Supported Return to Training (SuppoRT) Courses and Events Information
The SuppoRTT Courses and Events page lists upcoming SuppoRTT courses and events in London. Designed to inform Return to Practice trainees and Educators of the options available in supporting a safe and confident return for trainees.
Below are details of the current upcoming courses and events. For further information and how to register select an event below.
If you would like to see your SuppoRTT course or event listed below, please complete this form and follow the directions
For information regarding Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS) Supported Return to Training Courses and Events click here to access the KSS website. The Professional Support Unit also offers professional courses and conferences more information can be found here.
The link below provides a range of courses available to all trainees hosted by Yorkshire and Humber.
They can be accessed online.
If you have any questions or require more information, please email england.suppo-rtt.yh@nhs.net
https://london.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/supportt_jan_2025_poster_.pdf
Trust SupporTT Champions:
Dr Michelle Hayes (C&W) & Dr Anu Sharma (WMUH)
Audience:ANY
resident doctor/ trainees/ clinical fellows who have had
time out of clinical training for ANY reason.
Programme:
Wednesday 29th January
A whole day of addressing non technical skills, confidence building, communication
Thursday 30th January
A whole day of simulation, clinical skills and refresher of medical
emergencies management Featuring a
multi speciality faculty including Anaesthetics,
Medicine, Paediatrics and many more
Location: West Middlesex University Hospital (Education Centre)
To register please email: Chelwest.pgfellows.wmuh@chelwest.nhs.net
communication_skills_training_event_talking_allowed_2025.pdf
The training event will take place on Thursday 6th March 2025 face to face at the Trust’s headquarters at Allie Street (9 Alie st, E1 8DE)
We are delighted that we have successful in securing funding, which enables us to deliver it free of charge to trainees.
The deadline for expression of interest is on Friday 10th January.
Information about the training event
The event will be divided into two 3.5 hour sessions, Part 1 and Part 2. Both sessions are participatory and interactive, embedding reflective practice in a safe and inspiring learning environment. Participants will be encouraged to learn from each other and share best practice. The day is devoted to reminding trainees of key communication skills and addressing specific communication challenges following a career break: professional self-confidence; ‘imposter syndrome’; assertiveness with patients, relatives and colleagues; maintaining boundaries. Times for discussion are built in to the day.
Learning objectives
Part 1 – Focus on trainees’ relational skills in engaging effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues
- Forming collaborative, empathic, responsive relationships with patients
- Active listening and non-verbal communication
- Effective use of the voice
- Adapting to the needs of individual patients and setting boundaries.
- De-escalating emotionally fraught situations
- Developing appropriate professional rapport and relationships with colleagues
- Building effectiveness, resilience and confidence through increasing conscious awareness of their communication styles and skills
Part 2 – Scenario-based training
Working with a facilitator and an actor, participants rehearse different approaches, drawing upon and applying learning from the morning’s training. We focus on:
- Bespoke scenarios where the actor plays a patient/relative/colleague
- 'Rehearsing' different approaches with the same patient/relative/colleague
- Feedback from 3 perspectives: fellow participants, facilitator and the patient/relative/colleague in-role
- Drawing upon the collective experience in the room to reach conclusions
Please find below feedback that had been provided by participants in the past.
“Talking Allowed use very different approach which works really well. Not formulaic or prescriptive. These excellent sessions would be beneficial to all clinicians.”
“Moving, interesting, engaging, surprising, invigorating. Both Lisa and Patrick are very passionate and enthusiastic. I feel privileged to have taken part in this workshop.”
"For my online consultations, learning how changes in my voice make a huge difference was revelatory. Plus being more conscious of my surroundings, posture, tone – all really useful."
"I feel so much more equipped now to take the skills and insights into myself gained today into my future practice."
Information about the facilitators can be found on their website:
https://www.talkingallowed.org.uk/about
Places will be offered on a first come first served basis, and it is primarily suitable for SRTT trainees.
If interested, please register at this LINK.
Please note, by expressing interest you are confirming that you will be able to provide feedback after the session.
We will come back to you confirming whether you have been allocated a place soon after the deadline of expressing interest.
