaching
• Careers advice
• Psychological Support for doctors & dentists
• Specialist Communication and linguistics skills support
• Access to dyslexia assessments and specialist dyslexia coaching
• Access to neurodiversity resources
• Support for those Returning to Practice
• Courses, Groups, Workshops & e-learning
• Individual Support Team (IST) support
• Access to wellbeing & self management resources

 

For more detailed information and additional avenues of support: Professional Support Unit