North West School of Surgery - Training Programme Directors

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School of Surgery Training Programme Directors

 

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)	Samit Ghosh
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

 

   

  

 

 

 
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:

1. the trainee has gained all the relevant competences required within the curriculum
2. the trainee has completed all the necessary examinations and assessments
3. 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.

 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

  

 
Study Leave Top-Slicing

 

 Study Leave Top Slicing - A Quick Guide

 Study Leave Top Slicing - Example Invoice

   

 
Time Out of Training (TOOT)

 

 Time Out of Training - GMC position statement - November 2012 

  

 
Trainees Requiring Extra Support (TRES)

 

HEE North West, Trainees Requiring Extra Support

 Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS) in the modern NHS 

       

 
Training Support Network

 

*NEW* - added 6 June 2019

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

HEE North West Training Support Network

 

 
What Constitutes Exceptional Circumstances?

 

 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

Study Leave | Email: studyleave.nw@hee.nhs.uk

Out of Programme (OOP) information

Less Than Full Time (LTFT) Training

Policies & Procedures

Revalidation | Form R Part A | Form R Part B | Email: revalidation.nw@hee.nhs.uk

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

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

Careers advice

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

 

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Page Last Updated 7 August 2019