Specialist Clinical Communication & Linguistic Services
KSS Medical Foundation and GP trainees: You should access support services via the KSS’s own Professional Support & Wellbeing Service. Please head to KSS Professional Support and Wellbeing Service for more information.
Specialist Clinical Communication & Linguistic Services (SCCLS) offers courses and individual sessions for all healthcare professionals working in multi-cultural London and KSS.
Communicating effectively and confidently with patients and colleagues is key to providing an excellent health service and leads to increased professional fulfilment. Patients respond to and are satisfied by healthcare professionals and teams who communicate well.
Our courses offer you the opportunity to:
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Review communication challenges you face at work
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Address your individual learning needs
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Enhance your relationships with patients, families, carers and colleagues
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Boost your confidence and career satisfaction
Our programmes offer an intensive learning experience in peer groups or individual settings and include:
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Review of your personal learning needs
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Practical exercises with reflection and individual feedback
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An emphasis on skills you can use in your work
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Opportunities to enhance cultural and self-awareness
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Support in developing your English language for clinical practice
- Exam preparation and revision workshops for AKT, CSA and CASC
We offer a choice of educational programmes which focus on the daily challenges you face in communicating with patients, carers and colleagues. These courses are free to attend.
How to book
To book a 1-1 session with a communication specialist please complete the following application form.
Please address all queries to: CommSkills.PSULondon@nhs.net
Eligibility
You can find out if your are eligble to access our services on our eligibility page.
Due to the current high volume of SCCLS applications we will endeavour to respond to emails and applications within 14 days.
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