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List of Training Programme Directors

Below is a list of the Surgical Training Programme Directors (TPDs) in the North West. In some specialties there is one TPD per sector, in others one TPD oversees both sectors.

The East Sector covers Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria. The West Sector covers Cheshire and Merseyside.

Specialty	East Sector (North Western)	West Sector (Mersey)
Cardio-thoracic Surgery incl. Congenital Cardiac Surgery	Steve Woolley
Core Surgical Training	Mark Tomlinson (North) Mehdi Motamed (South) Ambareen Kausar (Education/Training)	Chris Grocock
General Surgery	David van Dellen	Caroline Bruce
Neurosurgery	Ankur Saxena	Ajay Sinha
Oral & Maxillo-Facial Surgery	Anne Begley
Otolaryngology (ENT)	Sean Loughran until 1 August 2019 Samit Ghosh from 1 August 2019
Paediatric Surgery	Fiona McAndrew
Plastic Surgery	Srinivasan Iyer	Zahid Hassan
Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery	Jaysheel Mehta	Cronan Kerin
Urology	Lynsey McHugh	Rono Mukherjee
Vascular Surgery	Jonathan Ghosh

Meetings and Events for TPDs

MAY

2020

North West School of Surgery Board Meeting

*NEW* - added 30 May 2019

VENUE: HEE's Manchester Office, Three Piccadilly Place

Information and Resources for TPDs

Administrative Support for Training Committees

Administrative Support Guidance for Training Committee Meetings

Clinical Supervision of Doctors in Training at Out-Patient Clinics

COPMeD: Doctors in training and clinical supervision at out-patient clinics

Cultural Awareness

*NEW* - added 7 November 2018

There are three 'Clutural Awareness for Surgeons' modules available on the JCST/ISCP Youtube channel:

Module 1: Language - Guidance on how to speak appropriately to people from different cultures, showing typical characteristics of language, both verbal and non-verbal.

Module 2: Politeness - Guidance on understanding the two universal components of politeness, giving instruction on how cultures convey politeness differently.

Module 3: Power and Status - Guidance on how cultures react differently to power and status and tips on how to address those differences in positive ways in surgical practice.

Doctors in Difficulty (DiD)/Doctors and Dentists Review Group (DDRG)

Please see the Trainees Requiring Extra Support (TRES) section.

Early Certification

*NEW* - added 27 November 2018

4.9 There will be occasions when a trainee progresses more rapidly than the expected rate of progress and in such cases, the award of an ARCP Outcome 6 can be bought forward. However, this can only occur if:

the trainee has gained all the relevant competences required within the curriculum

the trainee has completed all the necessary examinations and assessments

the trainee has spent the minimum time in training as required by the EU directive on the recognition of professional qualifications

The early achievement of CCT needs to be planned via the ARCP process and would not normally be advanced by more than one year.

The Gold Guide 7th Edition - Section 4: Progressing as a Specialty Trainee

JCST's Early Certification Principles

JCST's Requesting change to provisional certification date flowchart *NEW* - added 22 May 2019

Enhancing Junior Doctors’ Working Lives

*NEW* - added 13 August 2018

Enhancing Junior Doctors’ Working Lives - a progress report 2018

HEE and EJDWL 2018 presentation by Dr Alistair Thomson

Expenses

If you are claiming expesnes relating to attendacne at National Selection, you should claim directly from HEE using the expense claim form on our policies and procedures page (under heading “Expenses Claim Form”).

Any other TPD related expenses should be claimed from you own trust, who will then re-charge HEE.

Gold Guide

The Gold Guide (7th Edition)

Managing Less Than Full Time Trainees

Managing Less Than Full Time (LTFT) Trainees

Email from Jon Hossain RE: Educational Supervisors Less Than Full Time Training Package

SMART Objectives

SMART Objectives Template