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Professional Development Programme for Hospital Specialty Trainees (PDP4HST)
Welcome to the Professional Development Programme for Hospital Specialty Trainees (PDP4HST)
PDP4HST is a modular, generic professional teaching programme for all post-foundation hospital specialty trainees.
The modules provided in this programme are mapped to the 9 GMC Generic Professional Capabilities (GPCs) and consolidated into five key themes;
- Fundamentals of Medical Professionalism and the Law,
- Essential Skills for Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality Improvement,
- Essential Skills for Medical Education,
- Essential Academic Skills
- Clinical Leadership & Management Skills for Senior Trainees (Management Course).
The modules can be taken as standalone sessions or in the themed groups to earn a certificate in that theme.
The modules will help trainees to develop the non-clinical skills required to be a leader, a manager, a teacher, a scholar and a service improver.
Programme Modules
Below is a preview of all the PDP4HST Modules to include currents costs*
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Description
Facilitators: GMC
Venue: GMC, Bedford House, 16-22 Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7FD
Fee- No fee as this module is highly recommended
Summary
Full Day Workshop- GMC Facilitators (Highly Recommended to Core Trainees)
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able:
To highlight and discuss Good Medical Practice and other pieces of more detailed guidance To explore referrals to the GMC and processes for dealing with fitness to practice concerns To explore relevant GMC reports which gave an insight into workforce and workplace trends To empower doctors to identify and address unprofessional behaviours
Description
Facilitators: Dr Ruth Eakin, Dr Oliver Boylan
Venue: NIMDTA, Beechill Room
Fee- £25
Summary
Half-day Workshop (NIMDTA Clinical Facilitators & Educationalist)
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able:
To identify the causes of conflict in healthcare teams To reflect on your conflict resolution style To evaluate a model of conflict management To consider a range of strategies and skills for managing conflict To apply your learning to specific scenarios
Description
Facilitators: Department of Legal Services
Venue: NIMDTA, Boardroom
This will likely be a half day session and specific times will be confirmed soon.
This session may be changed to be online- this will be confirmed soon.
Fee- £25
Summary
Half-day Workshop (Department of Legal Services, BSO)
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able:
To understand the importance of good record keeping To understand duty of care To discuss consent and confidentiality To learn statement writing and Coroner's cases
Description
Facilitators: Dr Una Carabine, Ms Roisin Campbell
Venue: NIMDTA Beechill Room
Fee- £25
Summary
Half-Day Workshop (Clinical Facilitators & Clinical Leadership Fellows)
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able:
To understand the impact and management of challenging behaviours in the workplace To understand Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Description
Facilitators: Dr Caroline Hawe, Dr Jackie McCall
Venue: NIMDTA Beechill Room
Fee- £25
Summary
Half-Day Workshop (NIMDTA Clinical Facilitators)
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able:
To understand what is meant by 'Human Factors' To understand why human factors are important in health care & how they impact on your performance and well-being To provide the opportunity to reflect on how to put the knowledge of human factors into your practice
Description
Facilitators: Dr Gareth Lewis, Dr Ruth Gray
Venue: NIMDTA, SSR
Fee- £25
Summary
Half-Day Workshop (NIMDTA Clinical Facilitators)
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able:
To understand the main principles of quality improvement science as it relates to healthcare To have an approach and structure to QI that can be applied to any project To appreciate the importance of measurement To know how to access support and help when undertaking QI work
Description
Facilitators: Dr Una Carabine, Dr Oliver Boylan
Venue: NIMDTA Beechill Room
Fee- £25
Summary
Half-Day Workshop (NIMDTA Clinical Facilitators)
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able:
To reflect on a definition of emotional intelligence To apply the dimensions of emotional intelligence to yourself and your role To explore how to manage your time in an emotionally intelligent way To consider the links between resilience and emotional intelligence
Description
Facilitators: Dr Martin Duffy and Dr Emma Greenwood
Venue: NIMDTA Boardroom
Fee- £25
Summary
Half-day Workshop (Clinical Facilitators & Clinical Leadership Fellows)
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able:
To understand how an incident can inform learning To understand the trainee's role and trainee support when incidents occur
Description
Facilitators: Dr Oliver Boylan, Dr Gavin Lavery
Venue: NIMDTA Seminar Room
Fee- £25
Description
Facilitators: Dr Ruth Eakin, Dr Oliver Boylan
Venue: NIMDTA, Beechill Room
Fee- £25
Summary
Half-day Workshop (NIMDTA Clinical Facilitators & Clinical Leadership Fellows)
