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North West School of Surgery

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. 

Specialty Training Programme Director
Cardio-thoracic Surgery Steve Woolley
Core Surgical Training

James Pollard (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) from 1 January 2024
Mehdi Motamed (Greater Manchester, Lancashire & South Cumbria)

Sunil Sharma (Cheshire & Merseyside)
Sabeen Akhtar (Education/Training)

General Surgery Emma Davies (Greater Manchester, Lancashire & South Cumbria)
Kulbir Mann (Cheshire & Merseyside)
Neurosurgery Deborah Ferguson (Greater Manchester, Lancashire & South Cumbria)
Ajay Sinha (Cheshire & Merseyside)
Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery Sherif Bayoumi
Otolaryngology (ENT) Samit Ghosh
Paediatric Surgery Sarah Wood
Plastic Surgery Chidi Ekwobi (Greater Manchester, Lancashire & South Cumbria)
Charlotte Defty (Cheshire & Merseyside)
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Mike Woodruff (Greater Manchester, Lancashire & South Cumbria)
Jo Banks (Cheshire & Merseyside)
Urology Euan Green (Greater Manchester, Lancashire & South Cumbria)
Snehal Patel (Cheshire & Merseyside)
Vascular Surgery Kaji Sritharan

 

Administrative Support for Training Committees

pdf icon Administrative Support Guidance for Training Committee Meetings

 

Appraisals for TPDs

pdf icon Educational Appraisal for Senior Educators

 

Clinical Supervision of Doctors in Training at Out-Patient Clinics

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

 

Cultural Awareness

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

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

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

external link icon 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.

 

Trainees Requiring Extra Support (TRES)/Doctors and Dentists Review Group (DDRG)

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

 

Early Certification

4.11   There will be occasions when a trainee progresses more rapidly than the expected rate of progress and in such cases, the award of an Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) Outcome 6 can be brought forwards. However, this can only occur if:

  1. the trainee has gained all the relevant cappabilities required in the curriculum
  2. the trainee has completed all the necessary examinations and assessments

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

 

The Gold Guide 9th Edition - Section 4: Progressing as a Specialty Trainee

pdf icon JCST's  Early Certification Principles

pdf icon JCST's Requesting change to provisional certification date flowchart

 

Enhancing Junior Doctors’ Working Lives

pdf icon Enhancing Junior Doctors’ Working Lives - a progress report 2018

pdf icon HEE and EJDWL 2018 presentation by Dr Alistair Thomson

 

Expenses

If you are claiming expenses relating to attendance 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

external link icon The Gold Guide (9th Edition)

 

Managing Less Than Full Time Doctors in Training

pdf icon Managing Less Than Full Time (LTFT) Doctors in Training

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

 

SMART Objectives

MS Word icon SMART Objectives Template

 

Study Leave Top Slicing

pdf icon Study Leave Top Slicing - A Quick Guide

pdf icon Study Leave Top Slicing - Example Invoice

 

Support for Doctors with Mental Health or Addiction Concerns

NHS Practitioner Health is a free and confidential NHS service for doctors and dentists with issues relating to a mental health concern or addiction problem, especially where these may affect their work.

The service is open to any medical or dental practitioners in England, who are GMC or GDC registered, or those looking to return to clinical practice.

pdf icon NHS Practitioner Health Leaflet

Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8am-8pm, Saturday 8am-2pm

Telephone: 0300 030 3300

Email: prac.health@nhs.net

Website: www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk

 

Time Out of Training (TOOT)

pdf icon Time Out of Training - GMC position statement - November 2012 

 

Trainees Requiring Extra Support (TRES)

HEE North West, Doctors in Training Support Network, Directory of Services - See under heading "Trainees Requiring Extra Support"

pdf icon Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS) in the modern NHS 

 

Doctors in Training Support Network

Information on specialist support services for doctors in training who are experiencing difficulties which may affect their ability to train.

HEE North West Training Support Network

 

What Constitutes Exceptional Circumstances?

pdf icon HEE North West ARCP Protocol - Appendix 2: What Constitutes Exceptional Circumstances?

 

More Resources

Please see the Resources for Educational Supervisors section.

 

HEE North West Links

Training Support Network

SuppoRTT (Supported Return to Training)

Study Leave | Email: england.studyleave.nw@nhs.net

Out of Programme (OOP) information

Less Than Full Time (LTFT) Training | Email: england.ltft.nw@nhs.net

Policies and Procedures

Revalidation | Form R | Email: england.revalidation.nw@nhs.net

Leadership courses (Medical Leadership Fellowships, Postgraduate Module in Medical Leadership)

Education courses (PG Certificate in Workplace Based Postgraduate Medical Education Fellowship) | Email: england.facultydevelopment.nw@nhs.net

Careers advice

Intra-LETB Transfer Policy for transferring between sectors within HEE NW (on Policies and Procedures page)

 


Page Last Updated 2 January 2024