For additional information about this event you can contact me or my colleague from medical education who is supporting me
with organising the event. My email address is Lida.panagiotopoulou1@nhs.net
His email address is: AXFORD-WHITE, Daniel (EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST) daniel.axford-white1@nhs.net
Professional Support Unit (PSU) for London and South East
NHSE workforce, training & development Directorate
Understanding and Addressing Burnout Workshop Series
(A series of free and confidential online PSU workshops focusing on burnout)
***SPACES NOW AVAILABLE from February 2025***
Unrealistic workloads, unrelenting workplace pressures, inadequate access to timely support and
problematic workplace cultures are significant contributing factors for burnout nevertheless healthcare
practitioners are often left to feel that it is a personal failure or lacking that results in their symptoms of
burnout. Many don’t recognise the features at all until it has significant impact on their health,
relationships, sense of self and livelihood.
In this series of short 3-hour workshops we hope to create an informal and confidential space for
participants to pause and think about features of burnout and how they may address them.
This workshop will introduce you to the beginnings of a CBT informed approach to spotting and
addressing burnout. We will invite you to consider what is within your control to change or influence.
This will include thinking about some deeply held beliefs (such as Imposter Phenomenon),
expectations or perfectionist tendencies, anxieties about risk and negative cognitive distortions
impacting your approach to work and wider boundaries.
Both evening and Saturday workshop options are being offered for flexibility.
Who are the workshops for?
Doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals in training in London and KSS or others who are
eligible for accessing the PSU.
Delivery format & what to expect:
• Online via zoom lasting 3 hours. Please ensure you have a working camera and audio to attend.
• Each workshop is part of a series but can be attended as a standalone session.
• The sessions are informal and confidential spaces where we will use small and large group
discussions and educational material to think about burnout.
• Participants will be introduced to a CBT-informed approach for thinking about contributing factors for
burnout and how to address them.
• Pre-course information will be sent out prior, and handouts will be sent to attendees after the
sessions. Attendance certificates will be available afterwards.
• Session information for each workshop is outlined below
Facilitator information:
The sessions are facilitated by Dr Lisa Tyrer, a former GP and a current CBT psychotherapist. Lisa
combines her experience as a CBT therapist, her work with medical practitioners experiencing burnout
and the relevant research to help participants deepen their insight and skills in addressing burnout.
How to book your place:
Spaces are limited so please only book a slot if you can attend the full session. You will need to book
for each session individually and will be sent the zoom link in advance of each workshop.
You can book your place via the PSU Workshops page under the Performance & Wellbeing tab:
https://london.hee.nhs.uk/professional-development/psu-workshops-peer-support information
Professional Support Unit (PSU) for London and South East
NHSE workforce, training & development Directorate
Session information:
Workshop 1- Understanding Burnout and How to Prevent it (3 hours)
Tuesday 11th Feb 2025 - 5:30-8:30pm
Wednesday 19th Feb 2025 - 9:00 -12:00pm
Saturday 1st March - 9:00-12:00 pm
Thurs 13th March - 5:30- 8:30pm
In this session we will be looking at the ICD-11 definition of burnout and how it presents in medics. We
will look at the first key contributor to burnout: energy depletion and exhaustion. We will discuss sleep,
self-care, living in line with our values and setting and maintaining boundaries. We will also look at the
effect of stress on performance and how you may try to work differently. The aim of this workshop is to
give you some tools to develop and maintain a safer work/life balance and protect yourself from
burnout.
Workshop 2-The Role of Negative thinking and Emotions in Burnout (3 hours)
Friday 28th Feb 2025 - 9:00-12:00pm
Tuesday 4th March 2025 - 5:30-8:30pm
Saturday 15th March - 9:00-12:00
Wednesday 19th March - 09:00 -12:00
In this session we will look at the second key contributor to burnout: depersonalisation, cynicism and
negativism in relation to your work. We will be discussing the effect of automatic negative thoughts,
thought biases and rules for living that take over in Burnout and how challenging these can keep us
seeing positives in the things we do. We will also look at the effect of emotions on how we feel and
think and look at the why mindfulness works physiologically. The aim of this workshop is to give you
some tools to challenge negative thinking and avoid depersonalisation at work and home.