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able:
To assess the role of trainees in supervising others To define the role of the supervisor To consider the skills required for effective supervision To review the use of PDP's and WBA's
Description
Facilitators: Dr Ruth Eakin, Dr Julie Anderson
Venue: NIMDTA Beechill Room
Fee- £25
Summary
Half-Day Workshop (NIMDTA Clinical Facilitators & Senior Educators)
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able:
To reflect on your experience of trainees in difficulty and identify signs of difficulty To explore scenarios where trainees are in difficulty To identify sources of support
Description
Speakers- Dr Grace McClune and Dr Julie Anderson
Fee- £25
Session will be delivered via Teams
Summary
Half-day Workshop (NIMDTA Clinical Facilitators & Senior Educators)
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able:
To understand the definition of mentoring and draw on personal experience through discussion To have knowledge on current peer mentoring schemes in NIMDTA and overview some practical aspects of being a mentor To align good mentoring practice with professional and ethical standards for registered doctors and dentists To look at the mentor/mentee relationship and consider how to appreciate other's perceptions To discuss mentoring skills and engage in useful skill practice with giving and receiving feedback
Description
Facilitators: Dr Oliver Boylan, Dr Gavin Lavery
Venue: NIMDTA, Beechill Room
Fee- £25
Summary
Half-Day Workshop (NIMDTA Clinical Facilitators & Senior Educators)
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able:
To consider the importance of understanding audience expectations and setting relevant objectives To reflect on strategies to engage your audience and achieve your objectives To develop your awareness of the non-verbal aspects of communication when making a presentation To consider techniques to manage presentation anxiety
Description
Facilitators: Dr Gareth Lewis, Dr Terry Irwin
Venue: NIMDTA, SSR
Fee- £25
Summary
Half-Day Workshop (NIMDTA Clinical Facilitators & Educationalist)
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able:
To know the importance of setting objectives for presentations To develop strategies to engage your audience and achieve objectives To evaluate videos of presentations
Description
Facilitators: TBC
Venue: NIMDTA, Beechill Room
Fee- £25
Summary
Full Day Workshop (QUB Senior Academics)
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able:
To understand the importance and value of research To understand Risks and Odds, Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis To apply critical skills when reading papers
Description
Facilitators: Dr Conal Carty, Dr Oliver Boylan
Venue: Session will be delivered via Zoom
This Module is reserved for trainees in their final 12 months of training prior to CCT.
Fee: No fee for this module as it is a curriculum requirement
Summary
Half-Day Workshop
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able:
To understand what being in a high performance team looks like. To appreciate the stages of team development. To consider the importance of role modelling, mutual respect and trust to team performance. To explore how to evaluate team performance. To reflect on the concepts of engaging leadership and organisational performance.
Description
Facilitators: Dr Conal Carty
Venue: Session will be delivered via Zoom
This Module is reserved for trainees in their final 12 months of training prior to CCT.
Fee: No fee for this module as it is a curriculum requirement
Summary
Half-day Workshop
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able: To understand HSC Funding To examine the commissioning cycle and the role of the Strategic Planning and Performance Group To understand how to write an Investment Proposal
Description
Facilitators: Dr Conal Carty
Venue: Session will be delivered via Zoom
This Module is reserved for trainees in their final 12 months of training prior to CCT.
Fee: No fee for this module as it is a curriculum requirement
Summary
Half-day Workshop
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able:
To examine the concepts of transformational and adaptive leadership To appreciate how to inspire and influence others to transform To recognise and apply quality improvement frameworks and methodologies To understand the importance of data, measurement and sustainability of improvement
Description
Facilitators: Dr Conal Carty
Venue: Session will be delivered via Zoom
This Module is reserved for trainees in their final 12 months of training prior to CCT.
Fee: No fee for this module as it is a curriculum requirement
Summary
Half-day Workshop
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able:
To apply for a Consultant Job and: Understand consultant recruitment Understand the recruitment panel's role Understand the techniques and skills for job interviews
To work with others and: Understand Personality types
To receive offers from NIMDTA for the following opportunities for Specialty Trainees: Peer Interview Scheme Peer Mentoring Trainee Ambassador Scheme
*Modules costs are correct at time of publishing, and may be subject to change.