Workshop 3- Understanding Perfectionism and Burnout (3 Hours)
Friday 21st March 1:30-4:30pm
Tuesday 25th March 5:30-8:30pm
Saturday 29th March 9:00-12:00pm
Wednesday 2nd April 9:00-12:00pm
In this session we will look at the third key contributor to burnout: reduced professional efficacy and
the relationship between perfectionism and feelings of not being good enough. We will look at the
good and bad sides of perfectionism and tips on managing the negative consequences of perfectionist
traits. The aim of this workshop is to give you a better understanding of how perfectionism impacts
you and tools for reducing the negative effects including Imposter Phenomenon, anxiety about risk,
and procrastination and avoidance.
Further inquiries: For any questions please email Enquiries.PSULondon@nhs.net
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•Have you had a period of absence from training or practice?
•Are you feeling rusty, or just a bit apprehensive about your return?
Who should come on this course?
ACPs and doctors in training from a paediatric, anaesthetic, and paediatric critical care background, who are returning after a period of absence for any reason.
Why This Course?
Anticipating returning to training is a 1/2 day course which aims to improve your confidence in navigating the challenges associated with the care of unwell paediatric patients. You will be given the opportunity to update your skills and identify areas which may benefit from additional training.
What will the course cover?
This day will be held online and aims to give trainees the opportunity to rotate through 6 different stations to update their skills and identify areas which may benefit from additional training.
RCPCH has approved this activity for CPD in accordance with the current RCPCH CPD guidelines.
return_to_work_personal_skills_and_wellbeing_workshop_nhse.pdf
Course Overview
This workshop is for doctors currently out of practice who are planning to return to work. In collaboration
with NHS England, Maudsley Learning has developed this workshop to support NHS England’s existing
resources for returners. The specific focus will be on personal skills and wellbeing in this context.
Maudsley Learning has experience working closely with returners through the delivery of several courses
and workshops. As such, our faculty has a good understanding and appreciation of the range of experiences
and diverse needs that returners can have when preparing to return to clinical practice. We recognise that
there are many reasons why doctors take time away from practice, and understand that returning can be a
daunting prospect. By gaining a better understanding of the importance of personal skills and wellbeing in
this context, and having the opportunity to explore and develop these skills within a peer group of fellow
returners, doctors can feel more confident about returning to work.
There will be a strong focus on small-group interactive work, with doctors encouraged to share their
experiences and reflections with one another. The groups will be led by experienced facilitators. The
workshop will be delivered online over one day. The three themes covered have been selected as they
reflect emerging research on the needs of returners in relation to personal skills and wellbeing:
• Self-care
• Identity & Personal Reflection
• Group Care & Relationships
Learning objectives
After attending the course, participants will:
• Understand key concepts related to personal skills and wellbeing for doctors returning to work.
• Recognise the main needs of returners in terms of personal skills and wellbeing.
• Be supported in using reflective tools to establish work-life boundaries and balance.
• Be guided in using reflective tools to deepen their understanding of self-perception, professional
identity, and goals.
• Gain confidence in assertiveness and in navigating challenging conversations that may arise in the
workplace.
• Be signposted to additional resources to support returners on their journey back to work.
Target Audience
Doctors currently out of practice who are planning to return to work
Join the Going Out of Training Workshop here!
This workshop is aimed at PGDiT who are currently out of programme due to research, career break, maternity/paternity, sickness absence and those who are considering a break from training.
The SuppoRTT London team is holding a workshop to discuss the SuppoRTT offered before taking a break and upon your return back into training.
This workshop is available for all medical and dental trainees in a training programme.
Example topics that will be covered include available funding, pre-return meeting prep, rotas and employment related questions.
You will hear from:
*Ruth Ruggles, Associate Dean and SuppoRTT London Lead
*PSU representative
*Employment representative for any HR related questions
*Experiences from 3 PGDiT
This is a drop in session so you do not have to stay the full length of the workshop. A MS Teams link will follow after registration.
